Principal Engineer – Backend, Java

AND Digital

. Be initially 100% billable and hands on while the Club grows; as we mature this might be less and be a more pure consulting and BD role to help grow clients and fix failing projects.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeBristol • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be initially 100% billable and hands on while the Club grows; as we mature this might be less and be a more pure consulting and BD role to help grow clients and fix failing projects.
Help with winning new clients by helping to solve their technology problems; coming up with compelling and pragmatic solutions
Lead the engineering and development thinking for your club, ensuring that this aligns with the Club Executive’s strategy, overarching business strategy, and client needs.
Guide and support the improvement of technical skills for the junior to senior developers in your Club, during their time in internal projects between client assignments.
Define coding standards and ensure they are followed during client assignments
Provide technical oversight for client work on the Club’s most challenging engineering activities, working alongside the Club’s Product Developers and Technical Leads
Enable an inclusive and diverse technology culture in your Club, and support these values on our client engagements, including building this culture onsite directly with clients and their incumbent technologists.
Support club in setting up engagements for success, ensuring that technical direction and choices are appropriate for clients’ needs, (providing technical oversight during discovery) and supporting the project resourcing during discovery phase
Collaborating with the Technologists of the Consulting team to establish AND’s tech proposition and develop Thought Leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands on coding capability to a specialist/expert level in Java
Wide experience of pragmatic, hands-on technical delivery of enterprise-scale projects across the full SDLC.
Deep understanding and extensive track record of delivering complex technical solutions using Agile methods including Scrum, SAFe etc.
Hands-on experience of modern software delivery, including XP, TDD, CI/CD and DevOps practices.
A keen understanding of industry best-practice around standards, quality and continuous improvement.
Proven leadership of teams and teams of teams; extensive client-facing experience is expected.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Software Engineering AND Digital is a technology consulting firm that partners with organizations of all sizes to transform their digital capabilities and close the digital skills gap. By employing a unique "Guide, Build, Equip" model, AND Digital helps clients accelerate digital delivery through consulting, software engineering, mobile app development, experience design, and data solutions. The company focuses on creating better digital products and enhancing the technological capabilities of its clients. Its services extend across multiple regions, including the UK, Europe, and the USA, working closely with clients to solve complex challenges and implement innovative solutions. Known for its club model, AND Digital fosters intimate client partnerships with the advantages of a large firm's resources. Principal Engineer – Backend, Java 🔥 22 minutes ago 🏢🏡 Bristol – Hybrid ⏰ Full Time 🔴 Lead 🔙 Backend Engineer 🇬🇧 UK Skilled Worker Visa Sponsor Java SDLC Apply Now Find Hiring Managers Customize resume for this job Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Be initially 100% billable and hands on while the Club grows; as we mature this might be less and be a more pure consulting and BD role to help grow clients and fix failing projects.
Help with winning new clients by helping to solve their technology problems; coming up with compelling and pragmatic solutions
Lead the engineering and development thinking for your club, ensuring that this aligns with the Club Executive’s strategy, overarching business strategy, and client needs.
Guide and support the improvement of technical skills for the junior to senior developers in your Club, during their time in internal projects between client assignments.
Define coding standards and ensure they are followed during client assignments
Provide technical oversight for client work on the Club’s most challenging engineering activities, working alongside the Club’s Product Developers and Technical Leads
Enable an inclusive and diverse technology culture in your Club, and support these values on our client engagements, including building this culture onsite directly with clients and their incumbent technologists.
Support club in setting up engagements for success, ensuring that technical direction and choices are appropriate for clients’ needs, (providing technical oversight during discovery) and supporting the project resourcing during discovery phase
Collaborating with the Technologists of the Consulting team to establish AND’s tech proposition and develop Thought Leadership. 🎯 Requirements
Hands on coding capability to a specialist/expert level in Java
Wide experience of pragmatic, hands-on technical delivery of enterprise-scale projects across the full SDLC.
Deep understanding and extensive track record of delivering complex technical solutions using Agile methods including Scrum, SAFe etc.
Hands-on experience of modern software delivery, including XP, TDD, CI/CD and DevOps practices.
A keen understanding of industry best-practice around standards, quality and continuous improvement.
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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaAgileScrumSAFeXPTDDCI/CDDevOpscoding standardstechnical oversight

Soft Skills

leadershipclient-facing experiencecollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationmentoringinclusivitydiversitystrategic thinkingsupporting technical skills improvement