25 of 25 Principal Software Engineer Jobs in London

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Burns Sheehan
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Principal Software Engineer (Go/Systems) 🚀 Series B Scale Up 🔬 Life Sciences Salary : £170,000 plus package Location : Angel (3 days per week in office) Requirements : Backend engineering specialist, with expertise in Golang, Python, Rust, Kubernetes The Mission: Orchestrating Physical Reality 🤖 I am working with a Series … raised) disrupting the Life Sciences sector by building a cloud-to-hardware "Operating System" that automates human health. They are looking to hire a Principal Software Engineer who will be the technical heavyweight that 5–6 Staff Engineers rally behind. ⚡ The Technical Core The ecosystem is built ...

Principal Software Engineer Java SpringBoot AWS

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Principal Software Engineer/Developer (Java SpringBoot AWS) London/WFH to £120k Are you an experienced Java focussed Software Engineer, with technical project leadership and client facing skills? You could be progressing your career at a global technology consultancy. As a Principal Software Engineer you will lead client projects, often long term technical transformations, designing, developing and delivering a range of projects for clients, mainly within the financial services sector and with a focus on migrating legacy systems to AWS and introducing CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments. ...

Senior Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer - C++, Python

Hiring Organisation
N P Associates
Location
City of London, London, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£100,000 - £140,000 per annum
Senior Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer- C++, Python - Financial/Banking. Candidates will have a minimum 8+ years C++ experience and excellent knowledge of Python -coming from a Financial/Banking background with knowledge of Equities, Futures & Options and Fixed Income and Exchange Connectivity. … work with the Product, Infrastructure and QA teams, to produce high performance, low latency and highly reliable code. Your goal will be to develop software which handle large amount of TPS to drive a highly efficient technology used by several markets around the world. To be successful in this ...

Principal Software Engineer | Applied AI | Fully Remote

Hiring Organisation
Oho Group
Location
East London, London, United Kingdom
Principal Software Engineer | Applied AI | Fully Remote Principal Software Engineer required for well backed and rapidly growing start-up to help build and scale systems at the cutting edge of applied AI. This is a high-impact role focused on solving complex, real-world … play a key role in designing and delivering production-grade systems where intelligent agents operate at scale. You are an experienced, hands-on backend engineer with strong expertise in Python and/or Go , and a proven track record of putting AI agents into production in recent years. About ...

Principal Software Engineer | Applied AI | Fully Remote

Hiring Organisation
Oho Group
Location
Central London / West End, London, United Kingdom
Principal Software Engineer | Applied AI | Fully Remote Principal Software Engineer required for well backed and rapidly growing start-up to help build and scale systems at the cutting edge of applied AI. This is a high-impact role focused on solving complex, real-world … play a key role in designing and delivering production-grade systems where intelligent agents operate at scale. You are an experienced, hands-on backend engineer with strong expertise in Python and/or Go , and a proven track record of putting AI agents into production in recent years. About ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
TechTree
Location
City of London, Greater London, UK
Principal Software Engineer – AI in Healthcare (Python/Distributed Systems) Overview We’re building automation systems that enable AI agents to operate like doctors and nurses. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will work directly with hospitals and clinics to deploy production-grade … iterate quickly. Ensure performance, reliability, and clinical accuracy in mission-critical systems. What We’re Looking For 5+ years building complex, production-grade software systems. Strong expertise in Python (Go, React, AWS are a plus). Experience designing scalable architectures from scratch. High ownership, low ego, and comfort operating ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Principal Software Engineer London offices + flexible hybrid working Up to £120k + benefits Join a global technology organisation whose products are trusted by leading brands and deliver real-world impact across sustainability, education and safety. This is a pivotal role, reporting to the Head of Engineering … shaping architecture, improving products and unblocking delivery. Solve complex engineering problems and drive best practice across the organisation. Requirements 5+ years’ experience as a Principal Software Engineer (or similar) in an enterprise environment. Proven track record leading across multiple engineering teams and specialties. Experience with Event-driven ...

