{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nPrincipal Engineer - Healthcare (12m FTC) with Genomics England in London, United Kingdom\n\n Company Description Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments - with patients and participants at the heart of it all. Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research. We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody. Job Description We are currently seeking a Principal Engineer with expertise in application development and software architecture. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving the technical excellence of our products and services. You will be responsible in leading the design and implementation of scalable software architectures across our Healthcare Service. Your expertise in full stack software development will be essential in shaping our infrastructure and empowering our organization to deliver seamless user experiences. You will collaborate closely with your teams, contributing your expertise to plan effectively and achieve technical excellence. As hands-on leaders, you will guide problem-solving efforts, mentor team members, and shape the necessary skills within multiple squads. Alongside Product Managers and subject matter experts, you will help define deliverable roadmaps and ensure adherence to agile principles, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Please note, this is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. Skills & Responsibilities: Contribute to designing and delivering scalable and robust software solutions for the Healthcare Service Collaborate with Product Managers and subject matter experts to define and prioritize deliverables, ensuring adherence to agile principles Strong understanding of software engineering and architecture with an in depth knowledge of well governed agile delivery and DevOps Proficiency in architecture, governance and formal reviews in design and direction setting Knowledge of automation including test automation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code and operational monitoring and alerting Cloud first approach to design with strong knowledge of AWS Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating them into our software development practices Knowledge of security architecture, web application architecture using Python / React, strong API architecture skills, Java, Postgres/Aurora, and NoSQL databases (Mongo / Document DB). As well as experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and broad knowledge of AWS. Qualifications Degree or equivalent experience. Additional Information Salary from: £103,000 Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we're continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including: 30 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), with additional days for long service awards A generous pension scheme of up to 15% combined contribution Life Assurance (3 x salary) Individual learning budgets for every colleague, a Blinkist account and a wide variety of courses on our portal A wide variety of wellness benefits including Gympass, a Headspace account, free weekly Yoga classes Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits Blended working arrangements Talk to our Talent Team and find out how a career with Genomics England will benefit you. #LI-Hybrid Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social background. Genomics England's policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being pregnant or recently becoming a parent, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor. Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour is contrary to our virtues, undermines our mission and core values and diminishes the dignity, respect and integrity of all parties. Genomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility. We expect most people to come into the office 2 times each month as a minimum. However, this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. There is no expectation that staff will return to the office full time unless they want to, however, some of our roles require you to be on site full time e.g., lab teams, reception team. Our teams and squads have, and will continue to, reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit, beyond the minimum. Our office locations are Canary Wharf, Cambridge and Leeds. As part of our recruitment process, all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application, as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare. Videos To Watch https://vimeo.com/616881919"}