Principal Engineer

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Innovation 

• Define the long-term technical vision for a major part of Keyloop’s platform and translate it into actionable architectural direction. 

• Solve the most technically challenging, ambiguous problems, especially those that span multiple teams or domains. 

• Set and evolve technical standards and best practices to improve quality, scalability, and maintainability. 

Execution & Delivery 

• Drive the execution of the most critical and strategic technical initiatives for the company. 

• Foresee and mitigate major risks (technical, operational, architectural) early; propose and lead mitigation plans. 

• Lead planning and coordination for large, cross-team initiatives; create clarity via roadmaps and milestones. 

Leadership & Influence 

• Mentor Staff Engineers and other senior technical leaders; raise the technical bar through coaching and example. 

• Identify and drive technical initiatives that are not explicitly assigned when they materially improve outcomes. 

• Build alignment and momentum across teams through influence, facilitation, and principled decision-making. 

Communication & Collaboration 

• Communicate a compelling technical vision that motivates multiple teams and influences senior stakeholders. 

• Write high-quality design/strategy documents and architecture decisions adopted across teams. 

• Represent Keyloop’s technology strategy to executive leadership and, when needed, customers and partners. 

Product & Business Impact 

• Demonstrate deep understanding of Keyloop’s business, competitive landscape, and industry trends. 

• Ensure technical strategy enables product strategy; partner with Product and Design to maximize customer value. 

• Connect technical investments and trade-offs to business outcomes (speed, reliability, cost, and opportunity). 

What We're Looking For

• Proven ability to set long-term technical vision and guide architecture across multiple teams/domains. 

• Track record delivering outcomes on high-stakes, ambiguous initiatives, including risk identification and mitigation. 

• Demonstrated influence beyond one team such as mentoring senior engineers and raising standards at scale. 

• Exceptional communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Strong product/business acumen and ability to connect technical direction to business strategy and industry trends. 

What Success Looks Like For You 

• Defines long-term platform direction for a major area and becomes the ‘go-to’ leader for the hardest problems. 

• Drives execution of critical initiatives while anticipating and mitigating major risks before they become issues. 

• Elevates engineering through mentorship of senior engineers and by setting a visible standard of excellence. 

• Communicates effectively across audiences, including representing technology strategy with execs and externally when required. 

 

 
 

What Sets This Role Apart 

This Principal Engineer position offers the unique opportunity to: 

• Defining multi-year technical vision for a major platform area, 

• Leading the hardest / highest-ambiguity technical challenges, 

• Driving company-critical cross-team initiatives, 

• Mentoring Staff Engineers and senior technical leaders, 

• Representing technology strategy with exec leadership and (when needed) customers/partners