Principal Software Engineer - C++ Robotics System

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Principal Software Engineer - C++ Robotics System London, United Kingdom | Posted on 21/04/2026 About the Company At sees.ai, we’ve built a system that enables unmanned aerial systems to carry out inspections of critical national infrastructure, making these missions repeatable, scalable, and commercially viable … prototype or a simulation. It’s a complex, integrated system already deployed and working in the field, solving real operational problems. Overview Principal Robotics/C++ Software Engineer – London (Hybrid) Define how a complex, real-world system scales — technically and organisationally. Now, following a major contract with ...

Energy Trading - Principal Software Engineer London

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Energy Trading - Principal Software Engineer London About Indicium AI Indicium AI is trusted by the world's leading enterprises to deliver AI into production at scale. We are a global AI-native consultancy with proven experience across Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail … partners - including Anthropic, Databricks, AWS, OpenAI, and Microsoft - to deliver modern AI with speed and measurable impact. Overview Indicium AI are seeking an exceptional Principal Software Engineer to lead delivery of exciting engagements within our Energy & Commodities Trading sector. This role demands a unique combination of hands ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
83zero Limited
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Principal Full Stack Software Engineer Location: Hybrid - 1-2 days a week Salary: £110-130k + 10% Bonus Type: Permanent No Sponsorship Available Overview: We are seeking a Principal Full Stack Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high … This is a senior, hands-on leadership role where you will shape technical direction, influence engineering standards, and drive best practice across the full software development lifecycle. You will work closely with product, architecture, and leadership teams to deliver robust, user-centric solutions while mentoring engineers and fostering ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
83zero Ltd
Location
London, Lime Street, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£110000 - £130000/annum
Principal Full Stack Software Engineer Location: Hybrid - 1-2 days a week Salary: £(Apply online only)k + 10% Bonus Type: Permanent No Sponsorship Available Overview: We are seeking a Principal Full Stack Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable … This is a senior, hands-on leadership role where you will shape technical direction, influence engineering standards, and drive best practice across the full software development lifecycle. You will work closely with product, architecture, and leadership teams to deliver robust, user-centric solutions while mentoring engineers and fostering ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Total Recruitment Group
Location
North West London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Principal Engineer Post-Purchase & Fulfilment | London (Hybrid) | Up to £155,000 Principal Engineer's! Own the end-to-end architecture of how a physical product moves from factory floor to customer doorstep. Design led consumer brand with over 30 million customers worldwide. This is a rare ...

Principal Software Engineer - C++ Robotics System

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Principal Robotics/C++ Software Engineer London (Hybrid) Define how a complex, real‐world system scales — technically and organisationally. At sees.ai, we’ve built a system that enables unmanned aerial systems to carry out inspections of critical national infrastructure, making these missions repeatable, scalable, and commercially viable … entering the next phase: scaling that system into a robust, production platform and building the engineering organisation around it. We’re looking for a Principal Robotics/C++ Software Engineer to lead that transition. The Role This role goes beyond a typical senior engineering position. ...

Senior/Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Senior/Principal Software Engineer Application Deadline: 31 May 2026 Department: Software Engineering Employment Type: Permanent Location: London (Hybrid) Compensation: £70,000 - £100,000/year Description Please note: This role requires applicants to hold active, or recently active, SC or DV clearance. This role also … kind that have to be secure, scalable, and actually usable by the people who rely on them. We’re looking for Senior and Principal Engineers who want to shape meaningful systems, influence technical direction, and work alongside capable people who care about doing the job properly. You’ll help ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Vitality
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Office - Full time hours We are happy to discuss flexible working! Top 3 skills needed for this role: AI‐Augmented Engineering Leadership Enterprise‐Scale Software Architecture Engineering Governance in Regulated Environments What this role is all about: Our Software Engineers play a critical role in Vitality’s successful … business model by building and maintaining software solutions, in line with quality and time parameters, to enable operation as a fully integrated composite business, offering brilliant products with seamless, intuitive customer journeys. The Principal Software Engineer leads and plans development across large or multiple teams, providing ...

