Principal Software Engineer (Fully Remote)

Principal Software Engineer (Java, Spring, AWS) – Robotics & AI A fast-growing robotics and AI startup is transforming how industrial robots operate within dynamic warehouse environments. The company specialises in high-throughput palletising and advanced logistics automation, building distributed, cloud-native systems where reliability, scalability and performance are mission-critical. You will design distributed systems, build robust backend services (80%) and modern frontends (20%), manage cloud infrastructure, and drive engineering quality across the platform. Expect roughly 50% on-site collaboration to work closely with both software and hardware systems. Build and deploy backend services using Java (Spring) Develop RESTful APIs and web frontends with Angular Containerisation using Docker Automation via Bash scripting AWS deployment and CI/CD best practices Manage SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring reliability and performance Implement comprehensive testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end) Lead code reviews and champion engineering best practice Support hiring and mentoring as the engineering team scales 8+ years' experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in a senior or lead role Strong expertise in Java and Spring (essential) Strong AWS experience (deployment, scaling, monitoring) Hands-on frontend experience with Angular Experience with Docker, Linux environments, Bash scripting and networking fundamentals Solid database experience (SQL & NoSQL) Strong commitment to testing and high-quality code Python and/or C++ experience is advantageous