Contract Role: Principal Engineer / Tech Lead

Outside iR35 | 5 days per week | Canary Wharf (Hybrid)

Target Start: Week commencing 8 December

We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer / Tech Lead for a contract engagement within a SaaS-focused environment, ideally with financial services exposure. The successful candidate will lead technical direction and mentor a small engineering team while ensuring high-quality delivery across the full development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a small team of engineers, providing technical guidance and support.
• Own architectural decisions and produce technical specifications to support backlog creation and delivery.
• Drive end-to-end SDLC ownership, including test strategy, test automation, and release management.
• Leverage AI tools and techniques within the SDLC to improve engineering velocity.
• Contribute across the full stack: front-end, middleware, and backend/data services.
• Manage infrastructure considerations across public cloud and on-prem environments, with strong emphasis on containerisation (Kubernetes).

Requirements:

• Several years' experience as a Principal Engineer or Tech Lead in SaaS environments (FS desirable).
• Strong full-stack engineering background.
• Proven experience in team leadership/mentoring.
• Solid understanding of modern infrastructure automation and containerised services.

Additional Details:

• Outside IR35
• 5 days per week
• Hybrid role with some onsite presence in Canary Wharf