A Principal Engineer is a strategic technical leader who shapes the long-term technical vision for a major part of Keyloop’s platform and is sought out to solve the most technically challenging and ambiguous problems the organization faces.
They drive execution of critical, company-wide technical initiatives, foresee and mitigate major risks, and set an example of technical excellence that elevates the entire engineering organization.
This is a senior Individual Contributor role with a scope of impact across multiple teams and/or a domain.
Key Responsibilities
Define the long-term technical vision for a major part of Keyloop’s platform and translate it into actionable architectural direction.
Solve the most technically challenging, ambiguous problems, especially those that span multiple teams or domains.
Set and evolve technical standards and best practices to improve quality, scalability, and maintainability.
Drive the execution of the most critical and strategic technical initiatives for the company.
Foresee and mitigate major risks (technical, operational, architectural) early; propose and lead mitigation plans.
Lead planning and coordination for large, cross-team initiatives; create clarity via roadmaps and milestones.
Mentor Staff Engineers and other senior technical leaders; raise the technical bar through coaching and example.
Identify and drive technical initiatives that are not explicitly assigned when they materially improve outcomes.
Build alignment and momentum across teams through influence, facilitation, and principled decision-making.
Communicate a compelling technical vision that motivates multiple teams and influences senior stakeholders.
Write high-quality design/strategy documents and architecture decisions adopted across teams.
Represent Keyloop’s technology strategy to executive leadership and, when needed, customers and partners.
Demonstrate deep understanding of Keyloop’s business, competitive landscape, and industry trends.
Ensure technical strategy enables product strategy; partner with Product and Design to maximize customer value.
Connect technical investments and trade-offs to business outcomes (speed, reliability, cost, and opportunity).
Technical Leadership & Innovation
Execution & Delivery
Leadership & Influence
Communication & Collaboration
Product & Business Impact
What We're Looking For
Proven ability to set long-term technical vision and guide architecture across multiple teams/domains.
Track record delivering outcomes on high-stakes, ambiguous initiatives, including risk identification and mitigation.
Demonstrated influence beyond one team such as mentoring senior engineers and raising standards at scale.
Exceptional communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong product/business acumen and ability to connect technical direction to business strategy and industry trends.
Defines long-term platform direction for a major area and becomes the ‘go-to’ leader for the hardest problems.
Drives execution of critical initiatives while anticipating and mitigating major risks before they become issues.
Elevates engineering through mentorship of senior engineers and by setting a visible standard of excellence.
Communicates effectively across audiences, including representing technology strategy with execs and externally when required.
What Success Looks Like For You
What Sets This Role Apart
Defining multi-year technical vision for a major platform area,
Leading the hardest / highest-ambiguity technical challenges,
Driving company-critical cross-team initiatives,
Mentoring Staff Engineers and senior technical leaders,
Representing technology strategy with exec leadership and (when needed) customers/partners
This Principal Engineer position offers the unique opportunity to:
Skills Required
- Proven ability to set long-term technical vision across multiple teams/domains
- Track record delivering outcomes on high-stakes initiatives including risk mitigation
- Demonstrated influence beyond one team such as mentoring senior engineers
- Exceptional communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong product/business acumen connecting technical direction to strategy
What We Do
As the largest global automotive technology company, Keyloop delivers cutting-edge solutions, tailored to the modern needs of auto retailers and OEMs alike. With 40 years of automotive DNA, and a deep understanding of what it takes to drive success, Keyloop solutions are delivered in over 90 countries, and trusted by more 20,000 retailers and 80 OEMs worldwide. From the showroom to the workshop, and everything in between, its technology facilitates distinctive customer experiences between key systems, tools and departments. With modern consumers demanding increasingly high levels of service and responsiveness, Keyloop and their partners connect retailers and OEMs to consumers through every step of their journey. Keyloop delivers a proven technology ecosystem that redesigns the automotive retail experience to cultivate lasting loyalty and optimise margins through increased efficiency, elevated experiences, and unrivalled connected data. For more information, please visit www.keyloop.com
