Principal Software Engineer (f/m/d)*

YOUR MISSION:

Join us in reimagining customer experience with Agentic AI. As a Principal Software Engineer (f/m/d), 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.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• 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—design for tomorrow, build for today.

OUR TECH STACK:

TypeScript, Node.js, React, Python, FastAPI, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Azure, Kafka, NATS 

WHO YOU ARE:

• 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.
• Coding every day

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Join a diverse team of 40+ nationalities with flat hierarchies and a collaborative company culture.
• Opportunity to build and scale your career at the intersection of customer-facing roles and engineering in a dynamic startup on its journey to become an international leader in SaaS platforms for Conversational AI.
• Deutschland ticket, Urban Sports Club, Job Rad, Nilo Health, weekly sponsored office lunches
• Competitive compensation and equity package.
• Flexible working hours, 28 vacation days and workation opportunities.
• Access to a training and development budget for continuous professional growth.
• Regular team events, game nights, and other social activities.
• Hybrid work environment. However, we love to build real connections and want to welcome everyone in our beautiful Berlin office on certain days.

OUR VALUES:

At Parloa, we hire, promote, and evaluate based on cultural and technical excellence. You’ll thrive here if you:

• Earn Trust – act with transparency and reliability.
• Obsess Over Customers – always start with the customer problem.
• Think Big – set bold goals and pursue them fearlessly.
• Have Integrity – do the right thing, especially when it’s hard.
• Disagree & Commit – debate with candor, align fast, and deliver.
• Own It – take full responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks.
• Dive Deep – master the details without losing sight of the big picture.
• Bias for Action – move fast, decide quickly, iterate fearlessly.
• Deliver Value – measure success by customer and business impact.
• Insist on the Highest Standards – raise the bar continuously.
• Go the Extra Mile – make the impossible possible.
• Hire & Elevate the Best – raise the bar with every hire

Your recruiting process at Parloa:

Recruiter Call → Technical Peer Interview → Live coding → System Design → Technical Leadership interview → Bar Raiser