Principal Software Engineer Location: Portsmouth with a hybrid working ( 3 days in the office)Salary: From £60K - £80K, depending on experience, many benefits including pension, 25 days holiday and life insurance.Our client is a growing software and data science consultancy, The team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, end-to-end software and data science services. This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple sectors, including defence, energy, transport, and health, and contribute to the development of cutting-edge solutions.Our client is looking for Principal C++ Software Engineers with a range of levels of experience including designing, delivering software applications, and leading teams.As a Principal Software Engineer, you will play a major role in developing code in the Software Modelling and Simulation, autonomy, and geospatial fields, along with providing key advice around innovation and new techniques to stakeholders. You will be designing solutions for complex challenges that will meet and exceed user requirements.Responsibilities re role of Principal Software Engineer will include:Designing, developing and delivering software solutions using a large range of techniques, including Wargames, Modelling and Simulation, Robotic and Autonomous systems, Digital Twins and Synthetic Environments.Applying mathematical and computational methods to tackle real world problems, applying tools and techniques, and developing novel approaches where required.Delive