Principal Data Platform Engineer - Hybrid Architecture

KDR Talent Solutions UK; Oxford (OH); Hybrid; USD 148,049 - 201,885; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Benefits package

Hybrid work (Oxford)

Job summary

KDR Talent Solutions UK is partnering with a fast-scaling tech business to hire a Principal Software Engineer for its new Data Platforms function. This hybrid role is based in Oxford and focuses on building cloud-native platforms that power analytics, AI and next‑gen products at scale.

You’ll lead hands-on engineering while mentoring a growing team, set engineering standards, and shape the long‑term platform strategy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building large-scale backend systems.
• Strong Python development experience.
• Experience leading and mentoring software teams.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and build cloud-native data platforms for analytics and AI.
• Provide technical leadership, establish engineering standards.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Shape long-term platform strategy and architecture.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Engineering leadership

Mentoring

Platform engineering

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Job description

KDR Talent Solutions UK is partnering with a fast-scaling tech business to hire a Principal Software Engineer for its new Data Platforms function. This hybrid role is based in Oxford and focuses on building cloud-native platforms that power analytics, AI and next‑gen products at scale.

You’ll lead hands-on engineering while mentoring a growing team, set engineering standards, and shape the long‑term platform strategy.