Hands-On Principal Software Engineer - Azure Cloud, AI

Albany Partners; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Growth is partnering with a software business undergoing a major technology transformation. We are hiring a Principal Software Engineer to stay hands-on while shaping how to rebuild a large legacy product estate for a cloud-native future.

The role is heavily focused on C# / .NET development, cloud-native services, and AI-assisted engineering across the development lifecycle. You will work in Reading on a hybrid model and influence architectural direction while remaining technically

Qualifications

• Hands-on principal/lead engineer with recent C#/.NET experience.
• Experience modernising large legacy apps and moving to cloud.
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools and approaches.

Responsibilities

• Write and review C# / .NET code in a cloud-native context.
• Refactor legacy functionality into modular microservices.
• Collaborate with Product to define technical solutions.
• Define engineering patterns, testing standards, and guardrails.

Skills

C# / .NET

Azure

Microservices

APIs

AI-assisted engineering

Distributed systems

Automated testing

Hands-on coding

Lead-level engineering

Job description

Albany Growth is partnering with a software business undergoing a major technology transformation. We are hiring a Principal Software Engineer to stay hands-on while shaping how to rebuild a large legacy product estate for a cloud-native future.

The role is heavily focused on C# / .NET development, cloud-native services, and AI-assisted engineering across the development lifecycle. You will work in Reading on a hybrid model and influence architectural direction while remaining technically