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Principal Engineer

The closing date is 11 June 2026

This role qualifies for a 12.5% per annum recruitment and retention payment, in addition to the Band 8B base salary.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is seeking a Principal Engineer to provide senior leadership across the engineering, deployment, and production operation of digital applications and services.

This is a strategic role focused on ensuring services are technically robust and designed to meet real user needs. You will lead the engineering of modern, high-quality live services, applying best practice in product development and user-centred design from early discovery and prototyping through to secure, scalable, and maintainable production environments.

Working across the full product lifecycle, you will partner with NICE Business Service Owners, designe...