TAG provides high-touch, personalised travel and event management services to the biggest names on the planet, as well as top C-suite executives and award-winning productions. Our mission is to alleviate the stress and complexity of travel, and we are committed to uncovering solutions to get our clients where they need to be, feeling ready to take on the world. If you’re looking for a fun, ever-changing and challenging environment, TAG is the answer. Whether you are a highly experienced professional or this is the first step in your career, our doors are open to everyone with an ambitious attitude, a genuine spirit and teamwork mindset.

Principal Developer Overview:

We are looking for a full-time (35 hours per week) Principal Developer who can support our growing IT Department. As the Principal Developer, you will have a diverse and varied role. You’ll collaborate with our global teams to support company initiatives and uncover innovative solutions, while taking a proactive approach to your day-to-day responsibilities.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Development, design, architecture 

• Technical leadership and oversight 

• Innovation and problem solving 

• Quality assurance 

• Governance and compliance 

• Strategy  

• Budget requirements 

• IP 

• Cross-functional collaboration 

• Uphold TAG’s reputation for high-quality service levels and always represent TAG IT with full professionalism

• Remain an expert in the design, development and maintenance of software applications, and high-quality scalable code, and stay comprehensively knowledgeable in the travel, entertainment and events industries

• Initiate continuous improvement and give suggestions and recommendations to continually improve at staff or business level

• Partner with relevant TAG departments and personnel for cross-division and global business activities

• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications:

• Education to degree level or higher in related field, or in lieu of education, the equivalent combination of education and directly related experience 

• Successful experience of working within development teams 

• Experienced in development methodologies covering both Agile and traditional Waterfall 

• Working knowledge of travel industry technologies, e.g. booking tools and GDS systems 

• Previous experience of developing software in the entertainment industry 

• Accomplished technical awareness and trusted advisor with a collaborative and pragmatic approach 

• Capable of creating the bandwidth to lead on multiple projects and manage staff teams simultaneously 

• Ability to distribute workloads effectively, delegate appropriately and able to interchange independent work with teamwork

It is also a requirement have had strong practical experience of C# and Azure Development:  

• C# Development, .NET core/.NET Framework

• Full understanding of Object Orientated and SOA design patterns

• Azure: APIM, including extensive use of policies, caching and security aspects: 

  • Azure Functions

  • Azure AI Search, using API and designing indexes

  • Azure Blob and Table Storage used via Rest APIs

  • Azure AD, Enterprise apps and interactions via Graph API

  • Azure Cosmos DB

  • Azure best practice architecture patterns

• Data sources: via ODBC, RESTful API, Message-based Architectures

• Development of relational and non-relational databases and ORMs, e.g. Entity Framework 

• DevOps processes, CI/CD, writing Unit Tests 

• Testing frameworks (e.g. xUnit, NUnit, MSTest), and broader testing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Docker, Postman

• GitHub or similar  

• Containerization tech: Docker, Kubernetes 

• Relevant Microsoft Certifications 

Experience TAG Perks:

• Competitive salary DOE

• Private medical and dental insurance

• Wellness/EAP programme

• Employee discounts

• Enhanced employer pension contributions

• Service-based holiday entitlement

We are committed to offering an equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. To express your interest in the role, please send your updated CV/resume and a cover letter to UK-recruitment@tag-group.com.