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# Principal Software Engineer

- **Company:** Platform Recruitment
- **Location:** Waterbeach, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, C Sharp (Programming Language), Code Review, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Performance Tuning, RabbitMQ, TCP/IP, Multithreading, Concurrency, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Grpc, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** June 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/principal-software-engineer-waterbeach-cambridgeshire/2805654231-2/

## About the Role

* 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
 * Performance tuning, concurrency and multithreading expertise
 * Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD familiarity
 * Relevant degree

## Description

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., * 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


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