Principal Software Engineer - Engineering Applications

PhysicsX • london, england • Posted May 30, 2026

About the Role

The Role

The Principal Software Engineer role at PhysicsX is an individual contributor role with leadership and collaboration expectations. The Principal is expected to be an effective technical thought‑partner to non‑technical stakeholders and to contribute strongly to an environment of growth and development in the craft of software engineering across the organisation.

What you will do

  • Engage with product managers, designers, and users of Reference Applications to fully understand the what and why of the product’s functional requirements.
  • Partner with the product leadership of Reference Applications to define the art of the possible with ambitious pragmatism, defining the how and when of product development.
  • Take responsibility and accountability for the implementation of components and services by a team of software engineers, and actively participate in development by contributing to source-code, documentation, and CI/CD workflo...