Job Description

Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom \xe2\x80\x93 Hybrid (~3 days a week in the office)

Employment type: Full-time regular (flexible working options available)

Benefits: Competitive salary; 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); private healthcare, pension with up to 9% employer contribution; 10% bonus; 3 days paid volunteering.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take immense pride in the diversity of our people. Potential is as important as experience, and the perfect candidate doesn\xe2\x80\x99t exist, so don\xe2\x80\x99t be deterred if you don\xe2\x80\x99t meet every requirement \xe2\x80\x93 we want to hear from you!

The job

As a Principal Platform Developer, you\xe2\x80\x99ll have hands-on experience working as part of a Platform team, leveraging your skills to create forward-facing solutions to aid and influence Stream-aligned teams.

As a member of our Cloud Development practice, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be an integral member of our agile Platform team helping to drive the design, architecture, and development of cutting-edge cloud solutions. Your leadership and influence will be key to inspiring and guiding other developers within the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the strategic design and implementation of complex cloud-based applications, ensuring they align with industry best practices whilst meeting business requirements.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand project goals, and translate them into scalable, high-performing solutions.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to other developers on the team, influencing their decisions and driving best practices.
• Architect and develop cloud services, microservices, and serverless architectures, promoting a platform-first approach to drive integration and scalability.
• Drive the adoption of cloud-native solutions, continuous integration, and continuous delivery practices across the organization.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the platform\'s optimal performance and stability.
• Promote and support upskilling initiatives, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation to optimize development workflows.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in cloud computing.
• Conduct training sessions, workshops, and knowledge sharing sessions to enhance the technical capabilities of the team.

Ideal experience

• Hands-on experience working as part of a Platform team.
• Experience developing with Azure or equivalent.
• Demonstratable experience of cloud security principles, practices, and tools.
• Demonstratable software development experience, ideally with a focus on Cloud technologies, preferably with C# & ASP.Net Core.
• Well-versed in concepts such as CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, PaaS etc.
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker & Kubernetes.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, able to convey information clearly and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences.

The team you\xe2\x80\x99ll join

We\xe2\x80\x99re a great bunch of highly-skilled individuals who are passionate about harnessing cloud technologies to drive innovation and optimise scalability.

R&D at AVEVA

Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name. Our track record of innovation is no fluke \xe2\x80\x93 it\xe2\x80\x99s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems and do impactful work, join us!

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. Our typical application process involves interviews and a technical exercise. If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please let us know.

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