AI-First Principal Engineer, Platform & Cloud Architect

Rokstone Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Aventum Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer – AI Native to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise platforms with an AI-first mindset. This hands-on leadership role combines deep technical expertise with AI-driven practices across cloud environments.

You will drive architecture, governance, and AI adoption while mentoring teams, advancing microservices, APIs, and secure, scalable solutions for the business.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Senior, Lead, Staff, or Principal Software Engineer.
• Strong expertise in TypeScript, React, C#, and .NET.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP and cloud-native practices.
• Proven track record building enterprise-scale applications and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams and strategic initiatives.
• Define and drive engineering standards, architecture principles, and best practices.
• Lead architectural decision-making and technology selection processes.
• Champion microservices, event-driven architectures, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Mentor engineers and influence AI adoption and delivery practices.

Skills

TypeScript

React

C#

.NET

Azure

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Databases

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Aventum Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer – AI Native to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise platforms with an AI-first mindset. This hands-on leadership role combines deep technical expertise with AI-driven practices across cloud environments.

You will drive architecture, governance, and AI adoption while mentoring teams, advancing microservices, APIs, and secure, scalable solutions for the business.