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The Company

James Berdigans, Founder and Executive Chairman of Printify: 

“Our mission is to build a platform that lets anyone, anywhere unlock their own personal freedom. The freedom to generate income, be your own boss, and set your schedule. So far we’ve seen more than 6 million people sign up to start their own eCommerce businesses with Printify. Because every order is made on-demand, there’s no risk to getting started, just reward for putting in the work. Our aim is to put this power to build a business into the hands of every person who wants to create their own business.”

In 2021, Printify secured $50m in Series A funding led by Index Ventures, founders of the leading technology companies Wise and Squarespace, and it included participation from H&M Group, Virgin Group, and Will Smith’s Dreamers VC. Midway through 2023, we were delighted to publicly announce that Printify became a profitable business.

The Team

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join our growing Engineering team. We transform business dreams into awesome digital products. We do this magic through 21 loosely coupled squads - each specializing in their own area of expertise. These include, but are not limited to, Sales Experience, Discoverability, Order services, Payments, Supply, and Product Presentation.

Printify is a true product company. Each engineering squad works on its own product or area of expertise tirelessly. This yields sustainable, clean code along with less technical debt.

The Role

As a Principal Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the architecture of the Printify Print On Demand platform through a strong understanding of requirements. Communication, problem-solving, and leadership are essential skills to succeed in this position. Developing in this role will give you the opportunity to grow and move up within the company. 

• PHP 8+, Symfony, Doctrine, and Laravel.
• TypeScript, NodeJS – Frameworks from NestJS, Loopback, and Ts.ED.
• Angular, TypeScript, HTML, SCSS, and RxJS.
• Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch.
• Cypress, PHPUnit, and Postman.
• MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and Git.

• Be responsible for architecture and technical decisions made in assigned teams, review and help teams prepare architectural and design documentation with a focus on ensuring the technical work fits into the broader platform strategy and defined practices.
• Guide development teams through implementation by providing POC’s, explaining design details, and solving design issues.
• Investigate and solve a variety of architecture-related problems such as performance, scalability, integration, and other.
• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards, and cultivate innovation and collaboration across multiple teams.
• Working closely with fellow architects and engineers in order to create cohesive architecture practices and guardrails, whilst driving the adoption of these practices/standards across the teams.

• At least 8 years of proven experience in roles like Principal Engineer, Lead Developer or Software Architect.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Solid understanding of software fundamentals (Data Structures, Software Architecture, Design Patterns, Distributed Systems).
• Understanding of Microservices architecture and Domain Driven Design principles.
• Experience with AWS.
• Excellent written & spoken communication skills in English.

• Expert-level PHP knowledge.
• Experience with MongoDB.
• Understanding of front-end technologies.

• Stock options so you own a part of Printify.
• Opportunity to work fully remotely within EMEA time zones.
• Work from anywhere – our Printify Houses in Riga or Tallinn, your remote home office, or a co-working hub.
• Start your workday anywhere between 7 AM and 11 AM. As long as the job is done and you’re happy and healthy, you can adapt your workflow. 
• Apple MacBook laptop as your standard work equipment, covered by Printify.
• International relocation support for international candidates who want to work in Riga or Tallinn.
• Access to mentorship, internal meetups, and hackathons both on-site and online.
• A learning budget for your professional development based on a position level and access to our book library.
• Health insurance or health insurance budget depending on your location and contract type.
• Paid health days whenever you need them without a doctor's note, depending on your contract type.
• Extra paid days off for well-being as well as a celebration day of your choice.
• Extra paid days off if you stay with Printify for at least 3 years.
• Access to the in-house gym or gym allowance, depending on your location and contract type.

Joining Printify means joining an international company with an amazing team that has grown to over 700 people. At Printify, people from over 20 nationalities and with many different backgrounds work together in our Riga office and worldwide.

We play to win together and always strive for excellence. We want to achieve great things and make a meaningful change in our customers’ lives. We value a strong learning culture and a growth mindset. 

At Printify, we are committed to fostering a diverse, fair, and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or any other grounds.