Principal Software Engineer

Cytix - Manchester - Global - Engineering & Technical

You’ll be a Technical Leader, unblock the engineering team by resolving complex technical impasses, standardising engineering practices, and owning cross-functional initiatives.

You'll still be a highly hands-on engineer, responsible for rapidly prototyping, shipping MVPs, and turning product ideas into polished user experiences. You’ll work across the stack, collaborating closely with product, design, and engineering teams while operating with a high degree of independence.

 

What you'll do

 
  • Build and ship new product features end-to-end

  • Lead rapid prototyping and MVP development

  • Develop modern frontend applications using TypeScript, Vue 3 Composition API, and Tailwind

  • Contribute to backend services using Node, Bun, Koa, PostgreSQL, Prisma, and AWS

  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to shape product direction

  • Improve performance, reliability, and developer experience across the platfor

  • Support on hiring, performance and technical roadmaps.

 

What you'll need

 
  • Extensive experience building modern frontend applications with TypeScript and Vue3

  • Solid backend experience with Node-based services and relational databases

  • Experience working with PostgreSQL, Prisma, AWS, and REST APIs

  • Comfortable moving quickly, making pragmatic decisions, and shipping iteratively

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

  • Able to work independently in a hybrid environment

  • Ideally have been in early stage start-ups going through growth and technical challenges

 

What you'll get

  • Unlimited Holidays!

  • Share options - If Cytix wins, you should too.

  • Enhanced maternity pay.

  • Pension - 8% (3% emplo

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