Principal Software Engineer

Avomind

India
Remote
Posted 28 Sep 2026

# Principal Software Engineer

> Avomind · India (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-29

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** External - Technology

## Description

Our client is a UK-based B2B software company specialising in technology for the energy and commodity markets.

They are looking for a hands-on **Principal Software Engineer** to join a small engineering team building complex software for the European energy and trading market.

This is a technical leadership role first, with people management alongside it. You’ll continue writing and reviewing production code every week while also leading and developing a small team of engineers.

## Requirements

You’ll take ownership of the technical direction of a core product area, working from well-defined requirements through design, development and delivery.

### **Key responsibilities include:**

Write, review and ship production code regularly using **C#/.NET and Azure**
Lead technical design and make architecture decisions, balancing delivery speed with long-term maintainability
Design, develop, refactor, debug, test and support high-quality software
Line-manage and mentor a small team of engineers
Lead code and design reviews and constructively challenge technical decisions
Own automated unit testing and promote strong engineering practices
Identify root causes of complex technical issues and implement long-term solutions
Contribute to planning, estimation and requirements refinement

### **What We’re Looking For**

**10+ years of commercial software engineering experience**
Strong, recent and hands-on **C#/.NET** experience, including .NET Core/Web API
Experience with **Azure** and cloud-based software development
Strong system design and software architecture skills
Experience with **SQL and NoSQL** databases
Docker, containerisation and orchestration experience
Strong understanding of SOLID principles, design patterns and integration patterns
Experience with automated testing and code reviews
Proven **people management / line management** experience while remaining hands-on technically
Fluent English and strong communication skills
A stable career history and experience working in complex products

### Nice to Have

Experience in **fintech, payments, trading, energy or another complex/regulated domain**
Experience in a smaller product-focused company
Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform, Bicep or ARM
GitHub Actions, SonarCloud or CodeQL
Experience with multi-tenant SaaS products
TypeScript, Angular, JavaScript or Python

## Benefits

Fully remote within India

Competitive salary + annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Flexible working hours

24 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays

Regular in-person team gatherings with travel and accommodation covered

Opportunity to work on complex software used in live European energy markets

## Apply

[Apply at Avomind](https://apply.workable.com/avomind/j/820FADD173/apply)