Hands-On Principal Engineer — Architect & Builder

Oho Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Oho Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our product team and help build a next-generation technology platform, combining AI, data, software, and real-world systems. You will own significant architectural decisions and stay hands-on to move ideas from concept to production.

There’s no rigid roadmap or layers of management; you’ll enjoy freedom to build, experiment, and learn new technologies as the platform scales, shaping both product and engineering direction.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineer with experience at a senior/principal level.
• Hands-on and likes building new systems.
• Thrives in ambiguous environments and can reason from first principles.
• Wants to influence both the product and engineering direction.

Responsibilities

• Make architectural decisions and shape the platform.
• Solve difficult technical problems as the platform grows.
• Work across AI, data, backend systems and complex technical challenges.
• Take ideas from concept through to production.

Skills

Hands-on coding

Architectural design

Problem solving

Ambiguity tolerance

Cross-stack work

Job description

Oho Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our product team and help build a next-generation technology platform, combining AI, data, software, and real-world systems. You will own significant architectural decisions and stay hands-on to move ideas from concept to production.

There’s no rigid roadmap or layers of management; you’ll enjoy freedom to build, experiment, and learn new technologies as the platform scales, shaping both product and engineering direction.