Principal Engineer (front-end)

Hastings Direct

Leicester, United Kingdom
Attractive salary based on experience; car allowan...
Hybrid
React or react native development
Azure devops or jenkins ci/cd
Agile methodology experience
Hastings Direct is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead its Technology Engineering team in a hybrid role based in Leicester or Bexhill, focusing on enhancing engineering standards and driving technical excellence. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, extensive experience in web development, and a background in Agile methodologies, particularly with React. The position offers competitive salary, a bonus scheme, flexible working arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package

Job Summary

  • This role involves shaping engineering standards and driving delivery excellence within a fast-paced CIO environment.
  • The company offers an attractive salary with a car allowance, annual performance bonus, and comprehensive wellbeing benefits.
  • Candidates will lead the Centre of Excellence for their domain while mentoring engineers and influencing enterprise-wide outcomes.

Matching Summary

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Hastings Direct is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead its Technology Engineering team in a hybrid role based in Leicester or Bexhill, focusing on enhancing engineering standards and driving technical excellence. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, extensive experience in web development, and a background in Agile methodologies, particularly with React. The position offers competitive salary, a bonus scheme, flexible working arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Salary

Attractive salary based on experience; Car Allowance included; Annual 4Cs performance bonus scheme

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • React or React Native development
  • Azure DevOps or Jenkins CI/CD
  • Agile methodology experience
  • Cloud platform expertise
  • GitHub source control management
  • Engineering team leadership

Nice-to-have

  • Grafana or Dynatrace monitoring
  • E-commerce domain knowledge
  • Service-oriented architecture design
  • Continuous learning culture championing

Key Requirements

  • Extensive application/web development experience
  • Strong transformational leadership skills
  • Expert coding in React frameworks

Work Rights

Not specified

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