Principal Software Engineer

develop; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

develop, a leading enterprise software company, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape the future of its cloud-native SaaS platform. This hybrid role combines technical leadership with hands-on coding, guiding multiple teams to deliver scalable solutions across the UK and internationally.

You will drive engineering strategy, promote best practices, mentor engineers and embrace AI-assisted development to improve quality and delivery while balancing business priorities and ensuring

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with C#, .NET and Azure.
• Ability to influence technical direction across teams.
• Strong focus on software quality and clean architecture.
• Experience mentoring engineers and developing capability.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in AI-assisted software development and modern tooling.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy across multiple engineering teams.
• Design scalable, cloud-native systems.
• Drive architectural consistency and platform evolution.
• Improve performance, reliability, and developer productivity.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders.
• Promote AI-assisted development to improve quality and delivery.

Skills

C#

.NET

Azure

Mentoring

Communication

Job description

Principal Software Engineer | Hybrid | Up to £100,000

The Opportunity

We're partnering with an established enterprise software company that develops a market-leading SaaS platform used by organisations across the UK and internationally.

As part of continued investment in engineering, they're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the future of their technology platform.

This is a senior technical leadership role where you'll influence architecture, define engineering strategy and work across multiple teams to deliver scalable, cloud-native software. You'll remain hands-on while helping drive engineering excellence and the adoption of AI-assisted development.

What You'll Be Doing

Engineering & Architecture

• Define technical strategy across multiple engineering teams.
• Design scalable, resilient cloud-native systems.
• Drive architectural consistency and long-term platform evolution.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability and developer productivity.

Delivery & Technical Leadership

• Partner with Engineering Managers, Product Managers and Architects on complex initiatives.
• Help teams manage technical risk and simplify complex problems.
• Balance long-term technical direction with business priorities.
• Champion best practices across software design, testing and operational excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering processes and tooling.li>
• Promote the use of AI-assisted development to improve quality and delivery.

Coaching & Mentoring

• Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders.
• Help raise engineering standards across the organisation.
• Foster a collaborative culture built around knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• Strong commercial experience with C#, .NET and Azure.
• Ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams.
• Passion for software quality, clean architecture and modern engineering practices.
• Experience mentoring engineers and developing technical capability.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in AI-assisted software development and modern engineering tooling.

Technology Environment

• C#
• .NET
• Cloud-native architecture
• Distributed systems
• CI/CD

Why Join?

• Influence the technical direction of a large-scale SaaS platform.
• Work across multiple engineering teams on complex technical challenges.
• Join a business investing heavily in cloud technologies, AI and engineering excellence.
• Collaborative engineering culture with genuine technical ownership.
• Strong opportunities for learning, progression and career development.
• Competitive salary, bonus and comprehensive benefits package.