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Principal Software Engineer @ Hays Technology

Leeds, England, GBOnsiteFull-time
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About this role

Salary: £80,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience across TypeScript/Node.js and Python services
  • Experience working with AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform
  • UK-based candidates only

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver scalable product features end-to-end
  • Influence architecture and engineering standards across multiple teams
  • Improve CI/CD, progressive delivery and automated rollback
  • Drive observability, reliability, security and performance
  • Modernise legacy services and infrastructure
  • Mentor engineers and support technical decision-making

Technologies

  • AI
  • AWS
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Support
  • Kubernetes
  • Python
  • Security
  • Terraform
  • TypeScript
  • NodeJS

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We are recruiting a Principal Software Engineer for a high-growth technology business building an AI-powered digital platform at significant scale. This is a permanent, fully remote role combining hands-on software engineering with architecture and DevOps, with ownership of complex product engineering initiatives and influence over the wider cloud platform, infrastructure and engineering standards. The salary is around £100,000 plus benefits. We are advertising this role through Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited.

last updated 43 week of 2026

Skills

TypeScriptNode.jsPythonAWSKubernetesTerraformCI/CDDevOpscloudSecurityArtificial Intelligence

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