Principal Software Developer (Remote) in London

Location Details: United Kingdom - Remote

At GoDaddy, the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time; others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely. This is a remote position, so you'll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings.

Join our team. We're seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Hosting experience team, focused on delivering exceptional experiences for Website Designers and Developers. As a frontend expert, you'll play a crucial role in shaping our customer-facing products for web hosting and AI driven customer tooling, driving business growth, and mentoring others.

What you'll get to do...

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable, high-performance frontend applications using modern JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, React, and NodeJS.
• Lead the way in frontend architecture, ensuring seamless user experiences across our products.
• Work with multi-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions, driving business growth.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and excellence.
• Stay ahead of the curve with emerging frontend technologies, advocating for their adoption.
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring high-quality, maintainable code.
• Engage in DevOps, release, and on-call activities, supporting our products.

Your experience should include...

• 5+ years of professional frontend development experience.
• Strong proficiency with React (CSR & SSR), NodeJS, and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Proficiency in API-driven design, particularly REST.
• Experience with frontend build tools like Webpack and containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of core web technologies (CSS3, HTML5), design patterns, and data structures.
• Excellent oral and written communication, team collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Experience with git and git-based workflows.

You might also have...

• Exposure to cloud-oriented development using AWS or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of high-performance design principles, including optimization for Google Web Vitals.
• Experience managing or contributing to open-source projects.
• Familiarity with multiple JavaScript tooling like Webpack, Vite and Turbo.

We've got your back...

We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy's benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way.

About us...

GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success.

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that's not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That's why we prioritise integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day, focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It's the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all.

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements.

Our recruiting team is available to assist you in completing your application. If they could be helpful, please reach out to myrecruiter@godaddy.com. GoDaddy doesn't accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.