Senior Principal Software Engineer - ML & DevOps

LexisNexis; Faringdon; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading intellectual property solutions provider is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to architect scalable systems. This role emphasizes DevOps and machine learning. Responsibilities include technical leadership, mentoring, and strategic development. Candidates should have deep expertise in Python and cloud technologies. The position is hybrid, based in Faringdon or home-based in the UK.

Benefits

Wellbeing initiatives

Shared parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in technical leadership or principal-level roles.
• Deep expertise in Python, SQL, Docker/Podman, XSLT.
• Demonstrated ability to drive architecture decisions and lead initiatives from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and lead development of scalable ML systems and cloud-native services.
• Drive the technical strategy for DevOps practices and infrastructure automation.
• Partner with product managers to integrate ML models and optimize ML lifecycle management.
• Guide adoption of best-in-class tools and practices for observability and performance tuning.

Skills

Python

SQL

Docker/Podman

XSLT

React/NextJS

Machine Learning

Dev Ops

Microservices

OCR systems

Java

Job description

A leading intellectual property solutions provider is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to architect scalable systems. This role emphasizes DevOps and machine learning. Responsibilities include technical leadership, mentoring, and strategic development. Candidates should have deep expertise in Python and cloud technologies. The position is hybrid, based in Faringdon or home-based in the UK.