or apply directly on Hook's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 0 days Hook's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Hook's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Hook
- high 6 stale, 0 reposted of 9 open
- Hiring momentum
- 10 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Hook's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Hook.
About this role
As a Principal Engineer at Hook, you will be responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining full-stack web applications using TypeScript, React, and Node.js. You will oversee the entire lifecycle of internal applications, from design and implementation to deployment and ongoing improvement, while also serving as a technical lead on client projects. Your role will involve integrating AI capabilities, ensuring code quality, and collaborating with various teams to create effective software solutions.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Hook as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 5+ years of production TypeScript/JavaScript experience
- Expert-level TypeScript skills
- Deep Node.js experience
- Deep React expertise
- Production Next.js experience
Nice to have
- Infrastructure as code experience (Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK)
- Experience building internal tools or workflow automation
- Familiarity with plugin or extension development for creative tools
- Python or Bash scripting experience
- Experience with LLM APIs or AI-powered features
Worth weighing
- No specific salary listed, but compensation transparency is emphasized
- Role involves significant ownership and autonomy, which may appeal to self-directed candidates
- Experience in an agency environment may be beneficial but is not mandatory
Summarised from Hook's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Hook on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.