Principal Cloud Software Engineer

Salary: £45,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience designing and delivering complex enterprise or cloud platform solutions
• Technical leadership experience, including guiding teams, shaping architecture, or influencing engineering direction
• Strong design and coding skills, with a reputation for delivering high-quality technical outcomes
• Experience developing microservice or service-oriented architectures and designing REST APIs
• Experience with C#/.NET or multiple programming languages, plus a strong understanding of database design, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, or cloud-native application platforms
• Experience with Angular or equivalent web development frameworks
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality
• Strong communication, ownership, adaptability, and curiosity, with the ability to motivate others and lead through technical influence

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for the design and implementation of our cloud platform capabilities using Microsoft Azure
• Lead the technical design and implementation of secure, resilient cloud platform capabilities for our CONNECT Core Services
• Guide architecture and engineering decisions across microservices, REST APIs, data design, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Support development teams with complex problem-solving, design reviews, and delivery quality
• Promote cloud technologies, modern engineering practices, and AI-assisted development tools across our organization
• Collaborate with directors, architects, product teams, and engineering stakeholders to align technical direction with platform and business priorities

Technologies:

• AI
• Angular
• Azure
• C#
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Support
• Kubernetes
• REST
• Web
• microservices
• ASP.NET
• 3D
• DevOps

More:

We are AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our software is trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies, and our solutions help enterprises deliver the essentials of life safely, efficiently, and more sustainably across energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals. We have a global R&D team of 2,000+ developers working across a diverse portfolio of more than 75 industrial automation and engineering products, with AI and cloud at the centre of our strategy. We value learning, collaboration, inclusivity, sustainability, and innovation. This role is based in Cambridge, UK, with a hybrid working model and an expectation of being on-site around 50% of working hours, though the exact arrangement will be confirmed during the hiring process. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, and an education assistance program.

last updated 34 week of 2026