Principal Engineer: AI‑Driven Systems & Platform Leadership

Serko; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A competitive base salary

KiwiSaver match up to 3.5%

Life insurance

Health & wellbeing program

Job summary

Serko is a cutting-edge tech platform in global business travel and expense technology, expanding its global footprint with a new hub in Bengaluru, India. As a Principal Engineer in the Serko.ai Experience department, you will own major architectural initiatives and drive cross-pod collaboration.

You’ll lead with autonomy, set high technical standards, mentor engineers, and shape solution design while ensuring scalable, safe AI adoption and strong integration with shared platform services.

Qualifications

• Strong architectural leadership across multiple pods and time zones.
• Expertise in Next.js/React and modern web tech.
• Experience with AI/agentic capabilities in product development.

Responsibilities

• Own system-level scope and cross-cutting infrastructure challenges.
• Elevate engineering craft and mentor staff/senior engineers.
• Lead agentic AI adoption across our product surface.
• Coordinate strategic migrations across departments and time zones.
• Represent Serko.ai Experience in planning and roadmapping.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Full-stack React/Next.js

TypeScript

Python or Node.js

AI & agentic capabilities

CI/CD & test automation

Mentorship

Job description

Serko is a cutting-edge tech platform in global business travel and expense technology, expanding its global footprint with a new hub in Bengaluru, India. As a Principal Engineer in the Serko.ai Experience department, you will own major architectural initiatives and drive cross-pod collaboration.

You’ll lead with autonomy, set high technical standards, mentor engineers, and shape solution design while ensuring scalable, safe AI adoption and strong integration with shared platform services.