Principal Engineer

1 week ago


Nationwide, United Kingdom Arqiva Full time

Translates Arqiva wide and software engineering practices and standards for software engineering teams, acting as a software engineering SME for a particular area. This is a very advanced role for expert professionals with very broad and/or deep software engineering experience.

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

* 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

Why join Arqiva? We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast, and the UK’s leading Smart utilities platform. This means we have a strong heritage and foundation for future growth for you to grow your career with us.

Our journey is to transition global media distribution to cloud solutions, where we aim to double our revenue and continue to grow by being an innovator of scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors. We have opportunities in new technology applications and products, you will have opportunities to learn and develop with us.

Your wellbeing…. Our wellbeing mission is to help our people to be the best version of themselves at work and still have the time and energy to live a full life outside of work.

Our focus for 2024 is to Win, Grow, Go Faster – find out more, contact us and apply

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