Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

Qualifications Scotland is Scotland’s national awarding body, designing and delivering trusted qualifications that recognise knowledge and skills. Based in Scotland, the qualifications we create are valued and used worldwide.

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Application Solutions Team.

As Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for provide technical direction and capability to support and contribute to the development of robust, scalable technical solutions. To do this you must have experience in the following specific duties:

• Line Management, Leading, Coaching, and Mentoring individuals within a Software Engineering team. Driving, and improving quality systems which outperform the industry.
• Designing, developing, deploying, and operating services with high volume users. An understanding of underlying Systems Architecture would be of benefit.
• Coordinating technical projects spanning multiple feature teams and dependencies.
• Facilitating collaboration between internal and external Stakeholders, in an iterative development environment to ensure services always meet the needs of internal and external customers.
• Ability to help define, implement, and maintain development best practices.
• Champion the adoption of emerging technologies and trends.

You must also have the following skills and experience:

• Extensive programming skills in relevant technologies i.e., Web API’s, .Net Core and C#. Knowledge of Blazor / React / Node.js would be beneficial.
• Experience with the Microsoft technology stack, particularly Cloud based technologies/containers and integration platforms. (Azure Devops)
• Researching and prototyping the latest technological advances to provide solution options in front and back-end engineering architecture to improve product development times to market and the ability to solve new and existing problems.
• Educated to a minimum SCQF Level 9 or be able to demonstrate direct relevant experience in the role.

In return you will receive experience developing scalable, high-volume client-facing Products, with the opportunity to drive real technological change whilst being exposed to the latest industry trends.

We offer a fantastic benefits package in return for your talent. This includes:

• A career-average pension scheme
• Employee wellbeing and health assistance programmes
• Development opportunities
• 27 days annual leave and 14 days public holiday

If you’ve got the skills, knowledge and experience for this role, please apply.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As a certified Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the competency requirements of the role.

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