Principal Software Engineer

Our client is a major defence and aerospace company. Date Posted: 2026-10-15 Country: United Kingdom Location: Manchester, Lancashire Position Role Type: Unspecified Principal Software Engineer Location: Manchester Permanent Onsite Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates for this role to hold an active eDV clearance.

About us We take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, our client helps to solve our customers' toughest challenges.

We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Cyber Our National Security Cyber business delivers mission-critical solutions that safeguard our national security 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working in a mature, agile environment, our SCRUM teams work synchronously with our customers to solve some of the toughest digital challenges faced in the world today.

Role & Responsibilities Design and build software using industry best practice Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers Contribute to the completion of milestones associated with your project Contribute to continuous improvement within your team Collaborate with your peers on technical direction within your team Required experience Core Software Engineering such as: JavaScript frameworks (React, NextJS), TypeScript, Python or Java REST API development / OpenAPI / Swagger Cloud services (AWS or Azure) Containerisation & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) Infra...

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