Principal Engineer Javascript (Remote)

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We give technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no-code, so they can automate faster, smarter, and without limits. Earned 145k+ GitHub stars, making us one of the world’s Top 40 most popular projects.

Been ranked as one of Europe’s most promising privately held SaaS startups (4th in Sifted’s 2025 B2B SaaS Rising 100).

Raised $240m to date, from Sequoia’s first German seed to our recent $180m Series C, bringing us to a $2.5bn valuation.

The easiest place to start is here: app.n8n.cloud/register.

Your main goal will be to build and lead an engineering team that thrives in a fast-moving AI-native world – developing engineers, creating clarity, and delivering meaningful outcomes with strong technical judgment. This is a first-line engineering leadership role for someone who is deeply technical, but whose real strength is building teams: empowering engineers on their growth path, aligning stakeholders, and helping people move with confidence as technology, customer needs, and opportunities evolve quickly around them.

We’re hiring Engineering Managers across multiple product and platform areas, and during the interview process you’ll be matched to a team based on your strengths and what you’re most excited to work on. Learn more about the teams and their focus areas here: , coach, and develop a team of engineers, helping them grow in ownership, performance, and long-term career development.

Support hiring, onboarding, and team shaping as we continue scaling engineering at n8n.

Help your team stay focused and effective as priorities evolve, new opportunities emerge, and AI continues to reshape how products are built.

Communicate clearly and credibly through change, giving engineers the context and direction they need to move forward with confidence.

Turn complexity into momentum by helping your team focus on what matters most without getting slowed down by unnecessary uncertainty or process.

Bring the right level of structure to your team, using process where it helps and keeping things lightweight where it doesn’t.

Keep the team accountable to meaningful outcomes while balancing speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.

Bring enough technical depth to mentor engineers, challenge decisions thoughtfully, and maintain a high bar for engineering quality.

Support architectural and delivery decisions across your area, helping the team make sound trade-offs around scalability, reliability, and speed.

First-line engineering management experience: You’ve been a first-line Engineering Manager for at least 2 years and have experience directly leading engineers in a growing product organization. You’ve led teams that shipped meaningful product or platform outcomes, and you know how to balance execution, quality, and team health.

You help your team stay focused, confident, and effective as priorities evolve, bringing optimism, sound judgment, and a clear path forward even when the environment is moving fast.

Hands-on experience as a software engineer: You have a strong software engineering background and can confidently mentor engineers, contribute to system and architecture discussions, and assess technical trade-offs.

TypeScript / Node.js familiarity: You’ve worked with JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js and could quickly build context in our stack.

You’re excited by technical products, builder communities, and the challenges that come with extensible software and automation.

You’ve worked near AI-native products, AI features, or teams exploring how AI is changing product experiences and engineering execution.

At n8n, you’ll join at a moment where strong engineering leadership can have outsized impact. We’re building in a space that is moving quickly, and we see that as an opportunity: to help teams stay ambitious, grounded, and effective while shaping what great engineering leadership looks like in an AI-native company. In a remote-first company growing fast, your work will directly influence how we scale our engineering organization and build the future of automation.

We can sponsor visas to Germany; Our company language is English. If you see multiple job postings for the same role, it is most likely because we’re hiring remotely for this role and posting in different locations to make sure every potential candidate can see the role. Ownership – Our core value is to “empower others,” and we mean it—you’ll get a slice of n8n with equity.

Europe: 30 days of vacation, plus public holidays wherever you are.

US: 15 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.

US: Multiple low-premium, low-deductible medical plans with coverage for individuals and families—plus a no-cost premium HDHP option with a pre-seeded HSA—along with dental and vision coverage.

Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.*

US: 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.

US: Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life insurance to support you and your loved ones.

You’ll get €1K (or equivalent) per year to spend on courses, books, events, or coaching to level up your skills.

A passionate team – We love our product, and we prove it with regular hackathons where we see who can build the coolest thing with it!

Remote-first – Our team works remotely across Europe, with regular off‑sites for team bonding. Some roles, like sales in the US, are hybrid—please check the job description.

Giving back – We're big fans of open source, and you'll get $100 per month to support projects you care about.

An ambitious but kind culture – People love working here—our eNPS for 2024 is 94!

Country-specific details are provided in your contract. Per questa posizione sono disponibili opzioni di lavoro da remoto/a casa.