Staff Software Engineer

Harnham - Data & Analytics RecruitmentLondonreedpublished 11/10/2026
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Staff Software Engineer London | Outside IR35 (£550 per day)

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the architecture behind a business-critical pricing and quote platform. You'll play a key role in shaping the technical direction of a greenfield modernisation project, helping to build scalable solutions that enable faster, safer changes to pricing and underwriting logic.

The Company

They are a technology-led organisation operating within a highly regulated environment, investing in the modernisation of core business systems. Their engineering teams work closely with product, commercial, and business stakeholders to deliver platforms that have a direct impact on customer outcomes. As part of a wider transformation programme, they are looking for an experienced contractor to provide architectural leadership across their pricing and quoting capabilities.

The Role and Deliverables

  • Own the technical architecture for a greenfield pricing and quote engine project.
  • Lead architectural decision-making across multiple systems and engineering teams.
  • Design scalable, auditable, and reliable solutions for pricing, rating, and business rules processing.
  • Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
  • Identify and mitigate technical risks within complex calculation and decisioning systems.
  • Establish engineering standards and best practices across the project.

Your Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience operating at Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or Lead Engineer level.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with C# and .NET development.
  • Strong experience building cloud-native solutions within Microsoft Azure.
  • Proven background designing pricing engines, quote engines, underwriting systems, or other calculation-intensive platforms.
  • Experience owning architecture across multiple teams and business domains.
  • Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and cloud architecture.
  • Ability to work autonomously and provide technical leadership within a greenfield environment.
  • Experience operating within regulated industries is advantageous.

How to Apply

If you are a Staff Software Engineer with strong C#, .NET, Azure, and architecture experience, and are interested in a high-impact contract focused on pricing and quote platform modernisation, please apply today.