REMOTE PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Our Principal Software Engineers are responsible for leading and delivering strategically significant, complex client engagements across our portfolio of clients. We expect our Principal Software Engineers to bring all of that and enthuse our delivery teams with the same passion. The successful candidate will lead the Software Engineering aspects of our client engagements while overseeing the wider delivery within the account (or industry) when appropriate. In addition, our Principal Software Engineers are responsible for engaging with our clients to understand their challenges and build lasting, trusted advisor relationships. They will also oversee multiple, concurrent client deliveries to help ensure quality and drive the sharing of best practice across our engagements and industries. Our Principal Software Engineers are members of the Software Engineering Practice leadership team with the responsibility to develop the capability of the practice to meet business needs and to accelerate the growth of the practice, their account and the wider business. The right person for this role will do this by combining their technical discipline/craft experience, leadership skills and industry network with Made Tech\’s unparalleled experience of delivering digital services and digital transformation for the Public Sector. Assess project performance as a part of the billable delivery team, Quality Assure (QA) the deliverables and outcomes, and ensure client satisfaction. Participate in business development activities, including bids and pre-sales within the account, industry and practice. Undertake people management responsibilities, including performance reviews and professional development of your engagement and practice colleagues Serve as a thought leader within Made Tech, our account engagements and the wider public sector and represent the company at industry events Understanding of the issues and challenges that the public sector faces in delivering services that make the best use of data and digital capabilities, transforming legacy infrastructure, and taking an innovative and user-centric approach Ability to innovate and take learnings from the commercial sector, other countries and advances in technology and apply them to UK Public Sector challenges to create tangible solutions for our clients Experience building trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders within the public sector. Experience of building and leading high performing, consulting teams and creating the leveraged engagements to provide a cost-effective, profitable, successful client-facing delivery Leadership of bids and solution shaping to produce compelling proposals that help Made Tech win new business and grow the industry Using their coaching skills to enable people to be their best, regularly and routinely providing meaningful, positive and constructive feedback. Make decisions that support the best interests of the business while recognising that our people are its foundation. Strive to achieve the best outcomes for individuals through persuasive and persistent efforts, ensuring these decisions uphold both the short- and long-term sustainability of the business. Seek collective success above personal glory, strive to ensure a constant culture of inclusion, trust and transparency. Experience in delivering complex and difficult engagements that span multiple capabilities for user-facing digital and data services in the public sector Experience in identifying opportunities based on client needs and developing targeted solutions to progress the development of the opportunity Experience of working with sales professionals and commercial responsibility for strategic organisational goals. Software Engineering A deep knowledge of a wide range of different languages, frameworks, stacks and design patterns. Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD, TDD, Agile working and modern software engineering practices in general. Very strong technical understanding of the benefits, drawbacks and operating principals of the major databases, queues and other infrastructure services. A strongly evidenced commitment to self-development and career growth. If you need this job description in another format, or other support in applying, please email talent@madetech.When you apply, we’ll put you in touch with a talent partner who can help with any needs or adjustments we may need to make to help with your application. We’re committed to building a happy, inclusive and diverse workforce. Like many organisations, we use Slack to foster a sense of community and connection. As well as special interest groups such as music, food and pets, we also have 10+ Slack channels dedicated to specific communities, allies, and identities as well as dedicated learning spaces called communities of practice (COPs). We\’ve recently introduced a flexible benefit platform which includes a Smart Tech scheme, Cycle to work scheme, and an individual benefits allowance which you can invest in a Health care cash plan or Pension plan. we offer 30 days of paid annual leave + bank holidays! – we offer flexible parental leave options – we offer part time remote working for all our staff – we offer paid counselling as well as financial and legal advice. An increasing number of our customers are specifying a minimum of SC (security check) clearance in order to work on their projects.