Principal Software Engineer - Lead Critical Systems & Cloud

Prattwhitney; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension 10.5%

Life Assurance

Holiday buy/sell

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Sick pay

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our established software development function in London. You will work in a cross-functional team, delivering and deploying critical software across multiple business areas.

The role requires hands-on experience with React/NextJS, TypeScript, Python and Java REST APIs, plus cloud, containers and CI/CD. Familiarity with OpenAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and GitLab is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience building web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (React, NextJS).
• Strong knowledge of TypeScript and Python.
• Experience with Java REST APIs and OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Cloud services (AWS or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible) and relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• Experience with unit testing and automation in an Agile delivery team.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software using industry best practice.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers.
• Contribute to milestone completion and project delivery.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the team.
• Collaborate on technical direction within the team.

Skills

React/NextJS

TypeScript

Python

Java REST API

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Mocha/Jest

Agile

GitLab

Tools

GitLab

Swagger/OpenAPI

Job description

Raytheon UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our established software development function in London. You will work in a cross-functional team, delivering and deploying critical software across multiple business areas.

The role requires hands-on experience with React/NextJS, TypeScript, Python and Java REST APIs, plus cloud, containers and CI/CD. Familiarity with OpenAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and GitLab is highly valued.