CreateFuture
Technology
PrincipalEngineer
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“Principal Engineer at CreateFuture. Skills: Architecture, Deep engineering, AI fluency, System thinking. Set AI up for success. Architect systems with clean interfaces”
What You'll Achieve.
Produce quality work at speed; Compound into systems that work; Unblock value stream
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; System thinking
Occasional travel, On-site work
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Complete package: architecture, Deep engineering foundations, System thinking, Judgement to direct intelligence, AI as first-class competency, Context engineering as craft, Architect systems with clean interfaces, Read far more code than write, Pick right tool for job, Build with AI components, Fluent with AI, On-site work
Nice to Have
Client enterprise experience, Scale-up business experience
What You'll Do.
Set AI up for success
Architect systems with clean interfaces
Pick right tool for job
Build with AI components
Handle non-determinism
Build with guardrails
Build with quality gates
Justify technical opinions commercially
Immerse in client environment
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Client sites; CreateFuture offices
Communication Scope
Hold a room; Client SME
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK’s most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations whilst putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester and London as well as remote employees located throughout the country. We are a team of creators - whether that’s code, project plans, go to market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models or people policies. And together, with our clients, we create the future. This has seen us collaborate and partner across a multitude of industries and sectors, with the likes of PayPal, Adidas, NatWest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert to name just a few. Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years, and it is our amazing people - along with the safe, supportive and friendly culture we have built - that makes CreateFuture a great place to work. Don’t just take our word for it though, we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low. Join us on our journey… Let’s create something awesome, together, today. Principal Engineer About this role The bar has moved. Five years ago a strong engineer was measured by what they could build and how well they could mentor others to build it. Today, with Claude Code and agents, we produce quality work at a speed that would have looked superhuman in 2022. What separates exceptional from good is no longer typing speed or local craftsmanship. It is the complete package: architecture, deep engineering foundations, communication, system thinking, and the judgement to direct both your own intelligence and AI toward outcomes that matter. Exceptional people at this level are not the best implementer in the room; they are the person whose specif
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