Software Architect

JR United Kingdom; Sheffield; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the payments industry is seeking a Software Architect to lead design activities for their payment processing platforms. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, particularly with API platforms and system integration, along with a strong technical vision to enhance their architecture strategy. This role also offers a competitive salary and a range of world-class benefits, including remote work options.

Benefits

World class benefits package

Flexible holidays

Healthcare and insurances

Cost cover on wifi and electric

Money to set up a home office

Qualifications

• 10 plus years of experience in Software design and coding experience with external API platforms.
• Experience with C#/.NET or Java.
• Payments experience would be a huge plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish the technical direction across the organisation.
• Identify architectural challenges and lead the creation of a strategy for the company.
• Monitor new technologies and contribute to build vs. buy decisions.

Skills

Software design

Coding experience

System Integration

Performance optimization

Scalability issue resolution

Job description

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Search 5.0

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sheffield, south yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Software Architect

The company

This is an opportunity for a Software Architect to work for one of the biggest names in the payments industry. You will be joining one of the fastest growing payments companies globally with a great engineering culture.

You will be responsible for the design and development of the payment processing platforms. As part of an exciting development center of excellence, you will work with a variety of languages, frameworks, using state of the art software techniques.

You will be responsible for spearheading the design and development activities associated with the API, switch, and gateway platforms. You will oversee the infrastructure that supports realtime capabilities across a global payment processing network. This role plays a huge part in the architecture and technology vision of the company at all levels.

What you will get

• Salary up to £95,000
• World class benefits package
• Remote first
• Flexible holidays
• Healthcare and insurances
• Cost cover on wifi and electric
• Money to set up a home office

What you will do:

• Establish the technical direction across the organisation.
• Contribute to the maintenance of formal architecture and technology roadmap.
• Identify architectural challenges and lead the creation of a strategy for the company.
• Bring the architecture vision and strategy to life as well as critical approaches to broad architectural concerns that could affect other areas of the business.
• Participate in the definition of architectural principles, styles, policies, and standards; create architectural mechanisms to address concerns.
• You should have a keen eye to notice strengths and weaknesses in an enterprise system, and effectively advocate for appropriate solutions to shortcomings.
• Participate in coding activities that are in support of design outcomes.
• Monitor new technologies, applications of technology, or ways to synthesize technologies into strategic opportunities. Contribute to build vs. buy decisions.

What you will need:

• 10 plus years of experience in Software design and coding experience with external API platforms.
• Experience with C#/.NET or Java
• Experience with System Integration
• Experience identifying and resolving performance and scalability issues for both web-based applications and databases.
• Payments experience would be a huge plus

Find out more

If you would like to have a confidential conversation and find out more about this opportunity, then get in touch with at Johnathan Potts Search 5.0 on 07880850450 or click apply