Principal Developer

Salary: £90,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements

• Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns, including microservices and message-driven architectures.
• Experience developing applications with non-functional requirements in mind.
• Experience in application and digital services design.
• Proficiency in software engineering practices such as code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and SOLID/DRY principles.
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular, React, and Node.
• Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.
• Desirable: Kotlin.
• Experience in estimation and sizing.
• Experience in integration and API design.
• Proficiency in cloud technologies.
• Appetite to work with emerging AI technologies.
• SC eligible.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership within a team to coordinate and deliver scalable, secure solutions in line with industry best practices.
• Work within a project management and agile delivery methodology to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of software applications.
• Take technical ownership of a product or software solution, covering design, estimation, shaping, and user story and requirement creation.
• Document solutions, including architecture, configuration, release, and support handover.
• Collaborate and liaise with stakeholders and end users throughout the software development lifecycle, including PMs, BAs, testing, and product teams.
• Clearly communicate technical designs in conversation, documentation, and presentations to stakeholders of varying technical ability.
• Provide effective knowledge transfer to team members and customers.
• Manage, coach, and develop junior members of the team and the wider community.
• Foster a positive working environment and facilitate team collaboration and communication.

Technologies

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Angular
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Hibernate
• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• Kotlin
• Oracle
• React
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• TypeScript
• microservices
• NodeJS
• Backend
• DevOps
• Embedded
• Frontend
• OutSystems
• Security
• Snowflake

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We are Version 1, a trusted technology and transformation partner with 30 years in business, working with global brands to deliver customer-focused solutions. We are a 3,300-strong, award-winning employer and a premier AWS, Microsoft, and Oracle partner in the UK and Ireland. Our Digital & Cloud Practice is growing rapidly, offering opportunities to work on large-scale transformational and migration projects across public and private sectors. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including quarterly profit share, career progression and mentorship, flexible and remote working, financial wellbeing support, wellbeing initiatives, generous leave, educational assistance, certifications, reward schemes, and community-focused initiatives. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and a respectful workplace where everyone can thrive.

last updated 36 week of 2026