Principal Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman7 days ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own deliverables across multiple teams and work with technical leads to define delivery paths that meet customer requirements.
- Serve as the prime technical contact for the relevant area with customers and external partners.
- Coordinate between organisations and collaborate with senior external partners and customers.
- Mentor and guide engineers to support skills development and team growth.
- Contribute to technical design, software development, and delivery planning.
Requirements
- Experience as a Software Engineer with strong capability in backend development using Java Spring Boot, Maven, or Python, and/or frontend development using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, or npm.
- Proven experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable backend systems.
- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, and containerisation technologies including Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, ideally in an agile environment.
- British Nationality and current possession of the highest level of UK Government security clearance.
Benefits
- Flexible working options, including an optional compressed fortnight.
- Private healthcare and a cash health plan.
- Holiday buy/sell scheme.
- Career development programmes, mentoring, and ongoing specialist training.
- Performance-based bonuses and additional wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle benefits.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Travel is required approximately 10% of the time.
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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).