Principal Software Engineer (Remote)

Principal Software Engineer

Company Overview

At Impala Search, we scale companies by securing the right talent, attracting the right investors, and adopting AI in ways that drive measurable impact.

Our Talent Search team empowers companies to scale their product development teams, equipping them with top-tier professionals in areas such as software engineering (including AI and infrastructure) and executive search.

Our Capital Search team bridges the gap between companies and investors, facilitating seamless communication throughout the fundraising process. By leveraging our extensive network of investors, we connect promising ventures with the necessary capital to fuel their growth.

Our AI Search & Activate team supports companies in introducing AI effectively and driving measurable value from it. Partnering with a leading product innovation advisory, we help organisations shape their AI direction, secure the talent required, and deliver measurable outcomes.

*** Proud winners of the “Recruitment Agency of the Year” Award at the 2024 Recruiter Awards for Excellence and "Agency Recruitment Team of the Year" at the 2024 British Recruiter Awards. ***

Additional Awards:

• Highly Commended (2nd) - “Best Technology Agency”, 2025 Recruiter Awards for Excellence.
• Winner - "Best Technology Agency", 2024 British Recruiter Awards.
• Highly Commended (2nd) - “Best Technology Agency”, 2024 Recruiter Awards for Excellence.
• Finalist - "Diversity, Equality and Inclusivity Service Excellence", 2024 Recruiter Awards for Excellence.
• Highly Commended (2nd) - “Recruitment Agency of the Year”, 2023 Recruiter Awards for Excellence.
• Finalist - "Best Candidate Care”, 2023 Recruiter Awards for Excellence.
• Winner - "Best New Agency", 2021 Recruiter Awards for Excellence.

Job Summary

Not all engineering challenges are created equal. This is not just another “principal engineer” role - it’s a chance to help architect the AI agent infrastructure that Fortune 2000 companies will run on for the next decade.

Our client is building the AI Agent Management Platform: a scalable foundation enabling enterprises to safely deploy, orchestrate, and govern millions of AI-powered agents across phone, chat, and digital channels. Already adopted by global enterprises, this platform is evolving into the backbone of enterprise-grade AI.

With a €3bn+ valuation, the company is scaling fast and competing directly for the top 1% of global engineering talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for enterprise-scale AI systems, designing the architecture that supports global deployments.
• Balance speed with resilience, shipping value today while engineering for cost, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
• Stay hands-on, from writing core code to leading design reviews and refactoring at scale. This is an opportunity to define the blueprint for AI at enterprise scale, not just maintain one.

Requirements / Qualifications

• 9+ years building distributed, enterprise-scale systems with measurable, org-wide impact.
• Deep experience driving multi-team architecture and scaling platforms for global adoption.
• A track record of high-stakes decision-making that balances innovation with reliability.
• Tech-agnostic leadership: you can evaluate trade-offs, cut through complexity, and guide teams toward elegant solutions.
• Motivated by mission, not just mechanics: you want to help shape Europe’s most admired engineering organisation and a world-class AI platform.

Location

Berlin HQ (Hybrid & Remote across Europe available)

Employment Type

Full Time

Salary & Benefits

• Impact at scale: your work will directly power digital transformation for some of the world’s largest enterprises.
• Career-defining growth: rare opportunity to be part of a European AI company on its way to iconic status.
• Elite peers: join a team backed by the founders of LinkedIn, Stripe, Datadog, Personio, Celonis, and more.
• Top-of-market package: €180–200k base + bonus + VSOP.

Application Process

This is a generational opportunity. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career while shaping the future of AI, we’d love to hear from you.