Senior Software Architect: Scale-Driven, Cloud-Native

Uniting Ambition; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm seeks a Software Architect to design the architecture for a high-scale .NET platform. This role involves defining design principles and leading solutions across event-driven and microservices systems. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in C#, .NET, and cloud services like AWS. The position offers hybrid working between Manchester and Staffordshire, allowing significant influence over architectural direction and the opportunity to work in a supportive engineering culture with high autonomy.

Benefits

High autonomy

Strong engineering culture

Supportive leadership team

Qualifications

• Proven experience architecting distributed, high-throughput platforms.
• Strong technical background with C# / .NET and microservices.
• Hands-on experience with event streaming and real-time data systems.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture, design principles, and technical roadmap.
• Lead end-to-end solution design across event-driven and cloud-native systems.
• Drive the modernization journey from .NET to cloud.

Skills

C#

.NET

Kafka

Microservices

API design

AWS

AI/ML

SQL

Event streaming

Real-time data systems

Job description

A leading technology firm seeks a Software Architect to design the architecture for a high-scale .NET platform. This role involves defining design principles and leading solutions across event-driven and microservices systems. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in C#, .NET, and cloud services like AWS. The position offers hybrid working between Manchester and Staffordshire, allowing significant influence over architectural direction and the opportunity to work in a supportive engineering culture with high autonomy.