Principal Software Engineer / Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

慨正橡扯; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

慨正橡扯 in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their team in Manchester or Gloucester. This full-time, permanent position offers a hybrid working pattern, focusing on both technical tasks and team leadership.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in full-stack development and cloud services. The role involves designing and building software, collaborating across teams, and contributing to project success. Opportunities for training and development will also be provided.

Qualifications

• Full-stack experience across various JavaScript frameworks such as React and NextJS.
• Experience in REST API development and using OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Knowledge of cloud services, preferably AWS or Azure.
• Understanding of containerization using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Ansible).
• Experience with relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch or Opensearch.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

JavaScript frameworks (React, NextJS)

TypeScript

Python

Java

REST API development

Cloud services (AWS or Azure)

Containerisation & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Relational Databases (PostgreSQL)

Elasticsearch / Opensearch

Unit testing / automation

Job description

Raytheon UK have a full time, permanent opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team on our Manchester or Gloucester sites within a hybrid working pattern.

As Principal Software Engineer, you have the opportunity to focus on technical work or have a mixture of technical focus and people management focus - guiding and developing our more junior members of the team. Either way, you'll be a part of our experienced software dev function, working in a cross-functional team, delivering and deploying critical software across a variety of business areas.

Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates to hold SC and be eligible & willing to obtain eDV clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software using industry best practice
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers
• Contribute to the completion of milestones associated with your project
• Contribute to continuous improvement within your team
• Collaborate with your peers on technical direction within your team

Required Skills and Experience

• Full-stack experience across a selection of JavaScript frameworks (React, NextJS), TypeScript, Python, Java
• REST API development & OpenAPI / Swagger
• Cloud services (AWS or Azure)
• Containerisation & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• Relational Databases (e.g. PostgreSQL)
• Elasticsearch / Opensearch
• Unit testing / automation and use of testing frameworks (e.g. Mocha, Jest, Cypress)

We appreciate you may not be an expert in every area above - we can support with training and development in some areas! Please do make an application and we will identify where we can best support your growth specific to your application.