We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Level 6) to join our thriving business!
This role is a new key role in the IRIS Engineering Organisation and is one of the keystones in the delivery of World-Class Customer Products, Developer experience and the advancement of our technology.
As a Principal Software Engineer, your world is being embedded or supporting the teams where the hardest work is happening at any given time, helping them deliver good quality software with predictable velocity, helping them break through when they’re getting blocked, helping them get better over time, oiling the wheels of inter-team communication. Coaching, challenging and guiding the Engineering teams on great practices, processes and implementation.
What will you be doing?
Own the direction of the engineering culture at the organisational level
Drive the usage and best practices of AI Tools such as Devin, Replit, Co-Pilot, Cursor.
Work with a high level of autonomy with regards to both focus areas and impact mechanisms
Demonstrate and educate industry recognised engineering Global Cloud Platform SAAS “best in class” practices/frameworks E.g. Highly scalable, resilient, extendable service and application designs.
Influence and drive the technical strategic direction of the platform & estate with engineering Leadership (VP’s, Directors, Managers and Architects)
Promote the IRIS technical culture externally
Nurture/Grow the internal technical culture of IRIS
Drive harmonisation of best practices and processes across the organisation.
Lead new ways of thinking and new engineering initiatives across the org without defined authority.
What we are seeking
Experience developing and supporting engineers in their technical and career progression
Clear experience showcasing impact of engineering delivery
Demonstrable creation and changes to applications using AI Tools
Ability to work with a high level of autonomy
Demonstrable knowledge of architectural concepts
Understanding of cloud-native technologies and architecture
Advanced experience with engineering processes such as CI/CD, Continuous Delivery and Agile.
Deep knowledge and understanding of core advanced topics Eg: async, http, memory management, performance optimisation, profiling and debugging applications
Significant experience working across multiple tech stacks
Positive approach to problem solving
Experience of working at enterprise level scale/throughput and reliability
Demonstrable experience of taking accountability and Technical leadership and ownership of a Domain/Large scale problem

Please refer the Job description for details