Job Description

Principal Engineer (Backend)
IVC Evidensia UK, Keynsham, South West
Discipline: IT & Digital
IVC Evidensia is undergoing an exciting digital transformation. We're building modern, scalable systems that empower veterinary professionals to deliver outstanding care -- and that starts with getting our digital foundations right.
Whether you're in a clinic, an office, or working remotely, every role at IVC contributes to better outcomes for pets, vets, and pet owners alike. As part of our central technology team, you'll help shape the tools and platforms that support more than 2,500 veterinary practices across 20 countries.

The Role

As a Principal Backend Engineer, you'll lead architectural decisions and hands-on development of complex systems using modern engineering practices and cloud-native design.

You will:
Provide

technical leadership and architectural guidance

across multiple engineering teams
Design and implement

scalable, secure, and event-driven microservices

Partner with Engineering Managers and Architects to shape our long-term system architecture
Lead delivery of

large-scale, cross-cutting technical initiatives

Promote engineering excellence through

TDD

,

pair programming

,

CI/CD

, and DevOps
Mentor Senior and Lead Engineers, supporting technical growth and leadership development
Actively contribute to codebases when needed to guide or unblock high-impact work
Collaborate closely with

Product, UX, Data, and Platform Engineering

teams
Champion

observability best practices

, including metrics, logging, and tracing
Keep up to date with industry trends to influence our technology strategy

What You'll Bring

We're looking for a hands-on technical leader with strong engineering instincts, system-level thinking, and a collaborative mindset.
You should bring:
10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
Proven experience designing and scaling

distributed, event-driven microservices

Strong knowledge of

.NET/C#

and the

AWS cloud ecosystem

Experience with

EKS/Kubernetes

, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g.,

CDK

,

Terraform

)
Proficiency with relational and non-relational databases (e.g.,

SQL Server

,

PostgreSQL

,

DynamoDB

)
Experience with messaging and pub/sub platforms (e.g.,

SNS/SQS

,

EventBridge

)
Commitment to quality development practices:

TDD

,

code reviews

,

design patterns

Strong mentoring and leadership experience within high-performing teams
Solid understanding of

observability tooling

and incident response

You Matter to Us

At IVC Evidensia, our people are at the heart of everything we do. That's why we invest in your well-being, career growth, and flexibility. You'll enjoy a range of benefits including:
Genuinely

flexible remote or hybrid working

(UK-based)
Dog-friendly office when you visit the

Chocolate Factory

6.6 weeks' annual leave

, including bank holidays

Birthday leave

- take the day off to celebrate
Enhanced

family-friendly policies

and

discretionary bonus

Reduced-cost

veterinary care

for your own pets

Private medical insurance

or Cash Health Plan (eligibility applies)
Company

pension scheme

with IVC contributions

Cycle to Work

and

Green Car

schemes (eligibility applies)
Retail

discounts

and

cashback offers

24/7 confidential

Employee Assistance Programme

Ongoing wellbeing and professional development initiatives
IVC Evidensia UK
IVC Evidensia, The Chocolate Factory, Keynsham, BS31 2AU, United Kingdom
At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Any questions before applying?

Speak to George Pickering from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.#

Talent Partner

George Pickering

george.pickering@ivcevidensia.com