Principal Developer and Team Lead

Principal Developer and Team Lead Salary: £51,400 £68,800 Location: Cambridge / Hybrid (% office-based) Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-Time, 35 Hours Per Week About the Role We are looking for a technically strong Team Lead ready to take the next step into a broader leadership role while remaining hands-on with development. This position combines technical leadership, software engineering, and team management responsibilities. You will play a key role in modernising enterprise applications through migration to cloud-native architectures while helping establish emerging engineering practices, including Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and AI-driven development. You will act as the Principal Developer on a focused project within a wider transformation programme, maintaining deep ownership of technical delivery from design through to implementation. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with approximately % of time spent in the office. Key Responsibilities Lead the design, development, and delivery of modern cloud-native applications. Drive migration of legacy enterprise systems to AWS-based architectures. Contribute to the development of SRE and AI engineering practices. Remain actively involved in coding, technical design, and code reviews. Set technical standards and engineering best practices across teams. Collaborate with architects, infrastructure teams, product owners, and technical stakeholders. Lead and mentor a small team of developers through ..... full job details .....