Principal Engineer

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Full Time

Remote across the UK (London office opening soon)
Highly competitive salary + Strong equity with potential early realisation (12–18 months)

Omnis Partners is partnering with a fast-growing AI start-up that helps enterprises turn AI ambition into production-ready solutions. They are building a platform that allows businesses to discover, assemble, and deploy AI agents at scale, securely and efficiently.

We’re looking for a Principal Engineer to define and lead the technical direction of their platform. This is a systems-level, hands-on leadership role where you will own architecture, engineering standards, and long-term technical health across frontend, backend, data, AI integrations, and infrastructure.

What you’ll do:

Lead the end-to-end architecture of a complex AI-enabled SaaS platform
Set technical principles, guardrails, and standards across engineering
Make key build vs buy and integration decisions
Shape API contracts, data models, identity/permission models, and service decomposition
Ensure operational excellence, reliability, and scalability from first principles
Mentor senior engineers and guide design reviews
Embed AI-native workflows to boost engineering velocity without compromising control

What we’re looking for:

Proven experience leading the technical direction of complex SaaS platforms
Strong architectural knowledge of TypeScript/React frontends, Python services, and relational databases
Deep understanding of distributed systems, API design, async systems, and data consistency trade-offs
Experience designing secure multi-tenant SaaS systems
Ability to make pragmatic trade-offs while ensuring long-term technical leverage
Strong operational mindset and excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience in AI-enabled or agent-assisted workflows is a plus

Why join:

Influence the direction of a category-defining product
High ownership and a friendly, driven team
Remote-first with optional London office collaboration
Competitive salary and meaningful equity options

Apply now to shape the future of AI platforms with a team that values both technical excellence and culture.

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