Principal Developer (MS SQL, Power BI, SSRS)
Location: Glasgow or Edinburgh (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office)
Salary: Up to £67,000 + Company Bonus + Personal Performance Bonus (up to 10%)
The company:
A well-established and growing technology business is looking for a Principal Developer to join its Professional Services team. This is a leadership role that blends technical delivery with people development, offering the chance to shape how solutions are built and how teams grow.
You'll be stepping into a well established structure where each Principal Developer leads a pod of Senior, Level 2, and Level 1 Developers. The team is highly experienced, with over 50 years of combined tenure across the Principal group, and they're passionate about mentoring, quality delivery, and continuous improvement.
The role:
As Principal Developer, you'll be responsible for guiding your team through the full software development lifecycle - from solution design and build through to testing and defect management. You'll be the first point of technical escalation outside of projects, and you'll play a key role in peer reviews, best practice adoption, and ensuring delivery stays on track and within scope.
This role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced, client-facing environment and enjoys balancing hands-on technical work with coaching and leadership. You'll be expected to manage individual development plans, set goals, and help your team grow in confidence and capability.
About you:
The ideal candidate will come from a FinTech, SaaS, or Finance background would be highly beneficial but not essential and have a strong track record of delivering technical solutions on time and within budget. You'll be comfortable leading small teams, managing change control, and working with SQL at a deep level - including performance tuning, data manipulation, and reporting.
Tech Environment
MS SQL
SSRS / Power BI
Low-code configuration tools
SQL performance tuning
Data querying & manipulation
In return:
This is a hybrid role, with 2 days per week in either the Glasgow or Edinburgh office. It offers a competitive salary up to £67,000, plus company bonus and a personal performance bonus of up to 10% based on goal completion. So should the above sound like you please send a copy of your CV or call for a confidential discussion.
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