Principal Software Engineer
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Job Summary
Team Health Policy Product Delivery Stream
Working Pattern - Hybrid 2days per week in the Vitality London Bournemouth or Stockport Office - Full time hours
Top 3 skills needed for this role:
- AIAugmented Engineering Leadership
- EnterpriseScale Software Architecture
- Engineering Governance in Regulated Environments
What this role is all about:
Our Software Engineers play a critical role in Vitalitys successful business model by building and maintaining software solutions in line with quality and time parameters to enable operation as a fully integrated composite business offering brilliant products with seamless intuitive customer journeys.
The Principal Software Engineer leads and plans development across large or multiple teams providing deep expertise in one technical specialism and strong capability across at least two addition this role is accountable for leading and embedding an AI-augmented software development lifecycle where AI tools are used to amplify engineering effectiveness while maintaining clear human accountability for design quality security and delivery outcomes.
The role influences both internal teams and external third parties ensuring that modern engineering practices including AI-augmented development are adopted responsibly consistently and in line with Vitality standards governance and risk appetite.
Key Actions
Implement the software development lifecycle (AI-augmented)
- Build maintain test deliver release and document user-friendly customer-centric software solutions
- Lead on and solve large complex technical problems ensuring robust root-cause analysis and clear recommendations
- Take ownership of releases and ensure their success
- Take accountability for the successful technical operation of owned systems
- Embed AI-augmented development practices including AI-assisted coding testing refactoring analysis and documentation
- Ensure AI usage enhances sound engineering judgement and design discipline
- Define and coach architectural and design patterns supporting safe and effective AI usage
Deliver to standards
- Apply Vitality technical security and process standards to manage risk and protect data
- Act as a subject-matter expert on engineering standards including AI-augmented development
- Help define evolve and assure AI-in-Engineering standards and guardrails including security IP data handling and auditability
- Champion modern engineering practices and lead by example
- Contribute to the creation review and sign-off of AI-specific standards and controls
What do you need to thrive
- Recognised subject-matter expertise in at least two engineering specialisms.
- Minimum 6 years proven experience in Software Engineering.
- Advanced knowledge of multiple programming languages and platforms.
- Demonstrable hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.
- Proven ability to lead an AI-augmented transformation within an engineering team including guardrails and coaching.
- Sitecore CMS experience minimum 2 years.
- .NET Core experience minimum 2 years.
- Java Spring or Spring Boot experience minimum 2 years.
- Experience with modern web application frameworks and integration technologies.
- Full stack development experience including web microservices and databases.
- Strong analytical and principal-level problem solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong technical leadership and influencing skills.
- Bonus Schemes A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
- A pension of up to 12% We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
- Our award-winning Vitality health insurance With its own set of rewards and benefits
- Life Assurance Four times annual salary
These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer please visit our careers page.Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
- Help you to be the healthiest youve ever been
- Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self
- Give you flexibility on how where and when you work
- Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths
- Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be
- Give you the space to try fail and learn
- Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support
- Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
- Be there for you when you need us
- Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society
We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong and are supported to be happy and healthy.
About You
About Us
Weve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives they benefit our business benefits and society benefits. Were successful because we attract develop and retain the best people and because we care.
Plus you get to join our 1.7 million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.
Ready to find out if were the right fit for you We cant wait.
At Vitality were committed to diversity and inclusion because its good for our employees for our business and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives.
Vitalitys approach to sustainability
Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page. #LI-Hybrid
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested please submit your application as soon as possible.
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