Principal Software Engineer

Noyes Robotics GmbH
München, Germany
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, German
Experience level
Senior

Job location

München, Germany

Tech stack

API
Computing Platforms
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
Data Integration
Distributed Systems
Protocol Buffers
Design of User Interfaces
Python
Key Management
PostgreSQL
Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT)
Release Management
Cloud Services
Ansible
Software Engineering
Strategies of Testing
TypeScript
Management of Software Versions
Web Services
WebSocket
WebRTC
Data Logging
React
HybridCloud
Backend
FastAPI
Pytest
Figma
Front End Software Development
Docker

Job description

  • Lead the platform's architecture across API, Brain/ROS, client/SDK, cloud services, UI, and deployment.

  • Define and evolve architectural principles, module boundaries, interfaces, and quality bars.

  • Establish guardrails for security, reliability, observability, and performance.

  • Ensure decisions are documented and aligned across teams.

  • Technical Leadership (with and through teams)

  • Shape the technical roadmap with Product/Stakeholders; define a clear "North Star" architecture.

  • Mentor and coach Senior Engineers; drive high-quality design and code reviews.

  • Tackle high-impact spikes/migrations hands-on while enabling teams to own delivery.

  • Build consensus for cross-cutting changes and manage deprecation/upgrade paths.

  • Platform & Infrastructure

  • Govern CI/CD, release strategy, versioning, and artifact management.

  • Optimize containerization and on-prem deployments (Docker, Compose, Ansible).

  • Standardize logging, tracing, and monitoring; balance cost, reliability, and security.

  • APIs, Data & Integration

  • Ensure contract-safe APIs and Protobuf schemas with strong backward compatibility.

  • Oversee data modeling and migrations (Alembic) across services.

  • Architect robust real-time communication (MQTT/WebSocket) and messaging patterns.

  • Quality & Security

  • Drive a multi-layer test strategy (unit, integration, e2e) with meaningful coverage.

  • Lead security reviews, secret and dependency management, and hardening of images/endpoints.

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Collaborate closely with Product, Delivery, and Customer teams; translate requirements into architecture.

  • Communicate decisions clearly and maintain transparent documentation., * UI/Design: Design systems, UI/UX principles, Figma; strong collaboration with Design/Frontend.

  • Cloud & Edge: Hybrid cloud/on-prem operation, artifact and release management for customer deployments.

  • Security/Compliance: Threat modeling, secrets management, policy frameworks., We build the software that powers NoyesStorage. The Software is an integrated software platform spanning API services, mostly on-prem components, a React UI, a ROS-based orchestration system (called brain), comprehensive tests, deployment tooling, and analytics. As Principal Software Engineer, you lead central architectural decisions and technical excellence across all subsystems. You set the architectural direction and enable the team to execute effectively.

Requirements

Do you have experience in UX?, * 10+ years of professional software development, including several years in a Principal/Staff role owning architecture and implementation

  • Proven success scaling distributed systems with high standards for quality and security.
  • Hands-on when needed on critical paths; strong ability to lead through influence.
  • Clear, structured communicator in English (German a plus).

Our Tech Stack (role-relevant)

  • Backend: Python (FastAPI), Postgres, Alembic
  • Device Communication: MQTT (Mosquitto), WebSockets
  • Frontend: React, TypeScript
  • Robotics/Brain: ROS-based components
  • Infra/Delivery: Docker, docker-compose, Ansible
  • Testing: pytest, extensive e2e/feature suites

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