Principal Software Development Engineer

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect, manage and send bank payments through Direct Debit, real-time payments and open banking. This is a new role based in Lisbon, created to strengthen the technical leadership within the Global Growth group. Base salary range: €80,000 - €120,000.

Responsibilities

Own the architecture of our dashboard platform and the design system used across the company; Bring technical depth to de-risk our highest-impact initiatives; Act as a technical multiplier for engineers across multiple teams - all while staying hands-on enough to lead the hardest problems yourself; Report into engineering leadership for Global Growth and work alongside engineering managers in the group and Principal Engineers across the company

Requirements

Full-stack engineering background with deep front-end architecture experience and strong, hands-on back-end expertise; Track record operating as a senior technical leader across multiple teams: setting direction, mentoring other engineers, and being trusted by both engineers and senior stakeholders; Collaboration - we work together across different parts of the organisation to achieve the best outcome possible; Pragmatism - we balance quality and time to delivery differently depending on the situation and business need; Strong communication skills - you can explain a technical trade-off to a non-technical stakeholder as easily as you can to another engineer; You’re looking to champion a great engineering culture within GC and in the wider engineering community; You enjoy collaborating and learning from people from various backgrounds and experiences; You want to feel proud of the work you’re doing and its impact on real customers

Benefits

Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover; Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period; Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle; Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure; Learning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget; Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)