Staff/Principal Software Engineer

About the role

As a Staff or Principal Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping Parloa's engineering strategy and architecture while staying close to the code. This role is about building resilient, enterprise-grade systems that can scale globally and helping us set the benchmark for engineering excellence in Europe and beyond.

What you'll do

• Deliver business value by writing code every day
• Define and drive technical strategy across multiple domains and org-wide initiatives
• Lead cross-team architecture and ensure solutions scale globally for enterprise adoption
• Balance short-term velocity with long-term resilience, making smart trade-offs on complexity, cost, and scalability
• Remain hands-on - whether writing foundational code, leading design reviews, or refactoring key systems
• Act as a force multiplier by mentoring Staff Engineers and influencing the careers of future Principal-level talent
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, ensuring engineering capacity matches market and customer demands
• Set cultural standards for fearless iteration, bias for action, and pragmatic perfectionism

What you'll need

• A seasoned technical leader (typically 12–15+ years) with a track record of org-level or industry-level impact
• Deeply experienced in enterprise-scale systems and multi-team architecture leadership
• Equally comfortable flying high (strategic vision) and diving deep (technical details)
• Thrives in ambiguous, high-stakes environments with a strong sense of urgency
• Embodies Parloa's ambition: to build Europe's leading engineering culture and a world-class AI platform
• Motivated by making the impossible possible and building something iconic