Principal Engineer

Plata Card; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Relocation support

Flexible work from offices or remote

Healthcare coverage

Education budget

Wellness budget

Vacation policy: 20 days

Zusammenfassung

Plata Card is seeking a Principal Engineer to scale the engineering organization and define a sustainable technical direction on top of a mature platform. You will operate at the system level, aligning architectural decisions across teams, reducing complexity, and shaping long-term technical risk management.

This is a highly strategic leadership role in a fast-growing company. You will work with senior engineers, tech leads, and leadership to convert technical vision into clear principles,

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading architecture in large engineering orgs.
• Hands-on experience with complex distributed systems and incident analysis.
• Proven impact on architectural decisions beyond one team.
• Strong system-level thinking and ability to navigate trade-offs.

Aufgaben

• Define and maintain company-wide architectural principles and standards.
• Align technical decisions across teams and domains to reduce complexity.
• Lead RFCs, architecture reviews, and design discussions to shape technical direction.
• Influence technical decisions and drive long-term technical strategy.
• Participate in major incident analysis and systemic problem solving.

Kenntnisse

System thinking

Distributed systems

Architectural leadership

Communication

Influence without authority

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to help scale our engineering organization, reduce system complexity, and define a sustainable technical direction, building on top of a mature and evolving platform.

You will operate at the system level, working across teams and domains to align architectural decisions, improve engineering practices, and address long-term technical risks. Partnering closely with senior engineers, tech leads, and engineering leadership, you will help turn technical vision into clear principles, shared standards, and sustainable solutions.

This role calls for a highly experienced technical leader with strong system thinking, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to influence without formal authority. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity, making trade-offs, and engaging in constructive technical debate — always with a focus on long-term impact rather than short-term wins.

If you want to shape the technical future of an organization, and tackle complex architectural challenges at scale, this role is for you.

Challenges that await you:

• Defining and maintaining company-wide architectural principles
• Aligning technical decisions across teams and domains
• Identifying and reducing architectural and organizational complexity
• Leading RFCs, architecture reviews, and design discussions
• Influencing technical decisions
• Participating in major incident analysis and systemic problem solving

What makes you a great fit:

• Experience in a large engineering organization (300+ engineers)
• Hands-on experience with complex distributed systems
• Proven impact on architectural decisions beyond your own team
• Experience with architectural mistakes, refactoring, and incidents
• Strong system-level thinking and understanding of trade-offs
• Clear communication and ability to work through disagreement

Our ways of working:

• Innovative Spirit : A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
• Honest Feedback : valuing open, transparent communication
• Supportive Team : a strong, collaborative community
• Celebrating Achievements : recognizing our wins together
• High-Tech Environment : a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Our benefits:

• Relocation support to one of our hubs — Cyprus, Georgia, Serbia or Spain — with assistance for the employee and their family
• Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
• Healthcare Coverage
• Education Budget : Language lessons, professional training and certifications
• Wellness Budget : Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
• Vacation policy : 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave