Technical Architect (Engineering)

Ultimate Performance; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Performance, a leader in body transformation, seeks an experienced Technical Architect for its Manchester Support Office. You will shape the application architecture, ensuring a seamless experience across booking, scheduling, and payment systems while leading technical teams toward UP’s growth goals.

Benefits

Performance bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Simply Health policy for health services

Exclusive UP discounts

Personal Training discounts

Salary sacrifice benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Free group fitness classes

Hybrid working arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong experience in multinational organizations with digital customer focus.
• Extensive coding background in various languages.
• Hands-on experience in re-platforming core applications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain IT application architecture aligned with product strategies.
• Architect scalable and secure booking and payment systems.
• Collaborate with Product Managers for technically robust solutions.

Skills

Digital-first customer journey

API integration

Microservices

Job description

Who We Are

Founded in London in 2009, Ultimate Performance (UP) has grown into a global leader in body transformation, with 27 private gyms across four continents — from Los Angeles to Sydney. Our reputation is built on delivering exceptional, measurable results through science-backed training and nutrition programs, tailored to each client.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Architect to join our Manchester Support Office. In this strategic and technical leadership role, you’ll own the design and development of our application architecture — with a strong focus on unifying booking, scheduling, and payment systems into a seamless experience for clients and trainers.

Reporting to our Director of Technology, you’ll oversee outsourced development partners, ensuring high-quality, secure, and scalable digital products that meet UP’s technical standards and growth ambitions.

What You’ll Do

• Define and maintain UP’s IT application architecture in line with our product and business strategies

• Architect scalable, secure booking and payment systems within a unified digital ecosystem

• Collaborate with Product Managers to shape technically robust, value-driven solutions

• Provide architectural oversight and final sign-off on all on internal and 3rd party deliverables

• Ensure third-party teams follow best practices in scalability, security, and performance

• Drive high standards in system design, API development, documentation, and data architecture

• Lead vendor architecture reviews and continuously optimise delivery workflows

• Embed privacy, security, and compliance into all architecture decisions

• Own and evolve our architectural documentation, roadmaps, and decision records

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience in multinational, fast-paced organisations with a digital-first customer journey

• Extensive coding background in various languages and technologies

• Familiarity with mobile strategy and modern mobile/open-source tech stacks

• Proven ability to engage with and lead distributed, remote, and offshore technical teams

• Hands-on experience re-platforming core applications (preferred)

• Experience integrating systems using APIs and microservices (preferred)

What we value

At UP, we thrive with people who embody our values:

Results-Driven: You focus on outcomes that genuinely move the needle

Own It: You take full ownership, wins, failures, & everything in between.

Passion for Progress: You’re driven by growth, not just the finish line.

Supportive & Personalised: You adapt your approach because no two people (or challenges) are the same

What You’ll Get

Here’s what you can expect when you join the UP team:

• Performance bonus

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

• Pension scheme: salary sacrifice with employer contributions

• Simply Health policy: claim back costs for dental, optical, physio, massage & more

• Exclusive UP discounts, including 40% off our supplements, books, and partner offers

• Personal Training discounts: up to 50% off our world-class transformation programme (up to 36 sessions a year) for you and a loved one

• Salary sacrifice benefits: Cycle to Work, Tech, and Home schemes

• Employee Assistance Programme: free 24/7 mental health, counselling, and financial advice

• Free group fitness classes at our Manchester gym in Spinningfields

• Hybrid working: two days per week working from home

If you’re interested in the Technical Architect role, please apply now!

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