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Principal Software Engineer

Spectrum It Recruitment Limited
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 5 days
Location

Reading, Berkshire RG17LT, England

Salary

£100,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A high-tech software company in central Reading is seeking a Principal Software Engineer.
  • Candidates should have extensive commercial experience in software engineering, design, and architecture, with a focus on microservices and scalable systems.
  • The role offers a salary of £80,000 to £100,000 per year and requires a minimum of 5 years of experience.
  • The company promotes a flat management structure and a collaborative working environment, with a hybrid model of 2 days in the office.
  • Experience with various programming languages and technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL is advantageous but not mandatory.

Principal Software Engineer required by a high-tech software company located in central Reading. As the company continues to scale, they are looking for Principal Software Engineers to work on their high-performance software systems.

The company tends to employ highly experienced polyglot programmers with knowledge of various programming languages and strong systems design/architecture. Their codebase is varied so the successful candidate is likely to be technology agnostic. They have a flat management structure and benefit from a highly collaborative working environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Playing a key role in systems design, architecture, and integration
  • Roadmap definition and development
  • Creation and development of coding standards
  • Work in conjunction with senior management, providing engineering expertise to help achieve business goals

Key experience:

  • Extensive commercial experience in software engineering, design, and architecture
  • A passion for technology and using the most suitable tech to solve complex issues
  • Microservices / highly scalable software systems
  • Extensive programming experience with multiple programming languages including, but not limited to C, Go, Perl, Ruby, C++, Python, Rust, Node.js

Experience in the following areas would be advantageous but is not a prerequisite:

  • Cloud deployment - Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform etc
  • React, Flutter or similar front end technologies
  • Software security standards
  • PostgreSQL

The company operates a hybrid working model - 2 days a week in their brand-new office in Reading with amazing facilities. They are within walking distance of Reading train station and have parking available onsite.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established, growing company working on high-impact projects. If you are looking for an opportunity of this nature, please contact

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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