Senior/Principal Software Engineer

Job description

Senior/Principal Software Engineer Application Deadline: 31 March 2026 Department: Software Engineering Employment Type: Permanent Location: Cheltenham (Hybrid) Compensation: £70,000 - £100,000 / year Description: Please note: This role requires applicants to hold active, or recently active, SC or DV clearance. This role also requires applicants to be willing to work on-site up to 4 days per week. At Gemba Advantage, we build secure, user-centred digital products for critical public sector organisations across the UK. Our teams work on complex, high-impact systems, the kind that have to be secure, scalable, and actually usable by the people who rely on them. We’re looking for Senior and Principal Engineers who want to shape meaningful systems, influence technical direction, and work alongside capable people who care about doing the job properly. You’ll help design and build modern cloud-native services, guide engineering standards, and solve genuinely hard problems with our customers. The Role: - Design and deliver secure, scalable software in small agile teams - Stay hands-on while shaping architecture and technical direction - Set engineering standards and mentor others - Work di...