Principal Engineer: Developer Surfaces Lead (Remote)

Appnovation Technologies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Appnovation Technologies in London is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the technical direction of an internal developer platform for a global life sciences client. The role centers on owning the architecture across desktop, web, and MCP surfaces and delivering a cohesive developer experience.

You will stay hands-on with Electron and Vue, guide security‑by‑design practices, and mentor engineers while coordinating across teams to achieve program OKRs and KPIs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of frontend, desktop or developer tooling engineering with growing responsibility.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience shipping developer-facing tools across multiple surfaces (Electron, Vue).

Responsibilities

• Define technical direction across desktop, web and MCP surfaces.
• Stay hands-on with code reviews and critical problem solving.
• Coordinate delivery across surface teams to meet OKRs and KPIs.
• Embed privacy and security by design; ensure secure SaaS configurations.
• Improve Developer Experience based on DX surveys and feedback.
• Mentor engineers and build cross-team alignment.

Skills

Frontend engineering

Desktop engineering

Developer tooling

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS or Eng

Tools

Electron

Vue

MCP interfaces

Job description

Appnovation Technologies in London is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the technical direction of an internal developer platform for a global life sciences client. The role centers on owning the architecture across desktop, web, and MCP surfaces and delivering a cohesive developer experience.

You will stay hands-on with Electron and Vue, guide security‑by‑design practices, and mentor engineers while coordinating across teams to achieve program OKRs and KPIs.