Principal Software Engineer

Recruiter
Southern Lights Ltd
Location
Bristol
Salary
50000.00 - 60000.00 GBP Annual
Posted
20 Sep 2017
Closes
28 Sep 2017
Sectors
Engineering
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Description Principal Software Engineer needed to join one of the south-west's most exciting teams at their Bristol offices working on a unique product with 1m+ users worldwide. They always want to be at the forefront of their industry and are really excited by new ideas and new tech; they are a mobile app development team working with some unusual, but brilliant technologies. It's been success after success and there's no chance that will be changing any time soon, making it an amazing business to join. There's a real emphasis on control over your own work and time and they believe in helping developers grow and strengthen themselves professionally in a friendly and collaborative environment.

What experience you'll need We're looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer with a background in developing software-as-a-service products. In terms of tech they have a Java backend built on Google Appengine supported by Google Cloud infrastructure and other 3rd party services like Stripe and Intercom. As a leading member of the dev team you'll be happy to work on the full tech stack (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Java, Gradle, Swift, Android, Cordova) applying best practices across the board. You'll play a key role in the overall success of the business and your views on tech, quality and usability will be encouraged and you'll have the autonomy to experiment and make a real difference.

What you'll be doing You'll be working within a small team in a fast-paced, agile, down-to-earth, entrepreneurial environment developing and implementing solutions in line with business needs. You'll be coming on board to build amazing end-to-end products whilst applying your best engineering skills - the only way to go fast is to go well!

What you'll get in return for you talents A highly competitive salary depending upon experience within a really smart, friendly and informal team of passionate people. You'll never be bored - just engaged, excited and fully challenged improving your skills and making something awesome. You have management of your own time and work. Core hours are 10-4 but there will be flexibility where needed and the possibility of home-working, 5% matched pension, regular trips/socials and more.

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For more information on the company and a detailed job specification please apply now.