Anaplan

Principal Software Engineer (Java)

Anaplan · Manchester, United Kingdom

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
66 days
Anaplan's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Anaplan's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Anaplan
high
114 stale, 12 reposted of 142 open
Hiring momentum
254 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-08

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About this role

As a Principal Software Engineer at Anaplan, you will lead the design and delivery of platform capabilities, focusing on high-throughput backend engines and API solutions. Your role involves collaborating with architects and senior engineers, driving deployment infrastructure evolution, and mentoring global engineering teams. You will also be responsible for ensuring system observability and addressing complex concurrency challenges while delivering coding excellence in Java and Kotlin.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Extensive background in software engineering within enterprise-scale, high-throughput platform or data-centric environments
  • Deep expertise in backend JVM languages (Java and/or Kotlin) with a strong understanding of distributed systems internals
  • Proven track record of delivering API-first infrastructures, API Gateways, and edge routing solutions
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerized deployments, and managing complex CI/CD pipelines
  • Solid grounding in event-driven architecture, real-time data processing, and managing complex database transaction scopes at scale
  • Exceptional technical communicator with a proven ability to align globally distributed teams

Nice to have

  • You have shaped architecture and platform strategy at an enterprise scale
  • You bring a polyglot mindset, matching the right technology to the challenge
  • Genuine curiosity about learning new technologies and approaches
  • You enjoy mentoring others and raising the bar for engineering culture
  • You're highly comfortable operating in distributed teams

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Focus on enterprise-scale solutions may imply high expectations and pressure
  • The role requires a strong alignment with modern AI tools and concepts, which may require continuous learning

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Listed by Anaplan on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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