Social network you want to login/join with:The Principal Engineer (PE) will provide technical leadership to the development teams and nurture a culture of continual learning. The Principal Engineer will demonstrate the benefits of approaches to development and delivery either through working as a team member or through group sessions. They should be the authority for decisions relating to standards and engineering best practices within their teams.The Principal Engineer will be passionate about software development and keen to use their technical and mentoring skills to help their development team to be successful. They should be comfortable working in agile teams, foster transparent communication, have a commitment to quality, and a focus on getting things done.Role ResponsibilitiesAct as the primary technical leader and developer on a team, demonstrating strong technical competencies and acting as a dependable and high value contributor within the team such that other team members know what they should aspire toProvide technical oversight of the analysis and design for assigned projectsDesign, develop, test and oversee production software solutions, including the development of highly complex systems, and modifications to existing systemsBe able to communicate the architecture and principles behind a system to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersSupport the use of preferred planning and prioritisation tooling to capture and track deliveries, identify issues and help with roadmap and iteration planning and prioritisationEnsure the team engages in a well-defined SDLC that supports planning, prioritisation and delivery needsSupport the team through help with defining scope and guiding estimation of work to be done by leveraging previous experienceBe custodians for target state architecture and best practice within your respective development teamIdentify opportunities to evolve systems towards target state architecture and direct refactoring and prioritisation to positively influence deliveriesWork alongside Team Leaders, to provide technical leadership and direction for the development teamParticipate in retrospectives and seek opportunities to drive best practiceLead the software team to deliver high quality and innovative software solutionsProvide leadership and guidance to coach, motivate and lead team members to their optimum performance levels and career development, through both gated checks like code reviews and more supportive approaches such as mentoring or identifying stretch opportunities for team membersGuide and support team to identify and escalate risks as appropriateWork with the Team Leaders to provide time and resource estimates, identify potential areas of risk and suggest mitigating actionsShare complex technical designs or issues with non-technical stakeholders and influence their decision making where necessaryIdentify tools and methodologies to improve the effectiveness of the development processAssist and facilitate prioritisation of software defects and enhancementsManage risks and issues effectively with timely escalation to the project stakeholdersExperience / CompetencesDegree or equivalent industry experienceExperience of hands on technical leadershipExperience overseeing the development of complex systemsLeadership experience within a software delivery teamExperience of the full software development lifecycle in a technical roleCurrent in-depth knowledge of .NetExperience of a general purpose scripting language (such as Python, Perl, Ruby)Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approachStrong analytical ability and problem solving skills #J-18808-Ljbffr