Principal Software Engineer

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🕒 April 30

🏢🏡 London – Hybrid

⏳ Contract/Temporary

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🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Collinson

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1001 - 5000 employees

🚗 Transport

🤝 B2B

Transport • Insurance • B2B

Collinson is a global family-run business that specializes in enhancing the travel experience for customers worldwide. With a workforce of over 1,800 people, Collinson offers market-leading airport experiences through Priority Pass, develops customer loyalty and engagement programs, and provides insurance solutions to more than 40 million customers. The company is committed to innovation and values-driven operations, and it prides itself on creating a dynamic and inclusive workplace. Collinson's expertise spans airport lounge services, travel assistance, and insurance sectors, ensuring safe, secure, and enriching travel experiences.

📋 Description

• Defining the architectural vision for our API ecosystem • Leading the design and development of scalable, cloud-native distributed systems • Building high-throughput event-driven services using Kafka • Driving engineering excellence across security, observability, performance, and maintainability • Mentoring and coaching engineers and technical leaders across multiple squads • Collaborating closely with Product, Delivery, and Engineering leadership to shape strategic technical decisions • Championing modern development practices including TDD, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automated testing • Exploring and embedding AI-powered engineering capabilities into our workflows and platform

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience architecting large-scale distributed systems in the cloud • Deep expertise in APIs, event-driven architectures, and containerised applications • Strong knowledge of AWS and modern DevOps practices • Experience leading engineering teams and influencing technical direction across squads • A passion for software craftsmanship, clean architecture, and scalable design • A mentoring mindset and a collaborative leadership style • Curiosity around AI and emerging engineering technologies • Experience with Salesforce or enterprise CRM ecosystems is a strong advantage.

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working options • Work from anywhere – 8 weeks a year • Generous parental leave and family-friendly policies • Career development, mentorship, and training • A supportive, inclusive culture with employee resource groups and diversity initiatives.