REMOTE PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Principal Software (Data) Engineer – £105,000 + exceptional benefits – Architect the Future of Consumer Tech – Remote or hybrid My client is hiring a Principal Software Engineer – Data, to help shape the future of a high-impact, consumer-facing platform used by millions each month. This is a rare opportunity to join a well-established but fast-evolving tech organisation that’s doubling down on modern architecture, engineering autonomy, and data-driven product development. In this role, you’ll take ownership of the data platform’s evolution, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate closely with engineering, product, and commercial teams to deliver reliable, scalable systems that make a real difference to users’ lives. Deep collaboration with product, design, and commercial stakeholders A mission-led team that cares about technical quality and customer outcomes Strong focus on delivery health, data observability, and engineering best practice A role designed for someone who enjoys building, influencing, and mentoring Design and evolve modern data architecture (data mesh, lakes, dimensional modelling) Build robust, event-driven pipelines with Python, SQL, and cloud-native tooling Improve the delivery and reliability of data products and observability tooling Python, SQL, dbt, Databricks, BigQuery, Delta Lake, Spark, Kafka, Parquet, Iceberg (If you haven’t worked with every tool, that’s totally fine — my client values depth of thinking and engineering craft over buzzword familiarity.) A strong background in building and scaling data platforms in cloud-native environments Experience designing data models, pipelines, and architectural patterns at scale Familiarity with delivery metrics (DORA ideally, but not a must have), observability, and modern DevOps principles 33 days holiday ~12 weeks maternity/paternity leave ~ Comprehensive private healthcare (incl. dental & optical)