Job Description

Pirical pioneers the field of People Analytics. We are on a mission to help law firms make fairer and better decisions about their people by helping our customers answer tough people strategy questions through our innovative knowledge management systems.

We are an organically grown business of nearly 50 exceptionally talented team members, and we already have some of the world's leading law firms as our clients in the UK and the US. In the last 5 years, we have increased revenue year on year, created two flagship products and become the market leader in our industry--working with all 5 magic circle firms--but we are not stopping there.

Why join Pirical? Our team says it best:

"You're not just a number. You have a voice and can make an impact. It's extremely rare if you have a good idea here that it won't be given due diligence." - Analyst

"The team is talented, hard-working and supportive." - Sales Rep

"HUGE amounts of autonomy and flexibility in a less structured environment than a big company." - Customer Success Rep

"The company values logic and continuous improvement. Problem-solving from first principles is normal and encouraged." - Data Engineer

"Ample L&D opportunities. It's a place where the brighter you want to shine, the company is likely to help facilitate that." - Software Engineer

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on Principal Engineer to lead the technology vision for our flagship SaaS product (PLP) as we continue scaling in our largest target market (the US). You'll play a pivotal role in shaping a modern architecture that embraces forward-thinking tools and technologies, including graph databases and AI-driven solutions, to unlock smarter, faster decision-making for our clients.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about building and mentoring teams, driving product excellence, and rolling up their sleeves to write meaningful code..

This is a hybrid role, with team members expected to be in our London Office a minimum of 3 days per week.

Responsibilities include:

Lead from the front with high-quality code and a strong technical vision Set the technology direction for PLP, bringing modern, scalable solutions to life Provide mentorship and technical leadership to a growing development team Champion innovation by applying the latest technologies and practices (including AI) to drive product performance Collaborate closely with product and business stakeholders to align tech initiatives with strategic goals Define and execute a roadmap toward becoming CTO for PLP and eventually the company

The Person:

6+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally within a SaaS or web application environment Strong full-stack skills, with a backend bias (experience with Angular, Node.js, or similar is helpful but not essential) Proven ability to lead teams, mentor developers, and establish a technical vision Hands-on mindset with a desire to code and guide by example Strong communication and people skills, with the ability to align tech decisions with commercial goals Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with a passion for modernising legacy systems Brings a pragmatic engineering mindset: bias for action, systems thinking, and a focus on long-term maintainability over quick fixes
Pirical is committed to being an inclusive and diverse place to work. The excellent work produced at Pirical would not be possible without bringing together all of the different backgrounds, experiences and skills that our team has. We treat every employee equally, and fairly regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion, or sexual orientation. It is vitally important that each of our team members feels confident, comfortable, and empowered.

Note to recruitment agencies: Pirical is committed to building a long-term approach to our hiring strategy, and we are already working in partnership with selected talent partners. Please hold off sending speculative CVs or sales approaches.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 100,000.00-150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

What are your salary expectations? Are you comfortable with this being a hybrid role? The team are expected in our London office a minimum of 2 days per week
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, N1 7GU