# Principal Software Engineer at Cytix

- Company: Cytix
- Status: Open
- Workplace: Hybrid
- Location: Manchester · Remote
- Level: Principal
- Discipline: Full-stack
- Employment: Full-time
- Salary: £100K–120K
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Skills: Product
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cytix/16fad801-fb8a-4a7a-9533-aa553d1d2690

## Description

You’ll be a Technical Leader, unblock the engineering team by resolving complex technical impasses, standardising engineering practices, and owning cross-functional initiatives.

You'll still be a highly hands-on engineer, responsible for rapidly prototyping, shipping MVPs, and turning product ideas into polished user experiences. You’ll work across the stack, collaborating closely with product, design, and engineering teams while operating with a high degree of independence.

 

What you'll do

 

 - Build and ship new product features end-to-end

 - Lead rapid prototyping and MVP development

 - Develop modern frontend applications using TypeScript, Vue 3 Composition API, and Tailwind

 - Contribute to backend services using Node, Bun, Koa, PostgreSQL, Prisma, and AWS

 - Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to shape product direction

 - Improve performance, reliability, and developer experience across the platfor

 - Support on hiring, performance and technical roadmaps.

 

What you'll need

 

 - Extensive experience building modern frontend applications with TypeScript and Vue3

 - Solid backend experience with Node-based services and relational databases

 - Experience working with PostgreSQL, Prisma, AWS, and REST APIs

 - Comfortable moving quickly, making pragmatic decisions, and shipping iteratively

 - Strong communication and collaboration skills

 - Able to work independently in a hybrid environment

 - Ideally have been in early stage start-ups going through growth and technical challenges

 

What you'll get

 - Time off that works for you: Unlim

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