Principal Software Engineer

RTX; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension contribution scheme

Life Assurance (6x salary)

25 days holiday + buy/sell up to 5

Company bonus scheme

Flexible benefits scheme

Enhanced sickness pay

Enhanced family friendly policies

Job summary

Raytheon UK in Manchester is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design and build software in a fast-paced, secure environment. You will collaborate with stakeholders and engineers to deliver milestone-driven solutions, contributing to architecture and code quality in an agile setting.

The role requires an active eDV clearance, onsite work in Manchester, and a strong background in modern JS, cloud platforms, and container orchestration. Permanent position with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Experience with modern JS frameworks (React/NextJS) and TypeScript.
• Proficient in Python or Java and REST API development.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS or Azure).
• Containerisation and orchestration using Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform/Ansible) and SQL databases (PostgreSQL).
• Experience with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software using industry best practice.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers.
• Contribute to milestones and project progress.
• Drive continuous improvement within the team.
• Shape technical direction with peers.

Skills

JavaScript frameworks (React, NextJS)

TypeScript

Python

Java

REST API development

OpenAPI

Swagger

Cloud services

Unit testing frameworks

Agile delivery

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Unspecified

Principal Software Engineer

Location: Manchester

Permanent

Onsite

Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates for this role to hold an active eDV clearance.

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Cyber

Our National Security Cyber business delivers mission-critical solutions that safeguard our national security 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working in a mature, agile environment, our SCRUM teams work synchronously with our customers to solve some of the toughest digital challenges faced in the world today.

Role & Responsibilities

• Design and build software using industry best practice
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers
• Contribute to the completion of milestones associated with your project
• Contribute to continuous improvement within your team
• Collaborate with your peers on technical direction within your team

Required experience

• Core Software Engineering such as: JavaScript frameworks (React, NextJS), TypeScript, Python or Java
• REST API development / OpenAPI / Swagger
• Cloud services (AWS or Azure)
• Containerisation & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• Relational Databases (e.g. PostgreSQL)
• Elasticsearch / Opensearch
• Unit testing and automation / Testing frameworks (e.g. Mocha, Jest, Cypress)
• Experience working in an Agile delivery team

Benefits

• £: Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.