Principal Engineer

Shape scalable tech. Lead with impact.

Why is this role made for you?

You've built solid systems. You've mentored teams. Now you're ready to take ownership-architecting solutions that scale across Europe while guiding other engineers to grow.

We're looking for a Principal Engineer living in the Netherlands who's ready to lead from within: technically sharp, culturally aware, and business-savvy. You'll bridge vision and execution in a role where your leadership directly accelerates international growth.

What you'Il do

Architect & Guide

• Design modular, scalable systems (Java/Spring Boot & Angular) built to grow

• Shape long-term architecture with an eye for quality and team autonomy

• Align cross-domain tech initiatives with business strategy

Mentor & Empower

• Be the go-to for engineering questions, decisions, and growth

• Coach senior and medior engineers in best practices and architectural thinking

• Stimulate ownership and learning in every sprint

Set Standards

• Define and document best practices for backend, frontend, and DevOps

• Elevate CI/CD, test automation, observability, and release pipelines

• Champion clean code, system resilience, and performance tuning

Collaborate & Align

• Work closely with Dutch and international colleagues-Product Owners, Platform Leads, Engineering Managers

• Ensure shared vision across all engineering efforts

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Lead AWS optimization (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudWatch)

• Promote Infrastructure as Code (CDK/Terraform), security, and automation

Drive Innovation

• Introduce practical tools like domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, and micro-frontends where they fit

• Continuously improve what already works-and know what to leave alone