Principal Software Engineer Berlin - Permanent Employee, Full-Time €120,000 - €150,000 20% Bonus Holiday Pension Flexible Working Hours Excellent opportunity for an experienced Principal Engineer to take on a senior leadership role in a growing and impactful technology company, working on cutting-edge solutions in the field of healthcare and life sciences. This organisation is a highly regarded spin-off from one of Europe's largest university hospitals and technical universities. Their mission is to transform the diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases through the use of cutting-edge machine learning and AI technology. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software architecture and technical leadership, experience building large-scale, distributed systems, and a passion for solving real-world scientific and medical challenges. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing, diverse team and to play a critical role in shaping the future direction of a high-impact technology platform. This is a rare chance to step into a senior technical leadership role where you can have real impact on the future of healthcare technology, while working within a supportive and agile team environment. The Role: *Own the technical direction and architectural integrity of the core platform and services. *Advise senior leadership on the technical vision and strategy of the company. *Align technical strategy with business goals to deliver scalable, reliable solutions. *Guide multiple engineering teams in system design, integration, and execution. *Lead technical planning across the quarterly engineering roadmap and drive operational readiness reviews. *Support engineering teams in maintaining up-to-date, high-quality documentation and coding standards. *Drive adoption of best practices in system design, DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure, and MLOps. *Mentor and educate senior and mid-level engineers to raise technical excellence across the organisation. The Person: *Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. *Strong software development experience, with experience in a senior technical leadership position. *Proven track record of driving technical excellence in organisations with 50 engineers. *Strong background in designing and implementing large-scale, distributed, and event-driven systems. *Expertise in cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS), containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and DevSecOps practices. *Extensive experience with scalable data processing and backend architecture. *Proficient in multiple programming languages and frameworks. *Excellent communication skills, able to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders. *Ability to write high-quality, maintainable, and robust code.