Principal Architect / Principal Software Architect
£110k-£130k base salary
Hybrid Working
We are looking for a Principal Architect / Software Architect to join a world renowned financial company focused within the digital economy that connects people and businesses across the globe.
This company make transactions safe, simple and smart for worldwide users. Their innovative solutions help not just customers and businesses but even governments!
Overview
As a Principal Architect / Software Architect, you will bring your expertise in modern software architecture to design solutions for a global business-to-business (B2B) technology platform. The platform will help businesses of all sizes manage payments in the buying and selling of products and services.
💷 £110k-£130k base salary
🚀 Performance Related Bonus
⚙️ Java, Spring, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Microservices, Git
🏝️ 25 days holiday, option to buy 5 leading to 30 days + Bank holidays
⛑️ Private Medical Cover
💰 Top Pension Scheme
🏡 Hybrid Working - Remote/On-site mix, flexible working.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the overall architecture for the Commercial Solutions platform using microservices-based architecture principles, particularly in the fintech industry.
* Design and implement enterprise-grade APIs that follow best practices.
* Create and maintain technical blueprints and service descriptions.
* Ensure high availability, resiliency, and scalability of the solutions to maximize uptime and capacity.
* Collaborate with senior technical leaders and product teams to deliver your architectural designs.
* Work closely with other principal engineers, service architects, development teams, and product owners.
* Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
* Partner with other architecture and technology teams to apply best practices in global-scale systems, including cloud deployment and on-prem solutions.
What We’re Looking For:
* Proven experience in designing solutions based on platform-as-a-service (PaaS), containers, Kubernetes, and other cloud-native technologies.
* Experience in Microservices and Monoliths, when is best to use either or.
* Experience in architecting high-transaction, globally scalable financial or payment systems with strict uptime requirements.
* Extensive experience building global-scale backend microservices using Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and related technologies.
* Experience with automated testing and continuous delivery practices, using tools like Git.
* Comfort working in an Agile environment with a focus on continuous improvement.
* A strong desire to mentor technology teams and collaborate with product leaders on technical solutions.
* Hands-on experience building prototypes to solve complex business challenges.
If you are a Principal Architect / Software Architect and interested in finding out more, please apply today for full disclosure.
Principal Architect / Principal Software Architect