Principal Engineer (Website Builder)

What You Will Do:

• Own and Implement Technical Strategy: Develop and execute the technical strategy for Hostinger’s Website Builder, setting a clear vision and standards for backend and frontend architecture that aligns with business goals.
• Lead System and API Architecture: Oversee the design, development, and evolution of scalable, high-performance systems using NodeJS and VueJS, establishing architectural standards to support growth and innovation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with cross-functional teams to define and refine requirements that drive robust, user-centered applications.
• Data Storage and Database Solutions: Architect and manage data storage and database solutions with a focus on efficiency, scalability, reliability, and adaptability to meet evolving product demands.
• Stay Current with Industry Advances: Remain at the forefront of industry trends and best practices, championing innovation and mentoring team members to adopt cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
• Set the Standard in Code Quality: Lead by example in writing high-quality, maintainable code, making strategic architectural decisions that guide the long-term direction of the product.
• Impact-Driven Development: Produce clear, scalable, and well-tested code that drives measurable business outcomes, ensuring all solutions meet performance and security standards.
• Foster a Collaborative Team Culture: Encourage a positive and growth-oriented team environment by offering constructive feedback and guidance, promoting continuous improvement, and upholding technical excellence.

What We Expect:

• 2+ years of experience in Principal Engineer or Tech Lead roles, with a demonstrated ability to set architectural direction, lead technical strategy, and mentor engineers across teams in high-impact backend development projects.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience developing backend systems and working with relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL, with a deep understanding of distributed systems and performance optimization.
• Testing Expertise: Strong knowledge and experience in unit testing, end-to-end testing, and setting up test-driven development practices to ensure robust and resilient code.
• Database Management:Ability to design, optimize, and maintain database schemas and queries for efficiency.
• Experience implementing asynchronous processing, event-driven architecture, and microservices communication.
• Containerization and Orchestration: Solid knowledge of application containerization technologies like Docker and experience with container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes), enabling scalable and portable deployment strategies.
• Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Deep understanding of core GCP services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, and Kubernetes Engine (GKE), with experience designing and managing scalable, cloud-native applications on GCP.

What We Offer:

• A culture where everyone values the highest standards, freedom, and responsibility;
• Unlimited growth: Manager’s Academy, Coachhub, Reforge, Scribd learning tools, and invitations to the World’s best conferences.
• A friendly, supportive and experienced team that is eager to share their knowledge.
• A chance to be an owner of your flexible working hours and results.
• The world’s your workspace - work remotely from any location
• A health insurance package for your wellness.
• Workations & quarterly OKR parties.
• Modern offices in Kaunas and Vilnius.
• The opportunity to benefit from our stock options program.
• Gross salary from 6000 EUR/month. Specific compensation is offered based on work experience, competence, and compliance with other job requirements.