Principal Engineer

Summary

Join Envato as a Principal Engineer and provide technical leadership across the engineering team. You will influence technical strategy, drive collaboration, and deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business goals. Serve as a technical excellence role model, mentor peers, and shape the broader engineering community. Lead technical feasibility, solution design, and guide Lead Engineers through design reviews. Collaborate with senior leaders to establish engineering principles and practices. Align technical solutions with business objectives and contribute to strategic direction and product roadmaps. Act as a role model for Envato's values and drive continuous improvement by staying updated on emerging technologies. Lead complex projects, manage stakeholders, and support the coordination of multiple work streams. Build strong stakeholder relationships and foster a culture of constructive feedback.

Requirements

• You likely have 15+ years of technical experience, with a proven track record of leading and delivering large-scale web applications
• A proven ability to lead multiple, complex projects while consistently delivering high-quality solutions
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to align technical initiatives with business objectives
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively engaging with stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience integrating AI and AI tooling into workflows
• A professional self-awareness, proactively seeking and acting upon feedback for continuous improvement
• An approach built on honesty, openness, fairness, transparency, and integrity, in line with our values

Responsibilities

• Lead technical feasibility and high-level solution design across multiple teams, ensuring alignment with our overall technical strategy
• Apply deep technical expertise to guide Lead Engineers and teams, coaching them through design reviews to drive technical excellence
• Collaborate with other senior technical leaders to establish and implement consistent engineering principles and practices across the organisation
• Align technical solutions with business objectives by deeply understanding the commercial strategies and goals in your domain
• Contribute to strategic direction and product roadmaps, balancing short-term needs with long-term technical decisions to optimise business outcomes
• Act as a role model for our values, fostering a culture of technical excellence through active mentorship of developers and Lead Engineers
• Drive continuous improvement by staying abreast of emerging technologies, evolving our "golden paths," and contributing significantly to our Guilds
• Lead the delivery of complex, cross-team projects when required, managing stakeholders and removing roadblocks to ensure success
• Support the coordination of multiple streams of work within a domain, ensuring integrated solutions and minimising bottlenecks across teams
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and champion a culture of constructive feedback to foster an environment of trust and continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in building recommendation and personalisation services is a bonus

Benefits

• Flexible Working - Remote-first with flexibility for you to manage work and life as you need
• Work from Anywhere - Apply to work in another location for up to 3 months per calendar year
• Connection Budget - An annual budget to connect with the team IRL where and when possible
• Learning Budget - Study leave and an annual budget for you to put towards your learning and development
• Home Office Allowance - A contribution towards your set-up and a monthly allowance to support work from home costs
• Wellbeing - Access to a holistic assistance program that provides support in many areas of life and health
• Volunteer Leave - 2 days per calendar year to volunteer and give back to the community
• Parental Leave - 20 weeks paid primary carer leave, and 6 weeks paid secondary carers leave