Principal Engineer

Overview

In this role you will help shape the core SparK platform at MotorK, driving architecture and execution with a hands-on approach. You will lead a small, high-caliber team and center AI-powered workflows to deliver measurable engineering leverage across a multi-tenant SaaS. You’ll own architecture decisions, review AI/agent work, and ensure reliable, scalable delivery while aligning with R&D priorities. This role offers the chance to influence data modeling, governance and system design at scale in a fast-paced, AI-driven environment. You will collaborate across tribes to turn product value into tangible outcomes for customers and the business.

Retribuzione / Benefits Salary from 80,000/year

Meal vouchers

26 days holiday + national holidays

30 days remote work annually

Flexible hybrid setup

Growth opportunities

Responsabilità Own target architecture and make strategic build/retire/scale calls

Remain hands-on with code review, testing, and SDLC tasks for AI initiatives

Build and run the team's AI layer, aligning AI outputs with review standards

Lead a 2–3 person squad, manage objectives, and drive engineer growth

Coordinate with other tribes and stakeholders on goals, dependencies and trade-offs

Replace manual engineering with agentic, scalable solutions

Document interfaces, provide self-serve tooling, sandbox, and automated certification

Unblock impediments and report using Agile/Lean metrics

Requisiti fondamentali Expert-level API design (REST/GraphQL)

Event-driven architecture

Data pipelines on AWS

Hands-on application of AI/LLMs and agentic workflows in production

Strong reliability and observability in high-volume multi-tenant SaaS

Proven people management of a small senior team

Effective stakeholder communication and cross-tribe alignment

Ability to identify risk early and make independent decisions

Coaching and development focus to grow engineers while maintaining quality

Lead cross-tribe initiatives and ensure delivery against business value

Effective communication

Coaching and mentorship

Strategic thinking and decision-making

REST/GraphQL API design

Event-driven architecture

Data pipelines