Greece Job Openings
SafeSize
Principal Engineer
Kifisiá
FULL TIME
October 17, 2024
What we do
No matter if you’re the biggest sports fanatic, have a ‘minor’ shoe addiction or you own just one pair of sneakers, you know that finding the “perfect” shoes can be challenging. We’re here to help people find that perfect fitting shoes every single time. We have created a way to make a 3D scan of your feet and match that profile with our own (and the world’s largest) database of 3D scanned shoes. Our goal is to inspire people to do what they love in maximum comfort, whether it’s running a marathon, dancing all night or simply going for a stroll in the park. As an employer, we strive to translate this philosophy into a happy and balanced lifestyle for all our team members, giving them the opportunity to grow and thrive while doing what they love.
The fit we hope to find
As the Principal Engineer, you will own and ultimately be responsible for the architecture, quality, performance and security of our software stack. You will lead be the most senior hands-on engineer on our team, providing leadership on execution and technical direction. Along with our product team, you will spearhead the development of entirely new products and business lines that will shape the future of our company and the industry using state-of-the-art technology. You will be responsible to drive the engineering/architecture design for complex projects and review the designs of other engineers. You will rapidly prototype new ideas and drive the execution of critical projects. You will act as an example of engineering excellence for the rest of the team, and you will help them become more effective by providing feedback and coaching as needed in partnership with their managers. You will also stay up to date with the latest technology and you will introduce new processes and tools that will make our team more efficient. Finally, you will interface with the leadership team to advocate on behalf of engineering and participate in deciding our technical strategy and direction.
If you have experience in a similar role in a high paced or scale up environment, and you bring in a healthy dose of love for footwear, sports and tech, do read on!
What you'll do
As a Principal Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the future of Safe Size’s technology. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will be the most senior hands-on engineer on the team. You will be responsible to lead complex engineering projects, enhance our system architecture, improve our development processes and tools, and mentor a team of talented engineers.
To be successful in this role you will need to:
- Become an expert on the end-to-end architecture of our system and go deep into any component needed.
- Establish yourself as leadership’s go-to-person for technical questions and advise regarding our system.
- Lead the engineering design for critical projects and review key designs for other engineers.
- Manage complex, cross-functional projects, ensuring seamless collaboration between different engineering teams.
- Own the design of our system’s architecture with the goal to enable the addition of new capabilities, and improve performance, reliability and development speed.
- Prototype and develop new products and features.
- Collaborate with the CTO, Principal Product Manager and leads of different teams to define our product and technical strategy, including our long-term engineering goals.
- Foster a culture of technical excellence and mentor our engineers and tech leads via code reviews, design reviews and coaching sessions.
- Actively contribute to the hiring process by helping us recruit and screen candidates.
- Drive innovation and stay updated with the latest industry trends to incorporate into our technology stack.
For this role, you will also be required to switch from very high-level conversations regarding product strategy with our leadership team to hands-on design and coding of new features and products.
If your career goal is to have significant scope and impact in a rapidly growing, multi-national organization, then Safe Size will be the best place for you to build amazing products using state-of-the-art technology, work with an exceptionally skilled team, and grow your technical and leadership skills!
What you brin
- B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Informatics or related field (higher degree preferred)
- 8+ years of experience in the industry, including the development and launch of at least one new major product or feature
- At least 2 years of experience being one of the most senior engineers on the team, coaching other engineers via code reviews, design reviews, one-on-ones etc. and advising leadership on technical decisions
- Strong experience with full-stack development and, especially, cloud services
- Very strong knowledge of Java Script and at least one more high-level programming language (Java, Python, C++ etc.)
- Excellent distributed system design skills, including queuing systems, serverless technologies and database design (experience with containerization and/or ML/CV systems will be a huge plus)
- Experience hosting services in one of the major cloud providers (preferably AWS)
- Excellent understanding of the typical software development lifecycle and tools (git, Jira, CI/CD pipelines, QA processes etc.)
- Great clarity of thought and ability to communicate ideas both orally and in writing to engineers and non-technical people alike (e.g., leadership)
- Autonomous and able to deal with high-levels of ambiguity – should be able to take vague directions and convert them into execution plans
- Eager to constantly learn new things and investigate new technologies
What Safe Size offers you
Being a great employer is important for Safe Size. We strongly believe in social impact (doing things right AND doing the right things) and offering our employees an awesome experience is a crucial element of that. We see fun and engagement as two core ingredients of a successful team. We encourage our people to find their passion within work and create an inspiring environment for our team, so everyone can excel and continue to grow. For this position, you will be working at our office in Greece (Athens, Kifissia). You are currently living in Greece or based in Europe and willing to relocate to Greece.
Being a great employer is important for Safe Size. We strongly believe in social impact (doing things right AND doing the right things) and offering our employees an awesome experience is a crucial element of that. We see fun and engagement as two core ingredients of a successful team. We encourage our people to find their passion within work and create an inspiring environment for our team, so everyone can excel and continue to grow. For this position, you will be working at our office in Greece (Athens, Kifissia). You are currently living in Greece or based in Europe and willing to relocate to Greece.
A sneak peek into Safesize perks
- Competitive salary
- Commuting expenses
- Private health insurance
- Annual Learning & Development budget
- Company laptop & mobile
- A brand-new office in a beautiful building in Kifissia, Athens, with sit/stand desks
- Healthy breakfast, lunch and snacks
- Volunteer time off: extra time off to spend on assisting a good cause of your choice
- Monthly team events and drinks
- And, most important of all: a driven team of talented Safe Sizers and inspiring place to work and learn, where we work together according to the five company values: Be a force of good - Foster passion & fun - Dream big, start small, learn fast - Take ownership - Build trust and lend a helping hand
Which steps to take
If this sounds like you, click the apply button ! We would love to find out why you would be a great match for this position and why you think Safe Size is a company that fits you. Please do not forget to attach your CV and add a cover letter.
If you have any questions about this position or Safe Size, never hesitate to reach out to us by sending an email to work@safesize.com
We do not work with recruiters for this vacancy, so please do not use the above email address for acquisition.
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