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Intercom

Principal Engineer

Intercom
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hybrid senior full-time Dublin, Ireland

First indexed 25 Apr 2026

Description

Job Title: Principal Engineer

As a Principal Engineer at Intercom, you will lead the definition and execution of key strategic initiatives within the engineering organisation. You will work autonomously and be accountable for strategic execution.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build both back-end and front-end systems
  • Work closely with designers, product managers, researchers, and data analysts
  • Coach and mentor other engineers
  • Partner closely with Group Engineering Managers on technical strategy and leadership

Requirements:

  • Mastery of domain knowledge and experience as a leader within the R&D org
  • Significant, demonstrated impact on the product and/or the teams
  • Deep knowledge of a high-level programming language
  • Experience with Distributed systems
  • 2+ years of experience as the primary technical leader for a team

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and equity in a fast-growing start-up
  • Awesome benefits, including a pension scheme, life assurance, comprehensive health and dental insurance, flexible paid time off policy, paid maternity leave, and 6 weeks paternity leave

Working Policy:

  • Hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days per week in the office
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/intercom/jobs/6386426