Principal Software Architect

Client Server; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Nottingham is seeking a Principal Software Architect to lead the transition from monolithic systems to microservices. In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with senior architects and engineering teams to design solutions to enhance flexibility and scalability. Ideal candidates have strong C# .Net, SQL Server, and AWS skills, along with excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience of moving monolith systems to microservices architectures.
• Strong software development skills in C# .Net, SQL Server, and AWS.
• Advanced technical documentation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Head of Architecture and a centralized team.
• Design technical solutions and manage team restructuring.
• Ensure technical requirements are understood and implemented.

Skills

Transitioning monolith systems to microservices

Solution and technical design of multi-tier, distributed scalable .Net solutions

C# .Net

SQL Server

AWS

Technical documentation skills

Communication skills

Leadership and collaboration skills

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Client:

Client Server

Location:

Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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Job Description:

Principal Software Architect Nottingham / WFH to £100k

Do you have experience of transitioning monolith systems to microservices?

You could be progressing your career in an impactful role at a tech company that provides a range of SaaS software solutions.

As a Principal Software Architect you will collaborate with the Head of Architecture and a small centralised architecture team that design solutions company wide. Your initial project will be on transitioning the current monolith systems to microservices architecture to enable flexibility, re-use, scalability, performance, durability and availability; you will design and articulate the technical solutions, working closely with software engineers and team leads to manage team re-structuring to support the change and ensure that technical requirements are understood and carried out.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid work from home policy, you'll need to meet up with the team for constructive meetings twice a quarter in the Nottingham office.

About you:

• You have experience of moving monolith systems to microservices architectures
• You have experience with solution and technical design of multi-tier, distributed scalable .Net solutions
• You have strong software development skills with C# .Net, SQL Server and AWS
• You have advanced technical documentation skills
• You have excellent communication, presentation, leadership and collaboration skills - you're comfortable working with an advising software engineers and team leads in a collaborative Agile environment

What's in it for you:

As a Principal Software Architect you will earn a competitive package: