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Principal Engineer

Cambridge, United KingdomFull-time2026-08-05 → 2026-11-12
On-site

Core

Provide authoritative technical leadership over engineering work delivered by internal and 3rd party development teams within life sciences and biotechnology.

Role type

Principal Engineer (Software Engineering)

Builds

Cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and API designs for biological reagents and solutions.

Domain

Life Sciences / Biotechnology / Digital Technology

Required skills

Cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, API design, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, environment automation, root cause analysis, technical leadership, code inspection, security guidelines adherence

Preferred skills

Global multi-country corporate experience, cross-cultural collaboration

Technologies

Cloud-native frameworks, distributed systems tools, CI/CD tools

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership over internal and 3rd party engineering teams, conduct technical reviews and code inspections, act as senior escalation point for critical technical issues, lead root cause analysis on complex technical faults, ensure adherence to engineering standards and security guidelines

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence