Principal Software Architect: Cloud‑Native SaaS Leader

Data Idols; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare & wellbeing package

Life assurance

Holiday trading scheme

Retail discounts

Gym and fitness benefits

Ongoing learning & development

Job summary

Data Idols is seeking a Principal Software Architect to shape software architecture and engineering practices in a technology-driven SaaS environment. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Product and stakeholders, and drive scalable, secure cloud-native solutions.

The role blends strategic thinking with hands-on engineering, influencing technical direction while ensuring the platform remains robust for future growth in a hybrid Milton Keynes setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and delivering high-quality software in modern engineering environments.
• Strong commercial experience with C#, ASP.NET, Azure, React and REST APIs.
• Experience designing scalable, secure, maintainable software architectures.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native application development and Azure services.
• Experience influencing technical strategy and architectural decision making.
• Knowledge of secure software development practices within SaaS or regulated environments.
• Experience mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practice.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in using AI tools to improve software engineering productivity and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering scalable, secure and maintainable software solutions.
• Leading architectural decisions balancing innovation, performance and sustainability.
• Driving engineering best practices, coding standards and software quality.
• Translating business requirements into robust technical solutions with stakeholders.
• Mentoring and coaching engineers to raise technical capability across the team.
• Championing modern software engineering practices, automation and continuous improvement.
• Exploring and adopting AI-powered development tools where they add measurable value.
• Supporting the delivery of cloud-native SaaS products within a security-focused environment.

Skills

C# ASP.NET

Azure

React

REST APIs

Architectural design

Mentoring

Communication

AI tools for development

Tools

Azure services

Job description

Data Idols is seeking a Principal Software Architect to shape software architecture and engineering practices in a technology-driven SaaS environment. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Product and stakeholders, and drive scalable, secure cloud-native solutions.

The role blends strategic thinking with hands-on engineering, influencing technical direction while ensuring the platform remains robust for future growth in a hybrid Milton Keynes setting.