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June 18, 2026
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Job Description
Title: Principal Software Engineer
Role: Distributed Systems & Communications
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £60-£80k
Platform Recruitment has partnered with an innovative technology company developing mission-critical systems used by organisations worldwide. They're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the technical direction of their platform.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead architecture and implementation of systems in C#/.NET
* Build low-latency applications handling high-volume data traffic
* Drive technical vision and mentor engineers across the team
* Oversee code reviews, coding standards and CI/CD pipelines
Key Requirements:
* 10+ years C# and .NET Core
* Strong distributed systems and microservices background
* Hands-on experience with RabbitMQ, Kafka or similar messaging technologies
* Proficiency with TCP/IP, gRPC and high-availability protocols
Role: Distributed Systems & Communications
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £60-£80k
Platform Recruitment has partnered with an innovative technology company developing mission-critical systems used by organisations worldwide. They're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the technical direction of their platform.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead architecture and implementation of systems in C#/.NET
* Build low-latency applications handling high-volume data traffic
* Drive technical vision and mentor engineers across the team
* Oversee code reviews, coding standards and CI/CD pipelines
Key Requirements:
* 10+ years C# and .NET Core
* Strong distributed systems and microservices background
* Hands-on experience with RabbitMQ, Kafka or similar messaging technologies
* Proficiency with TCP/IP, gRPC and high-availability protocols