4 remote Principal Software Engineer roles open to people living in United Kingdom, from company career pages and re-checked every day. Each one is listed as remote by the employer.
Open to people in United Kingdom
updated Nov 14, 2026
4 open postings. The newest was posted on Oct 22, 2026. Each one comes from the employer's own careers page and is re-checked every day.
Chainguard (1), Elastic (1), Lyric (1) have the most open roles right now.
None of the open postings is marked entry-level or part-time right now.
Yes. Every posting here names United Kingdom among the countries the employer hires remote staff from, so living there meets its location requirement. Some also ask for working hours that overlap a given time zone; the posting says so.
Interviewing11 min read
Most remote interviews come down to two things, whether you can work without anyone watching and whether people can follow what you write and say. These are the questions that come up most, what each one is probing, and sample answers.
Applying10 min read
Most remote companies push applications through an applicant tracking system. What it does with your resume, what breaks it, and how to format and word yours so a person ends up reading it.
Applying11 min read
On a remote team the cover letter is often the first thing you write that anyone there reads. What they look for, how to build the letter, and a template to fill in.
Getting an offer12 min read
A foreign company can hire you as a local employee, through an employer of record, or as a contractor. The same salary figure buys very different things in each.
The same role in other countries, and the roles next to it.