Principal Developer FileMaker Pro

Opus Enterprise Ltd T / A Real Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Principal Developer with strong expertise in FileMaker Pro and a robust background in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. The ideal candidate will lead complex software system developments while ensuring alignment with business objectives. This role is essential for driving both architectural direction and cross-functional collaboration within the team. Candidates should have a degree in a related field and extensive experience in the travel industry technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in development teams.
• Experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of travel industry technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural direction and complex software development.
• Ensure alignment of technical solutions with business objectives.
• Develop and maintain robust and scalable applications.

Skills

Database Design

FileMaker Development

Agile methodologies

User actions control

Performance Optimisation

Education

Degree in related field

Tools

FileMaker Pro

Job description

Principal Developer FileMaker Pro

The Principal Developer is a senior technical leader responsible for driving the architectural direction, design, and development of complex software systems. This role involves leading high-level projects, making strategic decisions regarding technology stacks, and ensuring the scalability, maintainability, and performance of applications. The Principal Developer works closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and business stakeholders, to align technical solutions with business objectives. This position performs important team leadership, primarily leading engineers and developers within the development function.

Experience needed for this job

• Successful experience of working within Development teams
• Experienced in Development methodologies covering both Agile and traditional Waterfall
• Proven record of working in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment
• Working knowledge of travel industry technologies, e.g. booking tools and GDS systems
• Previous experience of developing software in the entertainment industry
• FileMaker Development

FileMaker Pro

• Database Design
• Create, troubleshoot and optimize scripts
• Layouts and UI / UX design
• Data Relationships
• FileMaker Functions
• External data sources, via ODBC, RESTful API, Message Based Architecture
• WebDirect

• Automating tasks via schedules or triggers
• Security and Permissions : User actions control, AD Integration, Encryption at rest and in transit
• Performance Optimisation : Optimising larger databases, diagnosing and resolving performance issues

FileMaker Server

• Deploying to a server environment, managing backups

Essential functions of the job

• Development, Design, Architecture
• Ensure product managers and stakeholders requirements are met through development application solutions.
• Define and design good architectural solutions for implementation within agreed timeframes and predictable costs.
• Utilize, where appropriate, distributed and decoupled architectures, utilizing APIs and event- based architectures.
• Design, develop and maintain robust and scalable applications.
• Write clean, efficient and well documented code.
• Optimize system performance, scalability and reliability.
• Ensure all software is kept within source and version control systems.
• Lead on deployment of version upgrades, following change management processes.

Technical Leadership and Oversight

• Innovation and Problem Solving
• Quality Assurance
• Governance and Compliance
• Strategy
• Budget Requirements
• IP
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education, experience and competencies

• Education to Degree level or higher in related field
• In lieu of education
• equivalent combination of education and directly related experience