Principal Software Engineer

Join TeamViewer, the leader in remote connectivity software. We harness the potential of cutting-edge technologies such as Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence to push the boundaries of innovation and shape the future of digitalization.

Our team of more than 1,500 employees spans different continents, cultures and disciplines. With our inclusive values, we celebrate the unique perspectives and talents each individual brings to the table and foster a dynamic work environment where new ideas thrive.

Become part of our winning team and help us create a world that works better.

Short Description/Job Objective:

The TeamViewer ONE platform finds and resolves IT issues before they affect users. Over the past several years we have successfully built and released products which make IT administrators' day-to-day life easier. Our vision is to become a unified endpoint management solution for our customers. 

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to provide strong technical leadership and strategic direction in building and evolving our TeamViewer ONE and Remote Management capabilities, trusted by small and medium business customers. In this role, you will own critical technical decisions, influence architecture across multiple teams, and ensure long-term scalability, reliability, and performance of our SaaS cloud platform.

You will apply deep expertise in systems engineering and distributed architectures, using C++, C# and Java as primary implementation languages. Also play a central role in evolving the technical foundation of our products.

As part of an agile environment, you will act as a senior individual contributor and organizational technical leader, working across teams to advance our Patch Management product within TeamViewer ONE. You will mentor engineers, define engineering standards, and raise the overall technical bar of the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and architectural ownership for core services of the TeamViewer ONE & Remote Management platform
• Define, evolve, and govern system architecture and major technical decisions for new and existing components
• Guide teams in building high-performance systems, while ensuring long-term maintainability and operational excellence
• Partner with product management, engineering, and quality teams to design solutions that balance customer needs, performance, cost and technical sustainability
• Drive continuous integration, delivery and deployment practices from development to production
• Oversee development of clients, backend services, and partner APIs across multiple teams
• Establish architectural standards for common APIs, frameworks, and shared services
• Design and evolve highly available, high-quality, and cost-efficient data platforms
• Proactively identify technical risks and guide the organization toward sustainable solutions
• Ensure that all software is secure, stable, scalable and operationally excellent
• Stay ahead of industry trends and continuously improve platform capabilities
• Serve as mentor and technical authority for senior engineers and emerging technical leaders
• Act as the primary technical advisor to product leadership for feasibility, risk analysis and long-term planning
• Engage directly with customers and stakeholders during critical implementations and complex defect investigations
• Strengthen engineering culture by defining best practices, coding standards and design principles

Requirements:

• A university or college degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 15+ years of professional experience building, evolving, and operating large-scale software systems
• Deep expertise in systems programming and distributed system design, with strong hands-on experience using C++, C# and Java across complex platforms
• Proven track record of designing highly scalable, reliable, and high-performance architectures for mission-critical systems
• Deep expertise in security architecture, encryption, identity & access management, and secure system design, with responsibility for defining and enforcing platform-wide security standards
• Strong experience designing and operating large-scale databases, data pipelines, and modern analytical platforms, including data lakes or lakehouse architectures
• Advanced understanding of networking technologies and protocols
• Extensive experience with engineering quality practices, automated testing frameworks, and production-grade CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Argo CD, and major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) including services such as AKS, Redis, Key Vault, Event Hub, Service Bus, SQL MI, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to drive architectural decisions across complex, multi-team systems and product ecosystems
• Strong mastery of Clean Code principles and object-oriented design patterns
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) is a plus
• Experience with end-user computing concepts, log analysis, anomaly detection, and correlation is a plus
• Exceptional analytical thinking, technical judgment, and leadership skills with a strong collaborative mindset
• Fluency in English is mandatory

TeamViewer is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcome and supported. We C-A-R-E and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. As we continue to grow as a company, we also focus on enabling our employees to grow both personally and professionally. We are proud to have an open and embracing workplace environment that will empower you to be your best no matter your gender, civil or family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.