Senior Architect Java and AI Developer

Incognito Software Systems Inc; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401K

Paid vacation

Job summary

Wynne Systems is seeking a Principal Software Architect to provide technical leadership across our Java-based platforms and guide architectural evolution into new markets and AI-enabled delivery models.

You will balance hands-on architectural leadership with system design and business-logic mastery, collaborating with product managers and QA to ensure robust, scalable and future-ready platforms while enabling teams to adopt AI prompting and upskilling for responsible AI usage.

Qualifications

• Act as technical authority for backend architecture in Java platforms.
• Own and evolve system architecture and design for existing products and new markets.
• Define and enforce architecture standards and patterns.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority for backend architecture across core Java platforms.
• Evolve system architecture, integration patterns and platform design.
• Define coding standards and architectural principles in line with security and governance.
• Collaborate with Product Management and QA to ensure scalability and reliability.
• Upskill teams in AI-enabled engineering practices and responsible AI usage.

Skills

Technical leadership

Java backend

Job description

**Job Summary:**We are seeking a Principal Software Architect to provide technical leadership across our established Java‐based platforms and guide the evolution of our architecture into new markets and AI‐enabled delivery models. This role balances hands‐on architectural leadership, strong system design and business‐logic mastery, and AI‐assisted engineering practices, including prompt‐driven development and design acceleration. You will work closely with Development Manager, Product Manager and QA to ensure our platforms remain robust, scalable, and future‐ready—while enabling teams to deliver faster and with higher confidence using modern tools and AI prompting.**Job Description:**### Architecture & Technical Leadership* Act as **technical authority** for backend architecture across core Java platforms and services.* Own and evolve **system architecture, integration patterns, and platform design** for both existing products and new market initiatives.* Ensure architectural decisions balance **scalability, security, performance, maintainability, and cost**.* Provide clear architectural direction through **diagrams, ADRs, reference implementations, and standards**.### AI‐Enabled Engineering* Support and enable the adoption of AI-assisted development practices in collaboration with AI leadership* Use AI tools effectively for design, analysis, and implementation support* Work closely with AI leadership to translate AI capabilities into scalable, secure, and maintainable system designs.* Apply sound engineering judgment to determine when AI is appropriate versus deterministic solutions.* Define guardrails and best practices for using AI to accelerate **design, coding, and business‐logic reasoning**.* Partner with engineering managers to upskill teams in **effective and responsible AI usage**.### Business Logic & Domain Mastery* Develop deep understanding of **core business domains and rules** embedded in the platform.* Ensure business logic is **correct, explicit, testable, and maintainable**, avoiding unintended coupling or hidden complexity.* Support teams in modelling complex rules and workflows using **clean, well‐structured design patterns**.### Product & Cross‐Functional Collaboration* Work closely with Product Management to: + Assess technical feasibility of new features and markets + Shape architectural approaches early in discovery* Translate business strategy into **clear technical execution plans**.* Support SLT with **technology strategy input, options analysis, and risk assessment**.### Engineering Excellence & Governance* Define and uphold **coding standards, architectural principles, and design guidelines**.* Ensure AI usage aligns with existing engineering standards, security requirements, and operational practices.* Review and guide complex designs and high‐risk changes.* Support governance around: + Technical debt management + Security and compliance expectations + Platform stability and extensibility**Worker Type:**Regular**Number of Openings Available:**1### About UsWynne Systems develops mission critical technology that powers the largest rental and construction companies in the world. When you join Wynne’s team you will be joining a small nimble team that puts the customer first.Our culture provides individuals with the ability and opportunity to work together, learn, and grow. Employees are empowered to lead in their areas for the good of the customer and company. We encourage and reward self-starters with growth opportunities within the company and beyond. From day one you will be assigned projects that are meaningful to the success of our business and your career.We offer a wide range of benefits to all fulltime employees including medical, dental, prescription, and optical coverage, company-paid life and disability insurance, flex spending accounts, and 401K. Employees earn paid vacation, in addition to paid holidays and paid floater time. We enjoy a casual work environment, stocked kitchen and congenial coworkers throughout the US, UK and France. We offer opportunities to work in various locations, move departments and expand your responsibilities. *Wynne Systems is an equal opportunity employer, we recruit, hire, train, promote and provide all other privileges of employment to qualified people without regard to age, race, color, creed, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, marital status, veteran status, citizenship status, ethnicity, familial status, religion, sexual orientation or any other classification for which discrimination is prohibited.*