Principal Full Stack Engineer (Java in Manchester

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI‐infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers' success and to our Winning Culture. Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca‐Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best‐in‐class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small. Supported by operating principles of being strategy‐led, values‐based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next – together!

Role Overview

In this Principal role, you will lead the design, build and operational excellence of core platform capabilities covering backend services, modern frontend applications, and critical platform infrastructure or APIs. You will drive architectural strategy, mentor senior engineers, collaborate at cross functional and technical leadership levels, and ensure the system scales reliably across global, enterprise use cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement the architecture and delivery of backend services and microservices, supporting high throughput, globally distributed systems.
• Lead frontend development using modern frameworks (React/Angular/Vue.js + TypeScript) for responsive, performant, enterprise grade applications.
• Drive design and implementation of containerization/Docker and orchestration (Kubernetes) for production scale deployment and standardization across teams.
• Partner with cross functional leaders (product, UX, QA, architecture) to shape roadmap, align technical strategy with business priorities and ensure rapid but sustainable delivery.
• Establish engineering best practices: code reviews, technical mentorship, continuous improvement, testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, observability and platform health.
• Own cloud‐native delivery (AWS, GCP, Azure), infrastructure‐as‐code, monitoring and operational resilience for mission critical capabilities.
• Lead risk identification and mitigation, optimize system performance, ensure scalability and reliability across multi‐tenant enterprise environments.
• Act as a mentor and thought leader, enabling engineers across teams, contributing to onboarding, knowledge sharing, industry innovation, and engineering culture.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive professional software engineering experience (or analogous senior technical leadership) with deep expertise in Java and object‐oriented design.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design, relational databases (SQL) and large‐scale backend operations.
• Hands‐on with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) in production.
• Experience using version control (Git) and agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) in global, cross team environments.
• Excellent analytical, problem‐solving, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage with senior stakeholders and technical leaders.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible).
• Familiarity with data streaming/event‐driven architectures (Kafka, Flink, Pulsar) and high throughput systems.
• Mature experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and micro‐frontend patterns.
• Strong testing & observability mindset (JUnit, Jest, Cypress) and performance optimisation.
• Prior experience in global engineering teams, mentoring senior and principal engineers, and setting engineering direction.

Soft Skills

• Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship—capable of guiding others to drive technical excellence and elevate team delivery.
• Strategic thinker with business‐oriented mindset: engineering decisions aligned with product and company goals.
• Agile, adaptable, curious—thrives in fast‐moving environments, embraces change, and champions continuous improvement.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.