Principal Software Engineer

Company: Burns Sheehan
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Overview

Associate Director – Technology at Burns Sheehan. Principal Engineer – Join a profitable FinTech Scale-Up

Up to £160,000 plus stock options

We’re partnered with a leading FinTech scale-up transforming how small businesses access finance to grow and scale. The business is backed by a strong track record with an ambitious mission, and they’ve successfully provided billions in funding to companies across the UK and Europe.

As they continue to grow, they are looking for a Principal Engineer to lead the next phase of innovation across their most critical product. This is a strategic leadership role offering autonomy where you’ll make a real impact. You’ll be hands-on, lead the design and development of systems and products critical to the business, own the technical roadmap, and lead a team of engineers.

What you’ll be doing

  • Lead the re-architecture of the team’s code, collaborating with principal engineers in other teams to design and deliver a coherent system
  • Review projects to continually improve aspects of systems and processes
  • Evolve system architecture to improve customer journeys and enhance offer-generation processes
  • Build strong stakeholder relationships and mentor junior engineers
  • Set a clear technical vision that aligns with long-term goals, working with cross-functional product and analytics teams
  • Contribute to a fast-growing scale-up by bringing new opportunities and ideas to the team

What they’re looking for

  • Strong experience in systems architecture, including designing and managing complex domain models
  • Proficiency in software development using an object-oriented language
  • Experience managing and building relationships with stakeholders
  • Demonstrable leadership experience mentoring juniors and delivering cross-functional projects

If this role sounds like a great match and you’re interested, please reach out for further details – charlotte@burnssheehan.co.uk

Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Information Technology and Finance

Industries

  • Financial Services and Technology, Information and Media

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Posted: September 5th, 2025