https://jobs.co.uk/job/principal-developer-spectrum-it-recruitment--9498b032-f83a-4ebd-948f-b9bd6d46f301 RSS feed for Principal Developer at Spectrum IT Recruitment. en-gb Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:45:37 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/principal-developer-spectrum-it-recruitment--9498b032-f83a-4ebd-948f-b9bd6d46f301 https://jobs.co.uk/job/principal-developer-spectrum-it-recruitment--9498b032-f83a-4ebd-948f-b9bd6d46f301 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: Newbury | Salary: £70000/annum Birthday off, private medical | Type: Permanent | If you''re a Principal level Java Developer who wants to stay hands-on while having a genuine influence over architecture, technology and the engineers around you, this is a role worth exploring. This is an opportunity to take a leading technical role on a large, high-throughput platform within the telecommunications and online payments space. Principal Software Developer Remote | Up to -70,000 | Newbury The Role This is a hands-on Principal role, with around 90% of your work focused on backend development. You''ll be working on a large platform with high-throughput APIs, Azure Cloud and an event-driven architecture. The business is growing and the volume of work is increasing, so they''re looking for a Principal Software Developer to join a 16-person R&D development team, made up largely of senior engineers. The core technology stack includes: Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot PostgreSQL and MongoDB Microservices and event-driven architecture RabbitMQ, Docker and Kubernetes Azure Cloud TypeScript, React and Angular You''ll remain close to the code while also helping shape technical direction, engineering standards and architecture. You''ll mentor other engineer... Permanent