Principal Software Engineer

Sanderson; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for a fully remote position with a FTSE 100 Financial Services and Insurance business. The role involves shaping the technical strategy for customer-facing digital platforms, mentoring engineers, and ensuring robust solutions. Candidates should possess extensive SaaS configuration experience, strong software engineering skills, and excellent stakeholder management. This position offers a salary of up to £110,000 with additional benefits.

Benefits

Share scheme

6% matched pension

Other benefits

Qualifications

• Extensive SaaS configuration and management experience, specifically with Adobe and Informatica suites.
• Deep software engineering expertise across modern frameworks and cloud environments.
• Strong delivery leadership demonstrating mentor capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of high‑performing solutions.
• Set technical direction and mentor engineers on best practices.
• Own SaaS platforms configuration and lifecycle.

Skills

SaaS configuration and management

Software engineering

Cloud technologies

Stakeholder management

Tools

Adobe AEM

Informatica MDM

Java

Angular

React

Job description

Tech stack : Adobe AEM / CXP / CDP, Informatica MDM, Java, Angular / React, Microservices, Cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Location : Fully remote

Salary : up to £110,000 (depending on experience)

Benefits : Share scheme, 6% matched pension and other

Contract type : Full time, permanent

Sanderson Recruitment are exclusively supporting a FTSE 100 Financial Services and Insurance business in the search for a Principal Software Engineer. In this role, you will shape and deliver the technical strategy for their customer-facing digital platforms, including marketing websites, quote-and-buy systems and the technology that ensures a seamless experience for customers.

You’ll be the technical expert, shaping architecture, guiding engineering teams and ensuring platforms are robust, secure and scalable, while working with key stakeholders to deliver solutions that support business goals.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of high‑performing solutions
• Set technical direction and mentor engineers; champion engineering best practices (DevOps, automation, CI / CD) and continuous improvement.
• Own SaaS platforms configuration and lifecycle (e.g., Adobe CXP / CDP, Informatica MDM)
• Proactively tackle performance, security and technical debt
• work with InfoSec, Data Governance, and Architecture to meet standards and roadmap objectives
• Contribute to PI and sprint planning, provide estimates, manage risks / dependencies and remove impediments for squads

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive SaaS configuration and management experience, especially with Adobe and Informatica suites
• Deep software engineering expertise across modern frameworks and cloud (Azure / GCP / AWS), microservices and API design
• Strong delivery leadership - mentoring engineers, steering strategy and balancing innovation with operational excellence
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams