Principal Engineer

About Envato

About Envato - At Envato, everything we do is about empowering creatives to thrive. We’re a purpose-driven company with flexible, inclusive ways of working and a connected culture across our global team. Our values : Community Spirit, Build Our Future, Embrace Diversity, Make It Happen, and Make Envato Proud guide everything we do, shaping how we work, grow, and succeed.

You can read more about us on our blog, including news of our acquisition by Shutterstock Inc in 2024.

About the role

As a Principal Engineer at Envato, you will provide technical leadership across the engineering team and beyond, using your mastery of complex technical and non-technical domains to make a significant impact on the business. You will directly influence our technical strategy and drive collaboration across teams to deliver high-quality, impactful solutions that are tightly aligned with business goals. You will serve as an example of technical excellence, actively mentor your peers, and help to shape the broader engineering community within Envato.

What you\'ll be doing

• 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.

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