Senior Embedded Systems Architect - Flexible Hours & Impact

Gattaca; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Life assurance

Flexible benefits package

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Gattaca seeks a Lead/Chief Software Architect to drive architectural direction and technical leadership across a portfolio of critical projects. This fully onsite Berkshire role partners with systems, hardware and firmware teams to shape standards, tools and long-term maintainability.

You will mentor engineers, define robust architectures, and influence across programs while upholding high security and engineering excellence in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.
• Eligible for UK high-level security clearance (British citizenship required).
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers in a technical capacity.
• Strong track record delivering robust, scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define and guide software architecture and design decisions.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple concurrent projects.
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of software engineers.
• Partner with systems, hardware, and firmware teams.
• Champion best practice engineering standards, tools and processes.
• Drive modular design, reuse, and long-term maintainability.
• Support early-stage project planning, estimation and proposals.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Embedded systems

Linux/Windows

CI/CD

DevOps

RTOS

UML/SysML

Architectural design

Code reuse/modularity

Education

Engineering/CS/Math degree

Tools

MISRA

Job description

Gattaca seeks a Lead/Chief Software Architect to drive architectural direction and technical leadership across a portfolio of critical projects. This fully onsite Berkshire role partners with systems, hardware and firmware teams to shape standards, tools and long-term maintainability.

You will mentor engineers, define robust architectures, and influence across programs while upholding high security and engineering excellence in a regulated environment.