Principal Frontend Engineer – AI‑Driven Platform

loveholidays; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online travel agency in Greater London seeks a Principal Engineer to drive technical excellence and innovation. You will coach engineers, embed in mission teams, and champion AI adoption. The ideal candidate has strong front-end skills and experience in delivering software solutions. You will work in a collaborative environment focusing on building scalable systems and contributing to measurable business outcomes. This role comes with various employee perks and growth opportunities.

Benefits

Company pension contributions at 5%

Individualised training budget

Discounted holidays

25 days of holidays per year

Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivery with teams.
• Experience in solving complex technical challenges.
• Ability to scale successful technical patterns.

Responsibilities

• Own the team’s functional KPIs.
• Help mission teams deliver faster, safer solutions.
• Champion AI adoption across engineering processes.

Skills

Strong front-end skills

AI-powered feature development

Technical facilitation

High-performance website optimization

Job description

A leading online travel agency in Greater London seeks a Principal Engineer to drive technical excellence and innovation. You will coach engineers, embed in mission teams, and champion AI adoption. The ideal candidate has strong front-end skills and experience in delivering software solutions. You will work in a collaborative environment focusing on building scalable systems and contributing to measurable business outcomes. This role comes with various employee perks and growth opportunities.