Principal Developer - #1794571

Principal Software Developer – Tech with Purpose, Code with Clarity

Edinburgh | Hybrid (2 days in-office) | Full-time | £65–75k + profit share

Looking for a role where clean code and clever architecture get the recognition they deserve? We’re building something ambitious, and we’re looking for someone like you—someone who takes pride in writing elegant, maintainable software and thrives in a collaborative, modern engineering culture.

Why you’ll love this

• You’ll be a hands-on technical leader, guiding design decisions and mentoring developers, while keeping your coding edge razor-sharp


• You’ll help shape applications that make a real difference, across one of the UK’s largest and most technically rich digital estates


• You’ll join a welcoming, growth-focused culture where innovation, curiosity, and personality are celebrated—not squeezed into a template

What you’ll be doing

• Leading technical development, design and architecture across impactful, cloud-native projects


• Writing and reviewing clean, testable code primarily across .NET and Azure


• Evolving existing systems and designing new ones with clarity and pragmatism


• Driving engineering excellence through code reviews, performance tuning, and scalable architecture


• Coaching, mentoring, and enabling growth in others through people-first leadership

You’ll bring

• Deep experience with the .NET ecosystem and modern cloud platforms (Azure experience’s a plus)


• An instinct for designing scalable, distributed systems with the architectural patterns to back it up


• Passion for simplicity, maintainability, and quality in code


• A collaborative mindset and the emotional intelligence to lift teams as well as systems

What makes our client different

• 35-hour working week—because balance fuels brilliance


• Hybrid working—just 2 days a week in their Edinburgh office


• Competitive salary (£65–75k) + profit share


• Private medical, enhanced pension, life assurance, and more


• Dedicated learning time, personal development budget, and mentoring programme


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values your voice as much as your skills

Whether you're sketching out architecture diagrams or coaching future tech leads, this is a place where crafting great code counts and where your curiosity and care will help shape the future.

Ready to join a team where great engineering and great culture go hand in hand? Apply now or call Simon on 0131 563 7240 for a confidential chat.