Principal Product EngineerUp to £250,000
About the Role
Beam builds AI that serves society: over 120,000 frontline workers across 400+ customers use their product to take notes, provide live interpretation and handle phone calls, so they can focus on the people who need them most. The product team doubled in size in 2026, and as AI is implemented across a scaled product the hardest problems now sit between teams — so they're hiring a Principal Engineer to own technical direction for the whole department, working hybrid from London.
You'll set technical strategy in line with Beam's long-term business goals, drive direction across the department, and identify and resolve the systemic risks that sit between existing teams and responsibilities. You'll still build — the systems that let Beam scale globally, shipped to 100,000+ users multiple times a day in tight, AI-driven iterations — while mentoring and growing their most senior engineers and advising every department on strategy in light of the technical context.
What They're Looking For
- You have breadth of full-stack experience and have proven you can evolve systems for scale
- You've led technical work that spanned multiple teams, not just your own
- You can advise leaders across departments on strategic direction, translating technical context into business decisions
- You bring a product mindset and care about building the right thing
- You're genuinely excited about AI and how it's reshaping engineering
About Beam
Beam builds AI tools that help frontline public-service workers spend less time on admin and more time with people. Named one of London's 10 hottest startups by WIRED and a LinkedIn Top 15 UK Startup, they're backed by the founders of Booking.com, Calm, Shazam and Dropbox, and have been covered by the FT, BBC and TechCrunch. The package is £180k–£250k base plus equity.
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