Principle Software Engineer

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Principle Software Engineer

Up to £85,000 + annual share scheme + excellent benefits

What You’ll Do:

You’ll provide hands-on technical leadership across squads, ensuring high standards in architecture, engineering quality, and delivery within a fast-paced, cloud-native environment. Acting as a key technical advisor, you’ll shape strategic initiatives, support delivery teams, and champion best practices in frontend and backend engineering.

With a focus on React and NestJS, micro frontends, and scalable DevOps tooling, you’ll play a pivotal role in mentoring engineers, aligning technical decisions with business goals, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong experience in a Senior or Staff Engineer role across web and mobile platforms
• Deep technical knowledge of React and NestJS, including state management and server-side rendering
• Proven success designing and maintaining micro frontend architectures using module federation
• Proficiency with cloud-native development in GCP or Azure, including secure and scalable deployments
• Strong command of modern CI/CD practices, test automation, and observability
• Familiarity with infrastructure tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform
• Broad testing expertise across unit, integration, end-to-end, and non-functional testing
• Understanding of secure coding practices and web/mobile security principles
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading by example to promote high-quality delivery
• Desirable: familiarity with mobile development using Ionic Capacitor or Guidewire products

Why You Should Apply:

You’ll step into a role with real influence, joining a company recognised as a Great Place to Work and known for its inclusive, people-first culture. You’ll enjoy flexible working, generous holidays (up to 38 days including bank holidays), and free shares each year. With a strong focus on personal growth and team collaboration, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking engineering community that values innovation and leadership.

Ready to Apply?

Contact Dan Newton to find out more.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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