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Perforce seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our Puppet Cloud team in Belfast. This role focuses on building innovative front-end solutions for our cloud platform. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise and leadership to drive product excellence.
You will work on a cloud-native software stack that consists of microservices, Kubernetes and a UI. You will work closely with Product Management, customers, and other engineering stakeholders (e.g. UX team) to design the new solution. You will also collaborate with other team members to deliver a high-scale, secure and maintainable service.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience developing scalable distributed software solutions
• Experience in a modern Javascript framework
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth deployment processes.
• Develop software systems with testability, scalability and manageability in mind.
• Strong communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Design and architect complex software systems, making critical decisions to drive projects forward
• Provide task estimates and accurately report progress as part of an Agile process.
• Proficiency with efficient algorithm design, data structures and design patterns.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the development team, ensuring high-quality software design and development
• Conduct code reviews to maintain code quality, provide constructive feedback, and enforce coding standards
• Act as an advisor to the functional leaders
• Continuously review and make recommendations to improve processes, tools and implementation
• May be required to support additional products/brands as needed.
• Develop features for the Puppet cloud product in a secure, well-tested, and performant way
• Craft code that meets our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environment.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers, fostering their technical growth and professional development.
• Collaborate with stakeholders within Engineering, Product Management and others (e.g. UX, Tech Writing) to maintain a high bar for quality
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, scalability, and performance