Principal Software Architect & Platform Lead

automata.tech; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - GBP 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company transforming laboratory automation is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead their platform's technical direction. This hands-on role involves mentoring senior teams, defining architecture, and addressing complex engineering challenges. With 12–18 years of experience required, expertise in Golang and system design is crucial. The position offers a hybrid work model in London, along with attractive benefits including health insurance and additional leave.

Benefits

Vitality Health Insurance

Eye Care

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Wellbeing & Support

Wellbeing & Development Allowance

Spill & Employee Assistance Programme

Additional Leave

Pension Scheme

Group Life & Critical Illness cover

Qualifications

• 12–18 years of professional software engineering experience with deep backend focus.
• Strong expertise in Golang and comfortable with Python-based systems.
• Experience influencing and leading senior technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and technical direction of core platform.
• Lead, mentor, and influence senior engineers effectively.
• Design scalable, resilient, and secure systems.

Skills

Golang

Python

System design

Distributed systems

Cloud-native environments

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

IaC

Job description

A tech company transforming laboratory automation is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead their platform's technical direction. This hands-on role involves mentoring senior teams, defining architecture, and addressing complex engineering challenges. With 12–18 years of experience required, expertise in Golang and system design is crucial. The position offers a hybrid work model in London, along with attractive benefits including health insurance and additional leave.