TECH 4 LIMITED
Principal Software Developer C++ and Rust
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Principal Software Developer C++ and Rust
Principal Software Developer C++ and Rust
Required by highly successful and fast-growing technology consultancy.
They build data, AI, and software solutions for clients in a broad range of industries, working on demanding problems in challenging environments.
The role
They are looking for a Principal Software Developer to lead delivery on demanding software projects. This role is focused on C++ and Rust development.
This is a hands-on role for an experienced engineer who wants to stay close to the code. You'll lead a team of 6 to 12 engineers, own delivery end to end, and spend a meaningful share of your time writing code, reviewing designs, and unblocking the team. It's a delivery role, not a strategy role. You'll shape how they build things and how the team grows around you.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of complex software projects
- Work alongside other leads to set direction for the defence function
- Stay hands-on: set technical direction, design software, and write code, leaning in where needed
- Mentor engineers across experience levels
- Plan and estimate delivery, manage technical debt, and make pragmatic trade-offs between speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
- Work directly with clients to shape requirements, manage expectations, and build trust
- Run code and design reviews, set the bar for quality, and hold the team to it
- Embed strong testing practices in the team's workflow, from unit tests through to integration and acceptance testing
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What makes a great candidate
- A track record of technically leading complex software deliveries
- Excellent programming skills in C++ or Rust
- Experience of modern end-to-end software engineering workflows, including requirements management, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance
- Experience integrating AI-assisted tools into development workflows without compromising on quality, security, or compliance
- Experience developing for Linux, ideally with exposure to industrial computing platforms, single-board computers, or real-time environments
- A leader who enjoys delivery and makes the engineers around them better
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and making decisions with incomplete information
- Excellent communicator, equally at home in a code review, a client meeting, or a one-to-one with a junior engineer
- Strong academic foundations, typically a first-class degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics from a leading university
- Experience in defence or national security is a strong plus
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Why join them
- Work alongside high-calibre colleagues from organizations known for engineering excellence
- High-impact work on complex problems with direct consequences for clients
- A flat structure and a small, growing team, where you'll help shape how they work
- Newcastle base with international exposure across their global office network
- 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
- Matching pension contributions up to 6%
- Private health insurance through Bupa
- Discretionary bonus
- Excellent training and career development opportunities exist for the right candidate
Basic salary £90-130,000 + bonus + excellent benefits
Based Newcastle upon Tyne.
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