Principal Software Engineer (£80k + 10% bonus)

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company near Manchester seeks a Principal Software Engineer for a digital transformation. You will collaborate with a team to re-architect platforms to a cloud-native architecture, ensuring technical oversight and leading initiatives.

Benefits

10% annual bonus

Pension

Private healthcare

Flexible working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Architects and Product Owners to lead re-architecture.
• Full technical oversight for product domain.
• Lead R&D or impact analysis initiatives.

Skills

TypeScript

Node

React

Observability

CI/CD

Job description

Principal Software Engineer (£80k + 10% bonus), Manchester

Great opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer to work for a retail company near Manchester at the beginning of a digital transformation.

You’d report to the Head of Engineering and would work as part of a team of Principal Software Engineers responsible for collaborating with Architects and Product Owners to lead the re-architecture of existing platforms to a cloud-native, event-driven, microservices architecture.

While there is no line management responsibility, you’d have full technical oversight for your product domain, including technology vision, strategy, workload, and quality governance of the squads within it.

You’d also have the opportunity to lead R&D or impact analysis initiatives, which may involve hands-on rapid prototyping.

Skills:

• TypeScript, Node, React
• Observability
• CI/CD

The package is competitive – up to £80k plus benefits including a 10% annual bonus, pension, private healthcare, and flexible working arrangements.

If you’re interested in this opportunity and would like to know more, please apply through this advert, and I will contact you ASAP.