Principal Software Engineer

Role: Principal Software Engineer

Location: Berskhire (Onsite)

Industry: Intelligence, Defence

Salary: Competitive + Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

Join a cutting edge engineering team developing high-performance embedded and application software for complex systems in the Intelligence/Cyber world. As a Lead Software Engineer, you ll provide technical leadership across the full software lifecycle from requirements and architecture through to design, implementation, and test.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and contribute to software design, development, and verification for embedded and application systems.
• Define architectures, review code, and ensure delivery to quality, cost, and schedule.
• Apply modern engineering practices (CI/CD, DevSecOps, TDD/BDD).
• Mentor junior engineers and drive best practice across the team.
• Support bids, proposals, and technical reviews.

About You:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Strong experience in C/C++ and embedded or Linux development.
• Skilled in object-oriented design and software lifecycle management.
• Familiar with real-time systems, testing frameworks, and modern development tools.

What s on offer:

• Competitive salary, bonus & allowance.
• Strong pension and flexible benefits.
• Hybrid working and excellent site facilities.
• Opportunities for progression, training, and innovation.

Please note that candidates must be eligible to obtain SC clearance and eventually DV.