Senior/Principal Software Engineer - Secure Cloud (SC/DV)

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Gemba Advantage is seeking a Senior/Principal Software Engineer to design and deliver secure, scalable software solutions while working in small agile teams. The role requires active SC or DV clearance and entails championing modern engineering practices, shaping architectural direction, and influencing technical decisions. Candidates ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Cititec
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
data platforms for some of the most sophisticated trading environments globally. Following significant growth within their trading practice, they are looking to hire a Principal Software Engineer to lead complex, high-impact client engagements across data, AI, and software engineering initiatives. This is a senior, highly … modern cloud-native engineering, distributed systems, streaming technologies, and advanced data platforms. Key areas include: Real-time and event-driven systems Distributed data and software platforms Cloud-native engineering and architecture Streaming and intraday analytics platforms AI-enabled engineering solutions Modernisation of trading technology ecosystems This role would suit ...

Principal Software Engineer - Real-Time Energy Trading

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
global AI-native consultancy is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead engagement delivery in the Energy & Commodities Trading sector. This hands-on role combines technical excellence and domain expertise, focusing on architecting scalable AI solutions that drive trading decisions. The successful candidate will work closely with ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£90,000 - £120,000 per annum
shaping architecture, improving products and unblocking delivery. Solve complex engineering problems and drive best practice across the organisation. Requirements 5+ years' experience as a Principal Software Engineer (or similar) in an enterprise environment. Proven track record leading across multiple engineering teams and specialties. Experience with Event-driven ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Spectrum It Recruitment Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
shaping architecture, improving products and unblocking delivery. Solve complex engineering problems and drive best practice across the organisation. Requirements 5+ years' experience as a Principal Software Engineer (or similar) in an enterprise environment. Proven track record leading across multiple engineering teams and specialties. Experience with Event-driven ...

Principal Platform Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
All3
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
assembly to build custom architecture at the cost and speed of mass production - unlocking even the most complex sites. We’re currently seeking a Principal Platform Software Engineer to join our team, focused on shaping the system architecture and delivering software that defines the mobility, manipulation … autonomy, and reliability of our robotic systems. Responsibilities: Defining software architecture for robotic mobility, manipulation, autonomy, and platform tooling; Developing and maintaining production-grade software in Modern C++ and Python for embedded Linux environments; Designing APIs, abstractions, and reusable libraries that support reliable and scalable robotic systems; Building ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Understanding Recruitment
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
over two years, and already have a lot of customers in the UK. On-site | London Up to 150,000 + Equity Senior/Principal Software Engineers: They're looking to add Senior/Principal Engineers to their team. The team are open to hiring pure backend ...

Principal AI Software Engineer - Java

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
client - a global automotive systems industry leader - is looking to hire an Principal AI Software Engineer (Java) to join them on an initial 6-month contract, with a view to transition to permanent employment. This role will be operating as part of a high-functioning team focused … grade experience - or leastPoC forLLM's They will be creating agents and creating code that can run on production as AI agents Customer facing software/platform re-write experience Deep technical expertise in modern and AI-driven systems (engineering and architecture levels) Ownership of end-to-end, scalable ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Accenture
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO Accenture Software & Platform Engineering is over 1,000 people strong and provides end-to-end product engineering solutions which deliver tangible value, fast. We bring together … offer an exciting career working in a vibrant environment, with access to training and a global network of experts. As part of our Software & Platform Engineering team, you’ll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills ...

Principle and Senior Backend Software Engineer (.NET)

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Principle and Senior Backend Software Engineer (.NET) Location: North London/Hertfordshire Type: Permanent | Strong Salary + Bonus + Equity Right to Work: UK work eligibility required (no sponsorship) What We’re Looking For We’re searching for a highly skilled Principle and Senior Backend Engineer with ...