Principal Engineer – Software Engineering

TN United Kingdom; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to drive the development of cutting-edge digital solutions. This role involves shaping the future of software and platform engineering while ensuring high-quality user experiences. You will lead a talented team, implement modern application architectures, and enhance product delivery through collaboration and best practices. If you have a passion for technology and a track record of success in complex environments, this opportunity will allow you to make a significant impact in a dynamic and supportive workplace.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical leadership experience and 10-15 years of engineering experience.
• Experience with modern application architecture methodologies and cloud-native design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develop full-stack solutions for scalable distributed systems.
• Lead engineering efforts on a new Pharmacovigilance product.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Cloud Native Design Patterns

API-Centric Architecture

DevSecOps

Agile Methodologies

Kubernetes

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Join a diverse engineering organization and contribute to growing our engineering capabilities across Software and Platform Engineering.
• Develop full-stack solutions, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth.
• Implement and support modern digital products that are technologically sound, avoid technical debt, guarantee compliance, and enable the required business outcomes.
• Collaborate with the Platform Engineering team to shape their products, allowing software engineers to deliver business value faster.
• Seek continuous improvement opportunities in our core ecosystem by identifying new ways to enhance application team and developer experience.
• Embed security, privacy, data protection, and quality assurance across all digital solutions.
• Build and operate responsibility across the products you work on, balancing quality and stability with new features.
• Partner with the Product Owner to establish a working backlog, assist in sizing items, and help design engineering approaches to meet feature requirements.
• Participate in rotations to other functions or teams within Engineering to broaden your skillsets.
• Play a leading role in our Engineering community, sharing best practices, collaborating, and problem-solving with Engineers across the organization.

Product Team:

• Provide technical leadership across the R&D product space, partnering with product and architects to guide product direction.
• Drive engineering consistency, standardization, and quality across teams.
• Contribute to a highly dynamic research and development product area with exciting opportunities.
• Help build and operate a new Pharmacovigilance (PV) product, working with both front-end and back-end technologies and integrating with third-party SaaS solutions.
• Lead engineering efforts on the PV product, partnering with internal and external resources to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Ensure strong user experience and continuous improvement in speed, accuracy, and compliance of reporting solutions.
• Align engineering expectations with the product, ensuring standards are adopted.
• Upskill and coach engineers on the product to develop a highly competent engineering team.
• Partner with Platform Engineering to increase efficiency and focus on customer outcomes.
• Engage in internal and external partnerships, hackathons, and other initiatives to foster learning and achieve outcomes.
• Utilize modern product approaches like rapid prototyping and promote a 'show, don’t tell' culture.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of technical leadership experience and 10-15 years of engineering experience.
• 5-10 years of experience with modern application architecture methodologies (e.g., SOA, API-Centric, Twelve-Factor App, FAIR).
• 5+ years working with Cloud Native design patterns, preferably Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
• 5+ years designing and delivering digital solutions with a product mindset and various delivery methodologies (Agile, CCPM).
• 5+ years working within a DevSecOps culture, including CI/CD, TDD, etc.
• Experience with software deployment, Kubernetes, and supporting digital platforms, including integrations and release management.
• Experience scaling API ecosystems and implementing API-First integration patterns.
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization protocols.
• Proven ability to define and implement large-scale digital solutions.
• Strong communication skills and experience influencing across IT and third parties.
• Experience working in complex, diverse landscapes involving multiple stakeholders and geographies.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology.

Other: Occasional travel may be required.