Principal Software Engineer
Blighter Surveillance Systems Limited · Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden ·
- Seniority
- Principal
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 15+ years
- Salary
- GBP 35,000 – 69,000 / year
Principal engineer leading the design and architecture of Blighter's radar command-and-control software (BlighterNexus), building complex data processing, distribution, and display systems, integrating with third-party surveillance systems, and improving engineering practices. Core tech: C++, embedded Linux, SQL, real-time systems. Hybrid, 3 days/week on-site.
Salary: £35,000 - 69,000 per year Requirements: Experience owning and leading project teams delivering significant software developments. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 15 years software development experience. Excellent understanding and experience of object-oriented software design with C++. Ability to work effectively as part of a cross-functional team. Creative and analytic problem-solving skills. Effective at working directly with end customers and users. Software-based…