Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

Title: Principal Software Engineer
Role: Distributed Systems & Communications
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £60-£80k

Platform Recruitment has partnered with an innovative technology company developing mission-critical systems used by organisations worldwide. They're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the technical direction of their platform.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead architecture and implementation of systems in C#/.NET
  • Build low-latency applications handling high-volume data traffic
  • Drive technical vision and mentor engineers across the team
  • Oversee code reviews, coding standards and CI/CD pipelines

Key Requirements:

  • 10+ years C# and .NET Core
  • Strong distributed systems and microservices background
  • Hands-on experience with RabbitMQ, Kafka or similar messaging technologies
  • Proficiency with TCP/IP, gRPC and high-availability protocols
  • Performance tuning, concurrency and multithreading expertise
  • Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD familiarity
  • Relevant degree


If this sounds like your next challenge, apply with a copy of your CV.


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Job Overview

ID:

2493504

Date Posted:

Posted 5 minutes ago

Expiration Date:

16/07/2026

Location:

Cambridge

Salary:

Competitive

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