Principal Software Engineer
3 days ago
Watford
Principal Software Engineer Hours: 40h p/w Location: Remote Salary:60k-70k Build the platforms that power better travel money At eurochange, we're transforming foreign exchange — making it better, simpler and more convenient for millions of customers. Technology is at the heart of that journey, and we're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the platforms that drive our digital future. This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role where you'll influence architecture, guide engineering standards, and deliver enterprise-grade solutions that scale with our ambitions. What you'll be doing As our Principal Software Engineer, you'll be a technical authority across our digital platforms, combining architectural vision with practical delivery. You'll: • Lead end-to-end full-stack delivery, from backend services and APIs to customer-facing and internal applications, • Shape and evolve platform and system architecture, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and future-ready, • Translate business strategy into robust technical designs, balancing innovation with resilience, • Set the standard for clean code, engineering best practice and quality across teams, • Drive modernisation initiatives, reducing technical debt and improving performance, • Champion DevOps, CI/CD and automation, enabling faster, safer releases, • Embed security, compliance and GDPR-by-design into everything we build, • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Architecture and senior stakeholders You're a strategic, hands-on technical leader who enjoys solving complex problems and influencing direction. You're trusted for your judgement, calm under pressure, and passionate about building systems that last. You'll bring: • Expert-level experience with C#, .NET and object-oriented design, • Strong front-end knowledge using JavaScript/TypeScript and React, • Deep experience designing and governing enterprise APIs (REST & SOAP), ideally on Azure, • Proven leadership in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native environments, • Advanced SQL Server and data modelling expertise, • Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems, • Experience with CMS platforms (e.g. Umbraco) and third-party integrations, • A collaborative mindset and the ability to influence without line management Our Perks Are Out of This World!, • Colleague Rate on Travel Money, • 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), • High Street Discounts, • Free 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your family, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Employee Wellbeing & Financial Support through Retail Trust, • Employee Assistance Programme – because you matter!, • Wagestream – access your earned wages when you need it, • Recognition Awards for outstanding service, • Additional holiday entitlement after 1 year, • Life Assurance JBRP1_UKTJ