Principal Engineer

Openr is transforming how the hospitality industry manages and shares data. By centralising recipe, product, and pricing information, we help hospitality businesses seamlessly connect to platforms like Deliveroo and Just Eat, as well as EPOS and other customer touch points.

We've recently closed a significant funding round and are backed by Azzurri Group, one of the UK's most successful hospitality investment platforms. With strong market traction, we're now looking for a Principal Engineer.

Role Overview

We're seeking an experienced and technically strong Engineer to join our high performing Engineering Team. This is an individual contributor role, actively contributing hands on code, whilst being a technical point of contact and mentor to more junior members of the team. You will work with the team to ensure projects are delivered on time and meet quality standards.

Technical Environment

Frontend: TypeScript, React, React Query

AWS cloud infrastructure

We are looking for someone who is backend focused but with a good understanding of frontend tech stack.

Key Responsibilities Product & Delivery

Delivering high quality solutions

Balance technical debt with feature delivery

Identify and resolve bottlenecks in development workflows

Ensure system reliability and performance

Contribute to product strategy and roadmap planning

Manage technical dependencies and risks

Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Leadership

Mentor a team of engineers.

Participate in recruitment, screening candidates, reviewing code challenges, and onboarding new team members

Required Skills & Experience

Strong hands on coding abilities in TypeScript, React, SQL and databases

Experience with Serverless architectures and AWS

Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Strong system design and architectural skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in SaaS or integration heavy platforms

Knowledge of event driven architectures

Background in scaling SaaS products

Understanding of security best practices

What We Offer

Opportunity to shape the technical direction of a growing SaaS platform

Collaborative engineering culture

Work with modern cloud native technologies

Location & Work Arrangement

Based in Central London (Farringdon)

Hybrid working policy - 2 days per week in our Central London office

Company Benefits

Life Assurance - 4x salary

Income protection - 75% salary after 26 weeks of sickness

25 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays

Access to WeCare Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual eyecare voucher w/Specsavers

Wrkit Savings& Benefits platform

Interested in this role?

Submit your application now to join our team.