Principal Engineer — Real-Time Distributed Systems

Technify Talent; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Technify Talent in Newbury is seeking a Principal Engineer to act as technical authority for complex, real-time distributed systems. This hands-on, IC role requires staying close to code and untangling hard problems with the team.

You'll own end-to-end architecture, set engineering standards, and guide AI-enabled development while tackling cross-boundary integrations. Hybrid work in Newbury with security-clearance eligibility considered.

Qualifications

• Senior technical authority with production-system experience.
• Strong background in distributed architectures and data-driven systems.
• Ability to reason across the full tech stack from data sources to UI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own the whole-system technical picture from ingestion to end-user experience.
• Make cross-cutting architectural calls and own the outcomes.
• Set and uphold engineering standards across the team.
• Help lead AI-assisted / agentic development practices.
• Tackle major cross-boundary integrations and build-vs-buy decisions.
• Stay hands-on with prototyping, debugging, and code reviews.
• Unblock engineers and lead through technical credibility.

Skills

Distributed systems

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Containerised deployments

Hands-on coding

Technical leadership

Job description

Technify Talent in Newbury is seeking a Principal Engineer to act as technical authority for complex, real-time distributed systems. This hands-on, IC role requires staying close to code and untangling hard problems with the team.

You'll own end-to-end architecture, set engineering standards, and guide AI-enabled development while tackling cross-boundary integrations. Hybrid work in Newbury with security-clearance eligibility considered.