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Principal Engineer

Moo
Location
London
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Tech Leadership
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Deep technical leadership experience in ecommerce systems
  • Experience with scalable architecture design
  • Ability to translate operational and commercial requirements into platform improvements
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development practices
  • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
What the job really is

As a Principal Engineer at MOO, you will lead technical initiatives across the ecommerce ecosystem, focusing on improving the journey from purchase to delivery. You will collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders to set architectural standards, enhance system scalability, and integrate AI-assisted development into engineering practices. Your role will involve balancing the scaling of current systems with the migration from legacy components while ensuring operational and commercial requirements are met.

Benefits
  • 25 days holiday rising by one day for each year here (for 5 years)
  • Matched pension scheme
  • Paid parental leave
  • Private healthcare
  • Life insurance
  • Season ticket loan
Things to weigh
  • Travel to East Providence facility a couple of times a year may be required, but alternatives are open for those who cannot travel
  • The role involves balancing legacy systems with new developments, which may present challenges
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