PrincipalEngineer

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER Alicante, Spain (hybrid) We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise and cross-functional leadership. This is not a people management role. It's for someone who has spent 10+ years building real intuition for how complex systems work — and who can now translate that into architectural direction, fast decisions, and meaningful influence across the organization. You'll be a reference point for the team: someone engineers come to when they're stuck, someone who can engage with product and infrastructure discussions without needing to be briefed from scratch, and someone who is genuinely excited about where AI is taking the craft. Team Info: You will join an enthusiastic team of 40 engineers based in Spain (global engineering team is 120 people). What you'll do * Set architectural direction for key areas of the Lansweeper platform * Act as a technical reference across engineering — and beyond, when needed * Engage with product, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to shape what gets built and how * Drive adoption of AI-native ways of working across the team * Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the org * Identify and close gaps before they become problems * Collaborate with engineers across Alicante and internationally What we're looking for (Key Requirements) * 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a clear trajectory toward architecture and technical leadership * A CV that shows coordination across teams, architectural ownership, and field experience in infrastructure-heavy or IT-adjacent domains * Evidence of technical leadership — whether through a title, a pattern of cross-team influence, or both * AI fluency: you're already using it, probably building something with it on the side * An active GitHub or equivalent presence — we will look * Strong background in infrastructure, distributed systems, or backend engineering * Solid understanding o