About the position
As a Principal Software Engineer at Snyk, you'll be a key leader in our Engineering Team, shaping the future of our products and improving how organizations build and secure software at scale. You'll own the strategic technical direction of the company and play a crucial role in our mission to embed security into every part of the AI-native development lifecycle. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role where you'll influence our product roadmap, lead by example, and help mentor the next generation of technical leaders. You'll have the opportunity to directly impact our ability to innovate and solve some of the most complex challenges in software security.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and execution of major technical initiatives, driving them from concept to production.
- Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and sustainable practices.
- Dialogue with stakeholders across the company, from sales to customer-facing technical staff, to align product development with customer needs.
- Actively engage in coding to shape the product and demonstrate best practices to the team.
- Drive solutions for Snyk-wide challenges with a long-term, decade-long perspective.
- Influence our technical architecture and product strategy to ensure our systems are scalable, predictable, and maintainable.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in a similar role, delivering complex software at scale.
- Proven background in tackling complex technological problems and driving excellence.
- Expert knowledge in a statically typed programming language like Go or TypeScript.
- History of providing technical leadership for large teams, building products from scratch and evolving them to an enterprise level.
- Experience creating organizational buy-in and championing behavioral changes across an engineering organization.
Nice-to-haves
- Strategic mindset capable of anticipating future needs and visualizing the long-term evolution of a complex engineering platform.
- Experience with AI/LLMs or modern security tools.
- Enjoy growing other engineers into technical leaders.
- Contribute to open-source or developer communities.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours, work-from-home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development.
- Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers.
- Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance.
- Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances.