Location
london
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
June 20, 2026
Job Description
About The Sun
The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK, publishing hundreds of stories a day and reaching over 170 million unique users digitally every month. Its exclusives set the news agenda and its campaigns have changed lives.
Your role
As a Principal Apps Engineer you will work alongside our engineers, product owners and stakeholders to lead and steer the technical conversations and ensure that what we build is best in class and fit for purpose. Working with the Head of Engineering you’ll be responsible for technical strategy and tactical implementation, and for hiring, growing and running the team.
Day to day responsibilities
- Lead technical direction and discussions within the team
- Ensure best practice and good code quality is maintained
- Support existing and develop new features to meet business needs across all Sun
- Work with stakeholders to understand requirements and help define ticket r...