Principal Software Engineer
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We are a software engineering consultancy that believes in doing the simple things well - clean code, testing, autonomy, zero lock-down, control over your tools and practical, agile processes. We care deeply about what we do and how we do it.
As a Principal Software Engineer you will lead the design and development of the next generation of digital products and solutions for our customers. You will spend the majority of your time writing code, contributing to our overarching culture of engineering excellence, and nurturing your fellow team members.
In return, we can offer varied, challenging work in a supportive environment - one where you have every opportunity to grow as an engineer through world-class training and regular attendance at software conferences.
Day to Day
- Design, architect and deliver a wide range of robust, resilient software solutions into production
- Lead a team of engineers in the development of great software solutions
- Work across a range of front and backend technologies (Kotlin, C#, AWS etc) in a highly supportive work environment
- Develop and write great code on a daily basis, leading by example
- Research, evaluate and implement new technologies that help improve how we work
- Proactively contribute to a team culture that values quality, robustness and knowledge sharing
- Mentor more junior staff and peers
Need to have
- Ideally, a minimum of 7 years experience in the software industry
- Exceptional understanding of coding principles, from functional to OO, clean coding to testing, etc
- Expertise in Java, Kotlin, C# or similar HLL.
- Experience with industry frameworks and libraries (e.g. Spring, .NET Core, React, etc)
- Experience of agile processes - planning, grooming, demo, retro, story points, burndown, etc
- Evidence of taking a leadership role in a technical team to deliver software to market
- Excellent understanding of emerging technologies and practices
- A keen eye for detail and quality which should be reflected in your outputs
- Excellent academic qualifications and communication skills, written and verbal
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
Nice to have
- Experience developing mobile apps (Kotlin / Swift), or web applications (Angular / React)
- Experience developing cloud native and serverless system (Azure / GCP / AWS)
- Evidence of contribution to a personal or open source project
- Great interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Client facing experience
Benefits include
- Excellent salary + annual bonus
- Flexible working + work from home
- 35 days annual leave
- Health insurance + life assurance
- Personal hardware budget
- 8% pension (5% contributory)
- Bike to work scheme
Equality
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
- Department
- Software Engineering
- Locations
- Belfast
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
What We Stand For
Caring...
...about each other ...about our clients ...about our planet
Grafting...
...for kinder ways ...for smarter ways ...for better ways
Growing...
...our knowledge ...our capabilities ...our impact
About Instil
Founded in 2005 and based in Belfast, we are a diverse, multi-disciplinary team of engineers, designers, educators and producteers focused on working together for positive impact and change.
We work with some of the world’s best known technology brands, helping them create the next generation of software products that challenge and inspire us all to think, feel and act in new ways.
Principal Software Engineer
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