Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Join Codurance as a Principal Software Craftsperson and leverage your expertise to collaborate with clients, shape the company, and mentor colleagues. You will work primarily remotely on diverse internal and client projects, ranging from greenfield startups to large enterprise systems. Engage in complex client projects, leading discovery, navigating ambiguity, and aligning technical decisions with business goals. Communicate effectively with stakeholders, collaborate with peers, and mentor team members. Continuously learn and evolve, fostering inclusive team environments and sharing knowledge. Occasional travel to client sites may be required.

Requirements

• Bring deep hands-on experience in software engineering, particularly modernisation, with a track record of guiding teams to build well-crafted, reliable, and maintainable systems
• Be comfortable leading complex client engagements — shaping delivery through discovery, navigating ambiguity, and ensuring that technical decisions align with business goals
• Communicate with clarity and empathy, adapting your style to influence senior stakeholders, collaborate with peers, and support those you mentor
• Continuously learn and evolve, and help others do the same, whether by fostering inclusive team environments, sharing knowledge, or challenging ideas constructively

Responsibilities

• Actively build relationships with strategic stakeholders within the client, acting as an advisor and partner in helping them identify and solve problems
• Help people come up with a vision and help them get aligned behind it
• Look beyond the code, identifying opportunities to add value, support account growth, and contribute to the broader success of our clients and Codurance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in consultancy, agency, or client-facing delivery environments, especially where you've helped shape solutions or build long-term relationships
• Exposure to commercial conversations such as proposals, pricing, or contract scoping, or a desire to develop confidence in this area
• Familiarity with platform thinking, service design, or systems architecture across complex domains
• Contributed to internal initiatives, technical communities, or mentoring programmes — within your organisation or externally
• Awareness of private equity-backed or mid-market tech environments, and how technology decisions can support business scaling or transformation

Benefits

• Uncapped training support – No fixed training budget: if it’s relevant and you share your learnings, we’ll cover the cost. We encourage continuous development at all levels
• Personal learning budget - Use Learnerbly to access curated courses, books, and coaching resources to support your growth and progression
• Transparency – From day one, you’ll have access to company financials and salary bandings, reflecting our commitment to openness and trust
• Private medical cover & life assurance – Includes dental and optical. Life cover provides a lump-sum payment for additional peace of mind
• Pension (4% top-up) and income protection - Option to choose from an employer pension top-up to 5% or a holiday voucher for the value of £1000 after 5 years of service. 8% pension top-up or a holiday voucher for the value of £2000 after 8 years of service
• Employee assistance program (EAP), including access to wellbeing support (counselling, therapy)
• Enhanced parental leave – Supporting you and your family with more time and flexibility when it matters most
• Electric Vehicle and Cycle to Work Scheme