Principal Tech Leader – AI Strategy & Engineering Mentor

AND Digital Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension + employer contribution

Healthcare - Aviva

Flexibenefit £1000

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Eye care

Parental leave

Job summary

AND Digital Limited is seeking a Tech Principal to influence project direction while coaching engineering teams in best practices and technical vision. You’ll champion software quality across large-scale engagements andDrive architecture decisions that shape long-term foundations.

As a Principal, you’ll work within Scrum/Kanban environments, mentor peers, and collaborate with clients to uncover opportunities for impact and value, including applying AI at scale where relevant.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in software engineering with Java backend specialization.
• Ability to lead technically while guiding development teams.
• Experience mentoring and providing regular feedback to developers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and set engineering direction for projects.
• Coach teams on best practices, architecture, and DevOps mindset.
• Collaborate with clients and operations to shape engagements and opportunities.

Skills

Java backend

Technical leadership

Architecture & DevOps

Mentoring & feedback

Consultative skills

Tools

Scrum/Kanban

AI at scale

Job description

AND Digital Limited is seeking a Tech Principal to influence project direction while coaching engineering teams in best practices and technical vision. You’ll champion software quality across large-scale engagements andDrive architecture decisions that shape long-term foundations.

As a Principal, you’ll work within Scrum/Kanban environments, mentor peers, and collaborate with clients to uncover opportunities for impact and value, including applying AI at scale where relevant.