Principal Cloud Software Engineer

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Principal Cloud Software Engineer

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-time regular

The job

Reporting to the Director of CONNECT Core Services, you will provide technical leadership for the design and implementation of AVEVA’s cloud platform capabilities using Microsoft Azure. You will work across teams to shape architecture, guide complex technical decisions, and promote modern cloud engineering practices. This role is suited to a highly experienced technical leader who remains hands-on, can turn technical vision into delivery, and can help raise engineering standards across a fast-moving cloud platform environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of secure, resilient cloud platform capabilities for AVEVA CONNECT Core Services
• Guide architecture and engineering decisions across microservices, REST APIs, data design, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Provide technical leadership to development teams, supporting complex problem-solving, design reviews, and delivery quality
• Promote cloud technologies, modern engineering practices, and AI-assisted development tools across AVEVA
• Collaborate with Directors, architects, product teams, and engineering stakeholders to align technical direction with platform and business priorities

Essential Requirements

• Experience designing and delivering complex enterprise or cloud platform solutions
• Technical leadership experience, including guiding teams, shaping architecture, or influencing engineering direction
• Strong design and coding skills, with a reputation for delivering high-quality technical outcomes
• Experience developing microservice or service-oriented architectures and designing REST APIs
• Experience with C#/.NET or multiple programming languages, plus a strong understanding of database design, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms

Desired Skills and Competencies

• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, or cloud-native application platforms
• Experience with Angular or equivalent web development frameworks
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality
• Strong communication, ownership, adaptability, and curiosity, with the ability to motivate others and lead through technical influence

R&D at AVEVA 

Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.

Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/r-and-d-careers/

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.