Engine - Principal Engineer, Travel Management
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Requirements
• We’re looking for someone who brings deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong influence skills to help us scale our platform. • deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong influence skills • 12+ years of experience designing and evolving high-scale distributed systems. • Strong architectural leadership—you have driven major technical initiatives across multiple teams and influenced engineering direction at an organizational level. • Strong architectural leadership • Expertise in designing modular, loosely coupled systems, with experience breaking down monolithic applications into well-structured services. • Expertise in designing modular, loosely coupled systems • Proven ability to guide teams through complex technical challenges, making high-impact decisions in ambiguous environments. • Proven ability to guide teams through complex technical challenges • Mastery of cloud environments and services (AWS preferred), including best practices for building reliable, scalable systems. • Mastery of cloud environments and services • Experience designing APIs and defining clear service boundaries, ensuring interoperability and maintainability. • Experience designing APIs and defining clear service boundaries • Deep understanding of distributed system patterns, including event-driven architectures, data consistency models, and service communication strategies (REST, gRPC, messaging). • Deep understanding of distributed system patterns • Strong problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach—you know when to apply best practices versus when to adapt to practical constraints. • Strong problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience influencing engineering teams and leadership without direct authority. • Excellent collaboration and communication skills • We accept applications for this role on an ongoing basis. We review applications as they are received and encourage interested candidates to apply early. • CompensationOur compensation packages are based on several factors, including your experience, expertise, and location. In addition to a competitive base salary, total compensation may include equity and/or variable pay (OTE). Your recruiter will share your complete compensation package as you move through the process.
Responsibilities
• Define and champion architectural best practices, helping teams design services that are modular, maintainable, and aligned with long-term business needs. • Define and champion • Lead the transition from monoliths to distributed systems, ensuring scalability, resilience, and long-term maintainability. • Lead the transition from monoliths to distributed systems • Shape the technical roadmap, working with engineering leaders to drive key decisions around service design, data flow, and system interactions. • Shape the technical roadmap • Dive deep into technical challenges, collaborating with engineers to solve complex problems and ensure high-quality implementations. • Dive deep into technical challenges • Mentor and influence engineers, fostering a culture of strong engineering fundamentals, service ownership, and thoughtful system design. • Mentor and influence engineers • Collaborate across teams to ensure our architecture supports business needs without unnecessary complexity. • Collaborate across teams
Benefits
• $174,845—$242,000 USD • The Engine Edge: Perks & CompensationWe believe in rewarding great work with great benefits: • Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity. • Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture. • Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed. • Environments for Success: • Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more. • Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel?Join us on our mission to transform how work travel works—for businesses, for travelers, and for the industry. Apply now and let’s make travel simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable—together. • Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel?
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