Senior / Principal Software Engineer

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior / Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical assurance of complex software solutions across one or more domains.This is a hands-on senior technical role that sits close to delivery. The successful candidate will resolve cross-system challenges, assure engineering quality, and mentor software engineers across teams.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of complex, high-impact initiatives, considering both internal and external system impacts
• Provide technical quality assurance over the work of other engineers, including design, code quality, and adherence to standards
• Resolve complex, cross-domain and inter-system technical issues that impact delivery or customers
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering standards, patterns, and ways of working
• Coach and mentor software engineers, including senior peers, to raise overall technical capability
• Contribute to engineering learning strategies, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement

Required Skills & Experience

• Significant experience in software engineering with a high level of knowledge with BMS Remedy
• Strong background in delivering complex, distributed or integrated systems
• Proven experience providing technical assurance reviews
• Ability to resolve cross-system and cross-domain technical challenges
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and influencing engineers across multiple teams
• Comfortable operating autonomously and taking accountability for technical outcomes
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts clearly

This position requires the successful candidate to be BPSS/SC security cleared and be on-site 5 days per week.

Desirable Experience

• Experience operating as Senior or Principal Engineer within agile delivery environments
• Exposure to enterprise-scale platforms, cloud-based architectures, or microservices ecosystems
• Experience defining or evolving engineering standards and best practices at an organisational level

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