Principal Engineer

Overview

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Principal Engineer / Technical Lead to join a high-growth, product-led software organisation delivering complex digital platforms for global clients. This is a senior, hands-on role for a systems-focused engineer who enjoys owning technical direction, shaping architecture, and leading delivery from concept through to production.

This role is fully remote but requires candidates to be based in Northern Ireland
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• Leading the end-to-end delivery of software projects, from architecture and planning through to implementation and production.

• Owning technical strategy, system design, and architectural decisions across multiple projects.

• Designing scalable, maintainable distributed systems with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and cost trade-offs.

• Building full-stack solutions using modern frontend frameworks (React and/or Angular) and backend services (primarily Node.js).

• Designing and implementing APIs and integrations using REST and Graph
  
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• Architecting microservices and event-driven systems with clear service boundaries and strong observability.

• Leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve development speed, quality, and documentation.

• Acting as a senior technical authority through code reviews, mentoring, and architectural guidance.

• Collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Taking ownership of delivery quality, production stability, and long-term system health.

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant experience in senior or lead roles.

• Strong expertise in JavaScript/Type Script with deep experience in React and/or Angular.

• Solid backend experience with Node.js and at least one additional language (Python, Java, Go, or .NET).

• Proven experience designing and delivering distributed systems and complex architectures.

• Hands-on experience with microservices and event-driven architectures.

• Strong API design experience (REST and Graph
  
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• Cloud experience with AWS or similar (deployment, scaling, monitoring).

• Track record of building systems from scratch and owning delivery end-to-end.

• Systems thinker with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.

• Comfortable making architectural decisions and taking ownership of outcomes.

• Strong communicator, able to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Natural technical leader who enjoys mentoring and raising engineering standards.

• Proactive, accountable, and delivery-focused.

• Genuine ownership over how systems are designed and delivered.

• Strong emphasis on architecture and systems thinking, not just coding.

• Opportunity to work on global projects with real-world scale and complexity.

• Fully remote role while remaining embedded in the Northern Ireland tech ecosystem.