Principal Engineer – Front-End

Hastings Direct

Principal Engineer leading engineering standards and driving delivery excellence for a digital insurance provider. Shaping engineering culture and improving technical processes in a hybrid working environment.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeLeicester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong transformational leadership and mentoring capabilities while driving improvements in application and web development within Agile environments. Expert in cloud platforms, CI/CD pipeline design, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture.

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Transformational LeadershipAgile Methodology ExpertiseReact Application DevelopmentCI/CD Pipeline DesignCloud Platform Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Application DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentAgile MethodologyCI/CD Pipeline DesignCoding ExpertiseBuild AutomationDeployment AutomationSource ControlContinuous IntegrationTooling Improvements

Soft Skills

MentoringPeople DevelopmentConstructive FeedbackProblem SolvingHigh-Performance Culture Advocacy

Tools & Technologies

JiraOctaneGitHubAzure DevOpsJenkins

Industry Keywords

SDLCCentre of ExcellenceContinuous LearningBest PracticesBusiness Impact

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudJenkinsReactReact NativeSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Developing engineers through line management, mentoring, sponsorship, and delivering clear, constructive feedback
Deployed to the highest-priority business challenges, quickly resolving complex issues
Providing strategic and technical input to improve project outcomes
Shaping and improving the delivery pipeline by identifying gaps and leading solutions that increase speed, reliability, and consistency across the SDLC
Leading the Centre of Excellence for your domain, driving tooling improvements, establishing best practices and controls, and embedding continuous learning
Championing high standards, linking technical decisions to business impact, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong transformational leadership skills
Excellent mentoring and people development capability
Extensive experience in application and/or web development within an Agile environment
Strong experience with at least one Agile methodology (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and tools such as Jira or Octane
Expert knowledge of cloud platforms
Advanced coding expertise in React or React native app development frameworks
Expert use of GitHub for source control
Strong understanding of build, release, and deployment automation
Proven ability to design and integrate CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps or Jenkins
Deep experience with continuous integration platforms (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or equivalent)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Attractive salary based on experience + Car Allowance
Competitive Bonus Scheme
Flexible Working
Physical Wellbeing
Financial Wellbeing
Mental Wellbeing Programme
27 days annual leave + Bank holidays
Access to private healthcare
Dental plans
Discounted health assessments
Cycle to work and tech schemes
Discounted and free onsite facilities
Social events throughout the year