Principal Software Engineer - London/Winchester (Hybrid Remote) - £83k plus 10% Bonus

ZipRecruiter; Leigh; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading broadcasting and telecommunications company seeks a Principal Software Engineer to drive development and technical leadership on cloud-based projects. Join a talented team and enjoy flexible working hours, a generous benefits package including private medical coverage, and opportunities for growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

10% Bonus

6% Pension

Private Medical

Flexible Hours

2 days per week in office

Qualifications

• Proven backend Python experience on large-scale projects.
• Strong skills in JavaScript/Typescript frameworks.
• Experience leading and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development and technical leadership.
• Driving modern practices in project design.
• Mentoring less experienced developers.

Skills

Python development

JavaScript

Typescript

AWS

DevOps

Microservice architecture

Tools

React

Node

Terraform

Job description

Job Description

Principal Software Engineer – London/Winchester (Hybrid Remote) - £83k plus 10% Bonus

10% Bonus | 6% Pension | Private Medical | Flexible Hours | 2dpw in office | Enterprise-grade Projects

Ada Meher is currently resourcing for a Principal Software Engineer to join the one of the country’s leading broadcasting and telecommunications companies as they continue to build and deploy new platforms to support content syndication and distribution via the Cloud. You’d be joining a team of circa 14 talented Engineers with responsibilities for hands on Development as well as technical leadership and mentoring of less experienced developers.

The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of Python backend development and AWS infrastructure as well as capabilities with modern JavaScript/Typescript technology on the frontend. You will also capable of acting as a technical authority for more junior members of the team and driving modern practices through your input on project design and tool selection.

This role is able to be interviewed and onboarded fully remotely, however candidates should be prepared to travel to office sites in London or Winchester 1-2 days a week and have the full right to work in the UK.

You will find a lot of flexibility in working hours, as the client focus on productivity over time-at-desk allowing employees to build their work load around life’s other demands!

To be considered:

• Demonstrable experience backend Python Development on large-scale projects
• Strong experience with JavaScript/Typescript and relevant frameworks (ideally React/Node)
• Demonstrable experience with AWS infrastructure & DevOps
• Good understanding of IaC and Terraform would be a benefit
• Experience of Microservice architecture design and build
• Experience leading and mentoring more junior engineers

The company in question is a market leader not only in the solutions that they provide to their customers but also the technology they work on and the environment they create with many perks such as flexibility in working hours and remote work as well as private healthcare and a generous holiday allowance. They aspire to create a relaxed environment where people can work on forward thinking technology solutions and see great reward from the standard of the work they produce for their clients.

We are expecting a strong response to this Principal Software Engineer role, so please apply with or send a CV to [e-mail] ASAP to be considered!