Principal Software Engineer

17918
📍 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 25, 2026

Job Description

Title: Principal Software Engineer Role: Distributed Systems & Communications Location: Cambridgeshire Salary: £60-£80k Platform Recruitment has partnered with an innovative technology company developing mission-critical systems used by organisations worldwide. They're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the technical direction of their platform. Key Responsibilities: Lead architecture and implementation of systems in C#/.NET Build low-latency applications handling high-volume data traffic Drive technical vision and mentor engineers across the team Oversee code reviews, coding standards and CI/CD pipelines Key Requirements: 10+ years C# and .NET Core Strong distributed systems and microservices background Hands-on experience with RabbitMQ, Kafka or similar messaging technologies Proficiency with TCP/IP, gRPC and high-availability protocols Performance tuning, concurrency and multithreading expertise Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD familiarity Relevant degree If this so...

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Job Details

  • Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date June 25, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 04, 2026