Hybrid Principal Software Engineer

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About the role

  • Lead AI innovation and tool adoption for feature delivery, enabling teams to leverage AI capabilities for both development acceleration and customer-facing solutions
  • Embed within delivery teams to provide hands-on technical leadership, pairing with engineers and role modelling excellence
  • Identify successful technical patterns and architectural solutions from high-performing teams, then work hands-on with other teams to implement and adapt these approaches
  • Drive measurable technical excellence outcomes (performance, reliability, maintainability) by establishing and tracking KPIs that align with business objectives and facilitate continuous improvement
  • Champion and evolve a performance culture across all engineering teams - We blog about performance regularly and will expect you to as well
  • Promote loveholidays' technical excellence culture through activities like blogging and conference presentations
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key technology vendors to ensure access to the latest performance solutions

Requirements

  • Experience with AI-powered feature development and leveraging AI tooling for software delivery, with enthusiasm for transforming how we build and deliver software
  • Proven track record of working hands-on with engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges, building team capabilities and promoting sustainable practices
  • Seasoned facilitator who excels at pairing with engineers, leading technical discussions, and helping teams navigate architectural decisions through practical, hands-on collaboration
  • Ability to identify and scale successful technical patterns while connecting technical excellence to measurable business outcomes
  • Proven Experience: A track record of building and optimising scalable, high-performance websites
  • Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of web performance engineering principles, algorithms, software design, and relevant technologies (e.g. CDNs, WAFs, Edge Computing)

Benefits

  • Company pension contributions at 5%.
  • Individualised training budget for you to learn on the job and level yourself up.
  • Discounted holidays for you, your family and friends.
  • 25 days of holidays per annum (plus 8 public holidays) increases by 1 day for every second year of service, up to a maximum 30 days per annum.
  • Ability to buy and sell annual leave.
  • Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan and eye care vouchers.

Job title

Principal Software Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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