Principal Engineer

AXA Health; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual salary

Performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Well-being services

Well-being services

Employee discounts

Job summary

A leading health insurance provider is seeking a Principal Engineer in Royal Tunbridge Wells to lead a product engineering team. This role emphasizes building out a Single Digital Platform centered around Salesforce, with significant Azure services involved. The successful candidate will have proven experience in managing high-performance teams, strong technical expertise in Salesforce and Azure, and a track record of delivering complex solutions. They will also play a pivotal role in aligning technical strategies with business goals while fostering collaboration within the team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building and leading engineering teams.
• Ability to design and deliver complex solutions on time.
• Experience managing high-volume application estates.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product engineering team, owning delivery outcomes.
• Work with Engineering Leadership to set engineering strategy.
• Ensure best practices in code work and team performance.
• Drive improvements in core DORA metrics and systems.
• Represent engineering with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and SMEs to meet commitments.
• Assess new technology solutions and their business value.
• Ensure non-functional requirements like performance, scalability, resilience and GRC.
• Foster collaboration and product ownership across developers and testers.
• Drive secure, high-quality code through CI/CD and multi-vendor direction.

Skills

Building and leading high-performing engineering teams

Salesforce and its ecosystem

Azure and .NET services

Stakeholder management

Experience in Agile environments

Tools

ADO pipelines

React

.NET

ADO pipelines

React

Job description

Principal Engineer – AXA Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom. This role is part of a product‑led operating model focused on building out a Single Digital Platform centered around Salesforce, with a significant .NET estate and use of Azure services. The mission is to re‑platform the business for efficiency, flexibility, and improved health outcomes for our millions of members in the UK.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the product engineering team, owning delivery outcomes as per the transformation roadmap.
• Working with the Engineering Leadership team to set and deliver on the engineering strategy.
• Hands‑on code work, including reviewing pull requests and ensuring best practices by full‑time and third‑party engineers.
• Inspiring excellence, improving employee engagement, performance, and well‑being.
• Representing engineering with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and business SMEs to meet business commitments.
• Assessing new technology solutions.
• Ensuring non‑functional requirements—performance, scalability, resilience, and GRC—are met.
• Encouraging collaboration and product ownership across developers and testers.
• Driving secure, quality code through continuous deployment.
• Providing direction and support in a multi‑vendor environment.
• Improving core DORA metrics and optimizing flow through systems and processes.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience building and leading high‑performing engineering teams.
• Expertise in Salesforce and its ecosystem, building and scaling large‑enterprise solutions.
• Experience with Azure and .NET services, ADO pipelines, and React web applications is a big plus.
• Ability to design and deliver complex solutions on time and budget, accountable for outcomes.
• Experience managing high‑volume application estates delivering critical business value; financial services sector experience is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management across business domains.
• Understanding of current and emerging technologies and their business benefits.
• Ability to translate business strategy into technical solutions and requirements into design.
• Experience in Agile environments with deep understanding of flow across the SDLC.
• Prior experience in a product‑centric organisation preferred.

Precondition

Eligibility and authorization to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer

• Competitive annual salary dependent on experience.
• Annual company & performance‑based bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions).
• Life Assurance (up to 10 × annual salary).
• Private medical cover.
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 extra leave days.
• Well‑being services & resources.
• AXA employee discounts.

Equal Opportunity

AXA Health is an Equal Opportunities Employer and does not discriminate based on protected characteristics. If you have a long‑term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, contact lauren.standen@axa‑insurance.co.uk.