Platform Solutions Architect - Lead API & Microservices

Maxwell Bond; Manchester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxwell Bond is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to join our Manchester-based team. You will design scalable solutions, APIs, and platform enhancements that fit our existing product ecosystem while balancing business needs, scalability and maintainability.

You will gather requirements across business units and translate them into clear technical specs and delivery plans, acting as a bridge between customers, business teams and engineers to support delivery and integration projects.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect or similar role, with a hands-on software development background.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, system architecture, microservices, database design and cloud technologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders and take ownership of customer-facing technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable technical solutions, APIs, integrations and platform enhancements that align with existing architecture and business goals.
• Gather requirements from stakeholders across the business, translating operational challenges into clear technical specifications and delivery plans.
• Act as a technical bridge between customers, business teams and engineers, supporting solution delivery and integration projects.

Skills

APIs

System architecture

Microservices

Database design

Cloud technologies

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Maxwell Bond is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to join our Manchester-based team. You will design scalable solutions, APIs, and platform enhancements that fit our existing product ecosystem while balancing business needs, scalability and maintainability.

You will gather requirements across business units and translate them into clear technical specs and delivery plans, acting as a bridge between customers, business teams and engineers to support delivery and integration projects.