Principal Software Engineer — Tech Strategy & Team Leadership

WRK digital; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WRK digital is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead technical strategy across client engagements, shaping architecture and engineering decisions that stand the test of time.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevOps practices, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes while maintaining a people-first culture.

This role suits someone with consulting experience who wants to scale engineering capabilities across multiple programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams in a consultancy environment.
• Strong mentoring and coaching capabilities for engineers.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multiple client engagements.
• Lead technical strategy and shape enduring architecture decisions.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers across the organisation.
• Drive best practices, quality, and continuous improvement in delivery.
• Collaborate with senior client stakeholders to translate business goals into technical solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder influence

Architectural direction

Tools

Terraform

Git

Databases

Job description

WRK digital is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead technical strategy across client engagements, shaping architecture and engineering decisions that stand the test of time.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevOps practices, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes while maintaining a people-first culture.

This role suits someone with consulting experience who wants to scale engineering capabilities across multiple programmes.