Principal Software Engineer

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 (see below)

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