Principal Engineer

Experis - ManpowerGroup; London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company based in London is looking for a Principal Engineer to lead and mentor multiple engineering teams. You will develop engineering capabilities, support complex architectures, and ensure high-quality code through effective testing. Strong knowledge in C#, Java, and related technologies is essential. This remote role requires excellent leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multiple engineering teams on complex projects.
• Strong development skills in languages such as C# and Java.
• Knowledge of best practices like SOLID principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams.
• Develop engineering capability through coaching and recruitment.
• Support and develop complex architecture including APIs.

Skills

Leadership

C#

Java (Spring Boot)

REST APIs

Microservices

TDD

PostgreSQL

JavaScript/View JS

AWS

Docker

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

WordPress

Job description

Principal Engineer

12 months

Remote

Active SC & NPPV3 clearance required

Inside IR35 - Umbrella only

Job Description

• Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop engineering capability through coaching, recruitment, and career development aligned with DDaT frameworks.
• Excellent development skills, with a depth of experience including C#, Java (Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate), REST API's, observability and monitoring, queue technologies and security.
• Detailed knowledge of best practices such as SOLID principles
• Experience of building new and evolving microservices with emphasis on high availability and data integrity.
• Highly experienced in test methodologies including unit testing with JUnit, use of TDD, integration tests and end-to-end testing, as a way to promote high quality codebases.
• Working with relational databases -Postgres would be of particular relevance.
• Supporting and developing complex architecture including APIs
• Willing to be part of a 24/7 L3 support team (on call)
• Management and resolution of tickets relating to incident, change, service request and problem processes in accordance with the agreed PPPT / DDaT operating models

Day to day task will include

• Developing and maintaining the existing service.
• Updated service documentation where necessary.
• Peer reviews
• Demonstration and acceptance of changes by the Programme Manager or agent on behalf of PM during the Sprint Review.
• Supporting and mentoring junior staff

Skills required

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join the SAS PPPT Leadership team. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate leadership of complex projects and stakeholder engagement.

• Leading Multiple Teams of Engineers on complex projects
• Engaging with Stakeholders
• Leadership/Mentoring
• Backlog refinement and preparation of user stories
• In depth knowledge of a fourth-generation programming language (4GL)
• Object orientated analysis and design

Skills required (Desirable)

• Front End
  • Java Script/View JS
• An interest/skills in AWS DevOps principles and orchestration tools such as Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes clusters including helm charts, Git
• Provide assurance on technical decisions, risk mitigation, and compliance with GDS standards.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to be able to work with both business and technical stakeholders at various levels in the organisation.
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• PHP/Drupal
• WordPress: Caching, CDN integration, and database tuning

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!