Principal Engineer

Role: Principal Engineer Location: Hybrid ( Tunbridge Wells, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Bristol and Bournemouth) Salary: £100,000+ We have an exciting opportunity for two Principal Engineers to join a large UK-based health and insurance organisation. This is a fantastic chance to work in a product-led operating model, where teams are aligned to value streams and structured to take initiatives from idea to delivery with minimal hand-offs. The organisation is focused on building a Single Digital Platform, centred around Salesforce, and supported by a significant .NET estate and Azure services. The mission is to re-platform the business to improve efficiency, flexibility, and ultimately deliver better health outcomes for millions of members. Responsibilities Lead a product engineering team, taking ownership of delivery outcomes aligned with the transformation roadmap. Contribute to the Engineering Leadership team, helping to set and deliver the engineering strategy. Be hands-on with code, including reviewing pull requests and ensuring engineering best practices are followed by both internal and third-party engineers. Inspire excellence, improving employee engagement, performance, and wellbeing. Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and business experts to ensure delivery quality and expectations are met. Assess new technology solutions and ensure non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, resilience, GRC compliance) are met. Encourage collaboration and product ownership across developers and testers. Support a shift-left approach to secure, quality, and tested code. Lead in a multi-vendor environment, providing guidance and direction to delivery teams. Improve core DORA metrics and optimise flow across systems and processes. Requirements Proven experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams. Expertise in Salesforce and its ecosystem, including building scalable business solutions and integrating with multiple applications. Experience with Azure, .NET, ADO pipelines, and React web applications is highly desirable. Ability to design and deliver complex solutions on time and budget, accountable for outcomes rather than just output. Experience managing high-volume, critical application estates, ideally in financial or regulated sectors. Strong stakeholder management skills across multiple business domains. Good understanding of current and emerging technologies and their business potential. Ability to translate business strategy into technical solutions and requirements into technical design. Experience working in Agile environments with a focus on optimising flow across the SDLC. Prior experience in product-centric organisations is preferred. What We Offer The organisation values its people and offers a comprehensive rewards package, including: Competitive annual salary dependent on experience Annual company