Principal Software Engineer

* £63000 - £91,000 + bonus + benefits

* Please note, you must already hold the highest UK Government clearance to be eligible to apply for this role.

* Manchester / remote

* Languages: Java, JavaScript, C++ or Python

* Cloud-based architectures: AWS or Azure

Leading defence services company is actively recruiting for an experienced Principal Software Engineer

to develop software applications in an Agile environment, performing hands-on development and actively contribute to the code base including peer review of code

Responsibilities for the position of Principal Software Engineer

* Technical Lead within a large project / over multiple projects – seen as the “go to” person for the project team

* Responsible for the design of the overall software solution including justification to senior internal and external stakeholders

* Support business capture activities such as bids by proving subject matter expertise input

* Continue to perform hands-on development / troubleshooting

* Support company wide software projects by providing technical assurance

Essential skills for the position of for the position of Principal Software Engineer

* Languages: Java, JavaScript, C++ or Python

* Cloud-based architectures: AWS or Azure

* DevOps Automated Deployment: Jenkins, Docker, OpenShift or Kubernetes

* Database Technologies: SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB

* Testing Technologies: Cypress, Selenium or Cucumber