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# Principal Software Engineer, Fullstack/Backend Technologies (UK Remote) at Turnitin

Department: TechnologySeniority in posting: senior

**Setup**
: Remote

**Location**
: Leeds, England

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: staff+

**Posted**
: Sep 10, 2026

## Description

Turnitin is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for its Shared Services team to lead the design and development of shared backend services and platform capabilities. The role focuses on architectural strategy, scalable and secure cloud-native solutions using Java and AWS, distributed systems, CI/CD, and mentoring engineers. It is a remote-first individual contributor position with health care coverage and other global benefits.

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