At a Glance
- Tasks: Set architectural standards and lead technical strategy for backend and payments systems.
- Company: Join a leading tech hub in Belfast with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work, free parking, and flexible hours.
- Other info: Great career progression opportunities and access to cutting-edge AI tools.
- Why this job: Shape the future of technology while making impactful decisions.
- Qualifications: Experience in Ruby, software architecture, and leading migrations.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
- Location
- The Innovation Center, Catalyst, Queens Rd, Belfast BT3 9DT, United Kingdom
- Principal Software Engineer
- Your day-to-day
- Set architectural standards and technical strategy for the backend and payments systems.
- Lead the transition from Heroku, making platform, build‑vs‑buy and migration decisions that shape the company’s technical trajectory.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the most challenging backend and payments issues.
- Own product strategy for the Platform squad, balancing technical and business priorities without a dedicated Head of Product.
- Elevate the engineering organisation by building consensus among senior engineers on difficult technical questions and mentoring other senior and lead engineers.
- You should apply if
- Have experience with Ruby, software architecture, migrations, payments and leading technological change.
- Have strong experience in software development, including a background as a technical leader.
- Have led major technical migrations, ideally including moving off a Paa S such as Heroku.
- Can make bold technical bets and accept accountability for them.
- Have experience shaping product strategy directly without needing a Head of Product to define it for you.
- Possess a product mindset: comfortable critiquing designs and understanding user journeys to find the best solution, not just implementing what is handed to you.
- Want to influence the company’s technical direction as it scales across the UK and into Europe.
- What You’ll Be Working On
- Ruby on Rails – core API layer.
- Postgres – database layer.
- Stripe – payment processing for memberships, club shop and fundraising.
- Transition from Heroku to a new infrastructure.
- React Native – mobile applications.
- React (alongside Rails with Turbo, Hotwire and Stimulus) – web front end.
- Level & Career Progression
Hiring at IC5 (Principal Engineer) on the engineering career ladder.
You will set architectural standards, drive strategy, and handle high‑stakes technical challenges across the organisation.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Hybrid work in Belfast’s tech hub, close to the Titanic Museum.
- Free car parking and office snacks.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to the latest AI models to enhance productivity.
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We think you need these skills to ace Principal Software Engineer (Platform)
Ruby
Software Architecture
Technical Leadership
Migrations
Payments Systems
Product Strategy
Backend Development
