Tech Principal & AI Systems Architect

AND Digital Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension: 6% of salary + 2% by you

Aviva healthcare cover

Flexibenefit: £1000 allowance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Eye test + glasses

Parental Benefits: Enhanced Leave

Job summary

AND Digital is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to influence project direction with deep technical expertise and a hands-on leadership approach. You will mentor teams, uphold engineering standards, and drive architecture decisions while delivering large-scale client solutions.

You will contribute to DevOps practices, guide Scrum/Kanban processes, and focus on scalable AI-enabled platforms, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-value outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering experience with a Java backend focus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and shape architectural decisions.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving best practices across projects.
• Proven track record in Scrum or Kanban environments and agile delivery.
• Hands-on with AI scale initiatives and enterprise AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership while guiding development teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Shape engagements and be the content expert on standards, templates, and accelerators.
• Drive technical strategy for enterprise AI solutions and long-term foundations.
• Collaborate with operations to recruit and engage teams for client projects.
• Mentor and grow the Developer community across client engagements.

Skills

Java backend

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Architectural vision

DevOps mindset

Scrum/Kanban

AI at scale

Consultative skills

Job description

AND Digital is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to influence project direction with deep technical expertise and a hands-on leadership approach. You will mentor teams, uphold engineering standards, and drive architecture decisions while delivering large-scale client solutions.

You will contribute to DevOps practices, guide Scrum/Kanban processes, and focus on scalable AI-enabled platforms, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-value outcomes.