Principal Engineer

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Software Tech at Sage means giving businesses of all sizes the technology to better manage everything from money to people. As a Principal Engineer here, you'll be part of a global market leader but with a very local heart. We're a FTSE 100 company with £60m of new investment into the business, over 13,000 colleagues globally and we continually give back to our local communities.

This is not just about taking charge of the design and delivery of high quality products and systems. It's a fantastic opportunity to help a world-class team of Software Engineers excel, right here in Manc! You'll inspire a team of local Tech legends who'll go on to achieve great things with you as their mentor. In short, you'll be both a technology leader and a product designer.

You'll

Work with one of the savviest teams of Tech experts in the North West

Complete complex assignments using your impressive software development knowledge

Direct software development projects

Define standards and practices

Provide advice, support innovation and inject enthusiasm.

The person

We've got some brilliant people here and we're always looking for more: entrepreneurial thinkers who love sharing their knowledge and energising teams. In many ways, you'll be an ambassador, upholding great product delivery. And as a natural problem solver, you'll quickly adapt to the fast-changing tech scene. Our perfect Principal Engineer will:

Have deep technical expertise and experience of Open Source projects

Be an expert at creating API-first products

Influence technical direction and application strategy

Thrive on the opportunity to pick up new technologies

Know how to make the most of 21^st century trends such as Cloud, Social, Mobility, IoT and Big Data

The offering

This is your chance to build a belter of a career right here in the second city. All the development you can handle and challenges galore. That means global hackathons, a Technical Fellowship programme and five training days per year. And all this with a company that's as local as a cagoule and a bandy-legged swagger! Our office is right near Media city with plenty of parking and a tram stop just five minutes away as well as a fantastic gym. And here on site, you'll find plenty of cutting-edge tech... which reminds us: create something that we go on to patent and you'll get an Inventors' bonus.