Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer in Manchester, Greater Manchester | Candour Solutions Limited My career My jobs MA My account Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Software Engineering Manager Adria Solutions Manchester (M1) Circa £75-£100K 5 days ago Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector Salesforce London 23 hours ago NEW Senior Fullstack Engineer (£82k + benefits) Morson Edge City Centre, Manchester (M2) £72k - 82k per year + benefits 3 days ago Full Stack Engineer ADAPTABLE RECRUITMENT LTD Cheadle (SK8) £55000.00 - £65000.00 per annum 2 days ago Senior Frontend Design Engineer - Outside IR35 - London Bond Williams Limited London Negotiable 3 days ago Business Engineer Meta London 1 day ago Senior Fullstack Engineer, £500pd (Outside IR35) Morson Edge City Centre, Manchester (M2) £400 - 500 per day 3 days ago Senior Software Engineer Anson Mccade Manchester (M1) From £50,000 to £70,000 per annum 3 weeks ago Senior Software Engineer Hackajob Ltd Manchester (M2) Competitive 2 weeks ago AWS / TypeScript Integration Engineer Sanderson Recruitment London £550 - £600 per day 3 days ago Principal Engineer Candour Solutions Limited Manchester, Greater Manchester Permanent Contract; On-site Published: 3 days ago £80000 - £95000 per annum Apply Save Principal Engineer Candour Solutions Limited Apply Role: Principal Engineer Salary: £80,000–£95,000 Location: Manchester This is a highly hands-on technical role, ideal for a strong Senior Engineer, Principal Engineer or existing Tech Lead who wants to stay close to the code while taking real ownership of architecture, technical direction and delivery. Working closely with the CTO, you’ll help shape how the platform is built and evolved, while supporting other engineers and helping establish strong engineering standards. Key Responsibilities Own technical decisions across architecture, development and delivery. Design, build and ship features across the full stack. Stay hands-on while mentoring and supporting other engineers. Develop and improve CI/CD processes and engineering practices. Work with REST/GraphQL APIs and third-party integrations. Use AI coding tools effectively within day-to-day development. Identify opportunities to introduce AI/LLM functionality where it adds value. Contribute to automated testing, code reviews and technical standards. Key Skills Senior-level experience as a Software Engineer, Principal Engineer or Tech Lead. Strong hands-on development experience with Node.js, Go or similar technologies. Experience across the full software development lifecycle. Strong database experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server or similar. Experience with APIs and third-party integrations. Solid understanding of testing, version control, CI/CD and secure development. Comfortable taking ownership, making technical decisions and working autonomously. Confident using AI coding tools as part of your development workflow. Experience mentoring engineers would be beneficial. Benefits 30 days holiday + Bank Holidays Company pension scheme Significant technical ownership and influence & more! This is a genuinely hands-on position. You’ll be expected to get into the detail, write code, solve complex problems and take ownership, while helping the wider engineering team develop. If you're a strong Senior/Principal Engineer or hands-on Tech Lead looking for greater technical ownership, this could be a great opportunity. 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