Principal Software Engineer

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Build modern products. Not legacy patches.

We’re hiring a Principal Software Engineer to help shape and scale high-performance web applications using Next.js and React.

This isn’t a maintenance role.

This isn’t a ticket factory.

You’ll have real ownership. Real technical input. Real impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing and building scalable applications with Next.js & React
• Writing clean, maintainable TypeScript
• Improving and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Driving performance optimisation and best practices
• Contributing to architectural decisions
• Mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar

What We’re Looking For

Strong commercial experience with React & Next.js

Experience shipping production-scale applications

CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions preferred)

Strong Git workflow and code review habits

Clear communicator who can collaborate cross-functionally

Nice to have:

• Core Web Vitals optimisation
• Experience in product-led or scaling environments

Why Join?

• Modern stack
• Hybrid working (Hammersmith base)
• Real ownership and autonomy
• Engineering-led culture
• £100k to £110k salary band

If you’re a senior engineer who wants to influence architecture, improve systems, and work in a team that values quality — let’s talk.

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