Senior Software Architect - Remote & Platform Leader

RipJar; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company specializing in compliance solutions in Gloucester is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead technology and architectural oversight for their product and platform engineering teams. You'll have at least 10 years of experience in software design, focusing on high-quality product architecture. Responsibilities include empowering engineers, ensuring consistency in software architectural decisions, and engaging closely with product managers and customers to shape technology priorities. A competitive salary and benefits are included, along with opportunities for remote work.

Benefits

Competitive base salary DOE

25 days annual leave + birthday off

Life assurance

Private Family Healthcare

Pension salary sacrifice

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro

Qualifications

• At least 10 years' experience building software.
• Proven experience running distributed data-intensive systems in production.
• Ability to articulate architecture of complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Architectural oversight over software platforms.
• Lead contribution to product design and development.
• Empower staff and senior engineers to own product elements.

Skills

Building and designing software

Developing distributed data-intensive systems

Communicating complex architectural systems

Production systems based on OpenSearch/Elasticsearch

Tools

OpenSearch/Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Apache Kafka

Job description

A technology company specializing in compliance solutions in Gloucester is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead technology and architectural oversight for their product and platform engineering teams. You'll have at least 10 years of experience in software design, focusing on high-quality product architecture. Responsibilities include empowering engineers, ensuring consistency in software architectural decisions, and engaging closely with product managers and customers to shape technology priorities. A competitive salary and benefits are included, along with opportunities for remote work.