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Principal Engineer

Berlin, GermanyFull-time2026-10-13 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead strategic initiatives and technical architecture for an AI customer agent platform, balancing hands-on development with team mentorship.

Role type

Principal Engineer (Strategic IC + Leadership)

Builds

AI-powered customer support agents and SaaS systems

Domain

AI / Customer Experience / SaaS

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Distributed systems, high-level programming languages (Ruby/Python/Perl), technical architecture, strategic project execution, team mentorship, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

SaaS product building experience, deep domain knowledge, proven impact on product and teams

Technologies

AI-powered developer tools, feature flagging systems

Responsibilities

Define and execute key strategic initiatives, contribute to technical architecture, provide project risk assessments, mentor engineers, collaborate with product and design teams, raise technical standards

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities