Principal Software Development Engineer

Principal Software Development Engineer

Date: 2026-10-03

Location: Newport, Gwent, GB, NP20 1, Work From Home

Application Deadline: 2027-01-01T23:02:02.71

About Gearset

Gearset is the leading DevOps platform for Salesforce - our users can build and manage many aspects of their Salesforce development from within Gearset, from complex CI/CD pipelines to disaster recovery. The Gearset platform is a standalone tool that sits outside of the Salesforce platform, integrating via public APIs only. So while our engineering team doesn't develop within the Salesforce environment, our users do. We work closely with those domain experts to build novel solutions to the unique challenges they face, enabling them to make their Salesforce changes quickly and safely. This means we can identify and react to issues quickly and delight our users by delivering improvements rapidly. As a product-driven company founded by engineers, we value great engineering culture, teamwork, and tight feedback loops.

Check out this video to see what it's like working as an engineer in our Belfast office.

Opportunities for a Principal Software Engineer at Gearset

Our small engineering teams start from a few core principles but evolve over time. Our tech stack includes C#, React, TypeScript, Postgres, AWS, and Kubernetes. You'll become familiar with our pragmatically chosen stack and help define what great looks like.

• A track record of creating a positive business impact outside of writing code.


• Previous experience as a full-stack engineer, including working directly with customers.


• Familiarity with C#/.NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React.


• Expertise with an OOP language (e.g., Java, C++) and a modern JS framework (e.g., Angular, Vue.js).


• Experience working in an agile development team, delivering incremental small slices, and reacting to meet user needs.

Salary: £78k - £90k+ (depending on experience)

This role is based in our Cambridge office but offers flexibility to work from home when needed.

Benefits

• Generous personal development budget for courses, conferences, or other professional growth activities (up to £1500 per year).


• Free lunch in the office.


• Life Insurance & critical illness cover.


• Discounted gym membership and other health and wellness benefits.


• Opportunity to join our Long Term Incentive scheme.

Additional Information

Gearset is trusted by more than 2000 companies worldwide, including Sonos, Intercom, TripAdvisor, Sage, and Salesforce. Our accolades include a Glassdoor score of 4.3/5, G2 scores of 4.7/5, and three awards from Best Companies UK: Top 5 Best Company to work for in the East of England, Top 5 Best Mid-sized Company, and Top 5 Best Technology Company in the UK.

About the Engineering Team

Some of us studied computer science.

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development budget for courses, conferences, or whatever is useful to your professional development in the role of up to £1500 per year Free lunch in the office Life Insurance & critical illness cover Discounted gym membership, as well as a range of health and wellness benefits Opportunity to join our Long Term Incentive scheme \Gearset is the leading Salesforce DevOps platform trusted by more than 2000 companies around the globe, including Sonos, Intercom, TripAdvisor, Sage and Salesforce. Alongside our Glassdoor score of 4.3/5, and customer G2 scores of 4.7/5, we hold three awards from Best Companies UK: Top 5 Best Company to work for in the East of England, UK Top 5 Best Mid-sized Company, and Top 5 Best Technology Company to work for in the whole of the UK. About the engineering team Some of us studied computer science