Senior Principal Software Engineer

Location: We operate a flexible, hybrid working environment with the candidate required to travel to either our Winchester or London office twice a week. We offer * Up to £83K base salary * 10% Bonus * 6% pension contribution * Private Medical * 25 days annual leave * Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance * Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture The role * Leads the development work within a very complex or large project or cross functional product team or, through part time involvement will provide oversight to many cross functional teams * Delegates for the Head of Software Engineering to support the engagement and decision making with other departments within Arqiva Defines and champions engineering best practices and standards across the entire software development lifecycle to ensure high-quality deliverables * Leads the adoption of new technologies, frameworks, and tools that can enhance the functionality, robustness, and performance of products * Agrees and oversees the architectural design of software systems with Solution Architects, ensuring solutions meet both current and future business needs while maintaining technical integrity and sustainability * Tutors, guides, and mentors a cohort of ~10 less experienced engineers * Writes clean, scalable, and testable code * Participates in code reviews to learn best practices and coding standards * Participates in the technical testing of code * Contributes to the development of features or bug fixes * Stays up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in software engineering to continuously improve personal skills and the quality of products. * Mentors more junior members of the team The person * Familiarity with programming languages commonly used in the industry * Good problem solving, analytical and logical skills to troubleshoot and solve complex software problems * Familiarity with AWS and cloud-native development * Proficiency and experience with JavaScript/TypeScript * Proficiency and experience with Python * Good written and verbal communication skills, necessary for effective teamwork, documentation, and stakeholder engagement * Extensive experience in software development, with a substantial period spent in senior technical roles * Demonstrated experience in influencing technical approaches and leading enterprise-level initiatives * Relevant qualification (Science or Computer Science or similar) and/or industry experience