W1 Principal Engineer

Flexible Working: This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home (in the UK) and Bracknell Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises. You will play a pivotal role in aligning the engineering strategy and roadmap for Waitrose Commercial with the overarching business objectives. Your influence will extend to key decisions that shape the operation of Waitrose Commercial systems and guide how engineering drives change across this complex business area. This will involve influencing how work is managed-whether agile, waterfall, or hybrid- including the effectiveness and measurement of teams. This includes ensuring that engineering practices align with the broader Partnership engineering strategy and influencing team structure, balance, and resource models by providing key input on ways of working and team maturity to deliver optimal engineering capabilities. Engineering background with real world experience of modern software engineering techniques such as Continuous Delivery and ideally experience of using strategic patterns of Domain Driven Design. Experience of the technical implementation of package solutions (such as SaaS) into large complex environments Experience in senior leadership role, leading across multiple teams, working with senior stakeholders and influencing multi-million pound investments in engineering Knowledge/experience of working with different architectural styles (e.g. monolith, service based, microservices) and integration patterns when working with different platforms (broker models, RESTful, streams, event based). Knowledge/experience of techniques used to increase resilience and/or scalability of systems. Experience of applying techniques from Lean and Systems Thinking. Experience of working with legacy systems Worked with third-party development suppliers across a range of different commercial constructs Will have been a hands-on software engineer for part of their career. Retail experience Engineering management role, working across multiple teams or architecture role working across a large part of an enterprise. Experience of agile transformation