Werelooking for a Principal Software Engineer who wants to stay deeplyhandsonwhile stepping into a light technical leadership role.Youllwork on a production platform that powerslargescalelogisticsoperations around the world solving real problems at meaningful scale.

This role blends seniorindividualcontributorwork with leading a small team of engineers and helping guide what gets built and when.Youlllead technical execution manage and shape the team backlog and work closely withUSbasedpartners to turn priorities into deliverable outcomes. Formalpeoplemanagementexperience is welcome but not.

WhatYoullBe Doing

• Act as the technical lead for a small team of two Intermediate / Senior Software Engineers.

• Design and implement robust systems for amissioncriticalplatform intended tooperatereliably over long lifetimes.

• Own and manage the team backlog working with stakeholders to refine prioritise and sequence work.

• Help guide delivery planning scopetradeoffs and execution to achieve predictable outcomes.

• Influence architecture design and implementation decisions through strong technical judgement and example.

• Mentor engineers through code reviews pairing anddaytodaytechnical leadership.

• Improve platform reliability maintainability and confidence in releases.

• Lead investigation and resolution of complex production issues and escalations.

• Collaborate closely with engineers and stakeholders based in the US to align on priorities roadmap and delivery.

• Balancehandsonengineering with light leadership planning and coordination responsibilities.

WhatWereLooking For

• Typically8 years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated impact.

• Strong experience inlongrunning production systems.

• Intermediateworking knowledge of Python.

• Experience with Angular or similar frontend frameworks.

• Comfortable working in Linux / Ubuntu environments.

• Proven ability to debug and resolve complex technical problems.

• Experience influencing technical direction beyond individual features.

• Experience contributing to planning backlog management or delivery coordination.

• A collaborative mindset and an interest in helping teams execute effectively.

Nice to Have

• Experience leading or mentoring engineers without formal line management.

• Experience shaping or owning team backlogs or delivery plans.

• Background inlogistics supply chain or other operationally complex domains.

• Experience working on distributed systems or evolving large platforms.

• Experience with Rust or a strong interest in using it where it makes sense.

• Involvement in reliability quality or operational improvement initiatives.

Ways of Working

• Youllwork closely with a small local team and a largerUSbasedengineering group.

• Some flexibility in working hours is expected to supportcrosstimezonecollaboration.

• Our customersoperateglobally so occasional responsiveness during escalations is part of the role.

• Whileyoullsupport production systems this is not a constantoncallorsupportheavyposition.