Principal Engineer

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

Alicante, Spain (hybrid)

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise and cross-functional leadership. This is not a people management role. It's for someone who has spent 10+ years building real intuition for how complex systems work — and who can now translate that into architectural direction, fast decisions, and meaningful influence across the organization.

You'll be a reference point for the team: someone engineers come to when they're stuck, someone who can engage with product and infrastructure discussions without needing to be briefed from scratch, and someone who is genuinely excited about where AI is taking the craft.

AI Fluency

At Lansweeper, we are building an AI-native engineering culture. We expect all engineers to actively use AI tools to enhance productivity and quality across the software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, documentation, and system design. Candidates should be comfortable working with AI-assisted workflows and continuously evolving their approach as tools and practices advance.

Team Info

You will join an enthusiastic team of 40 engineers based in Spain (global engineering team is 120 people).

What you'll do

• Set architectural direction for key areas of the Lansweeper platform

• Act as a technical reference across engineering and beyond when needed

• Engage with product, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to shape what gets built and how

• Drive adoption of AI-native ways of working across the team

• Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization

• Identify and close gaps before they become problems

• Collaborate with engineers across Alicante and internationally

What we're looking for (Key Requirements)

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a clear trajectory toward architecture and technical leadership

• A CV that shows coordination across teams, architectural ownership, and field experience in infrastructure-heavy or IT-adjacent domains

• Evidence of technical leadership through a title, cross-team influence, or both

• AI fluency: you're already using it and likely building something with it on the side

• An active GitHub or equivalent presence (we will review it)

• Strong background in infrastructure, distributed systems, or backend engineering

• Solid understanding of data modeling, APIs, and service-oriented architectures

• Experience designing reliable and scalable systems in production

• Practical experience using AI tools for coding, refactoring, testing, and documentation

• Demonstrable comfort with AI-assisted development (we’ll ask about your workflow)

• Hands-on expertise running services on Kubernetes with GitHub-based CI/CD

• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB

Soft Skills

We value engineers who:

• Have opinions, communicate them clearly, and build alignment without a formal mandate

• Are curious, self-directed, and passionate about building things inside and outside of work

• Learn new tools and technologies quickly

• Think in systems rather than isolated components

• Have exposure to IT environments or enterprise software (a strong plus)

• Prefer simple solutions over unnecessary complexity

• Take ownership of engineering quality and long-term maintainability

• Combine human judgment with AI-driven acceleration to deliver high-quality software

• Operate with a high degree of autonomy, especially when requirements are vague or evolving

Our Offer

• Salary range: €60,368 – €98,099 gross per year

• Competitive benefits: comprehensive health insurance, meal vouchers, pension plan, internet reimbursement

• Career growth and learning opportunities within a fast-scaling SaaS company

• Flexibility in working hours and hybrid work options; 2 days a week in office

• Office location: Isla de Corfu shopping center, Avenida Doctor Jiménez Díaz, 19, 1st floor, box 3, 03005, Alicante

• Engaging company culture with team events and international collaboration

Pay Transparency

We are committed to fair and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this role is €60,368 – €98,099 gross per year. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, skills, and qualifications, in alignment with internal pay equity and consistent evaluation criteria.

Location

Based in Alicante. We’re open to candidates based in Madrid or elsewhere in Spain who can commit to regular presence in the office.

About Lansweeper

Lansweeper is the AI Cyber Asset Intelligence platform helping IT and Security teams gain full visibility, reduce cyber risk, and scale automation with confidence.

In today’s complex IT, OT, cloud, and IoT environments, fragmented asset data slows decisions and increases risk. We transform raw asset data into a continuously validated, trusted source of truth so teams can move faster and act with certainty.

With Lansweeper, organizations can:

• See – Complete visibility across hybrid environments

• Know – Enriched asset intelligence with lifecycle and risk context

• Act – Automate workflows, coordinate remediation, and enforce policy at scale

From universal asset discovery to AI-powered intelligence, we provide the shared foundation modern IT Operations, Cybersecurity, and Digital Transformation teams rely on.

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