Principal Software Engineer: Lead Cloud-Native Architecture

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

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