Principal Software Engineer (£90k + 10% bonus)

Manchester Digital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Manchester is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to guide its digital transformation. The role involves overseeing technical strategy and collaborating with key stakeholders in a microservices architecture team. Competitive salary and benefits, including a 10% bonus, are on offer.

Benefits

10% annual bonus

Pension

Private healthcare

Flexible working

Responsibilities

• Lead the re-architecture of existing platforms.
• Collaborate with Architects and Product Owners.
• Maintain technical oversight for product domain.

Skills

TypeScript

Node

React

Observability

CI/CD

Job description

Principal Software Engineer (£90k + 10% bonus)

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.

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

Skills:

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

The money is good too – up to £90k plus benefits including 10% annual bonus, pension, private healthcare and flexible working.

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