Principal Software Engineer


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Iceland

Listed on

15th October 2021

Location

Deeside

Salary/Rate

Competitive

Salary Notes

Competitive

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Here at Iceland we're different. We care. We're not a dull stuffy corporate. We're one big team. A diverse group of people who get stuck in and work together. We have an opening for a skilled Principal Software Engineer who is comfortable with leading engineers and taking technical ownership of products. You will be working within our Integration Development team which sits in our IT Department here at Head Office in Deeside, near Chester. 

Purpose of the role: 

Reporting to the Software Development Manager, you will lead a squad of engineers working on the latest Azure technologies following contemporary architectural patterns and practices directed towards delivering business value fast.

The squad develops and supports micro-services, taking advantage of the cost and scaling benefits of serverless compute in Azure.  Responsible for custom integrations within Iceland, our focus is on writing highly performant solutions often required to deal with large numbers of transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead a squad of engineers (line management responsibility)

Develop and maintain technical product roadmaps

Take technical ownership of a portfolio of products

Assist the Software Development Manager with strategic planning

Execute software development tasks as part of a SCRUM sprint

Perform peer reviews

Collaborate with Architects as part of the design process

Work with Business and Test Analysts to refine User Stories and their Acceptance Criteria

Perform Spikes as part of the development process

Investigate and assess new technology

Mentor other team members

Skills required:

Good understanding of product development

Good understanding of SOLID principles

Good understanding of software development methodologies

Working knowledge of Design Patterns

Strong C# (other OO acceptable)

Strong SQL (alternate experience of document dBs acceptable)

What you will be working on:

The following technology stack is made up of but not limited to: -

.Net Core

Azure DevOps

GitHub and GitHub Actions

Serverless technologies (Functions etc.)

EventMessage Technologies (Events HubsEvent GridService Bus)

SQL server (all flavours - PaaS, SaaS, Managed Instance, serverless)

Cosmos Db

Terraform

Make a difference to your career at Iceland, we expect a lot but you'll get a lot back in return. We will help you grow and develop your career and give you the freedom to show that you really care. Our standard benefits package includes:

25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday

Flexible working (minimum 2 days in the office)

10% store discount, 30% club individual restaurant discount

Free parking onsite

Double discount weeks

Highly subsidised restaurant onsite with our own Michelin Star Chef!

Subsidised Costa onsite

Discounted gym membership

Charity fundraising events

Educational sponsorship

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Long service awards

Reward & recognition

Online discounts at over 150 retailers and cashback on shopping, holidays, insurance and more!

 Be Proud. Be brave. Be everything that makes us different. Be Iceland.

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