2220 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- 10 years experience in software development
- Experience designing and evolving large-scale systems
- Strong background in .NET and cloud-based architectures
- Experience with performance tuning and optimisation
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Deep understanding of software architecture principles
- Strong coding ability (C#, SQL, etc.)
- Experience with system integration patterns
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to balance innovation with delivery needs
- Strong ability to assess new technologies and communicate trade-offs
- Strong understanding of performance optimisation techniques
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React)
- Desirable: Experience with AWS
- Desirable: Experience with distributed systems
- Desirable: Experience with data platforms or analytics systems
- Desirable: Experience contributing to R&D or innovation initiatives
- Desirable: Experience evaluating and prototyping new technologies
- Desirable: Exposure to AI/ML and emerging technology trends
- Desirable: Experience introducing new technologies into production environments
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain system architecture standards
- Guide the evolution of platform architecture
- Support major technical decisions across engineering teams
- Review and approve complex technical designs
- Define and maintain a technical debt roadmap
- Lead initiatives such as frontend modernisation and system restructuring
- Improve the long-term maintainability of the platform
- Identify and resolve system performance bottlenecks
- Lead database performance optimisation efforts
- Improve platform scalability and reliability
- Mentor developers and Team Leads
- Support problem-solving for complex technical challenges
- Promote best practices in software design and development
- Work closely with Platform Engineers on infrastructure improvements
- Enhance CI/CD architecture and deployment processes
- Improve system monitoring and observability
- Support development of data platform capabilities (e.g., ClickHouse, ElasticSearch)
- Explore AI and automation opportunities within the platform
- Drive innovation aligned with organisational needs
- Define and lead the technical R&D strategy
- Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, tools and architectural approaches
- Run proofs-of-concept to validate new ideas
- Translate R&D findings into deliverable capabilities
- Establish structured experimentation with clear success criteria
- Keep the organisation informed of relevant technology trends
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
Description
We are actively expanding our SaaS platform and seeking a Principal Engineer / Architect to take ownership of the technical direction, architectural evolution, and innovation strategy. This senior, hands-on technical leadership role focuses on ensuring our platform remains scalable, maintainable, and performant as our organisation grows. We offer a competitive salary range of £70,000 - £80,000, strong pension, and private healthcare benefits. Our team is committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in a collaborative hybrid work environment based in Leeds.
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The company with most openings is Hays Technology as they are hiring for 94 different Software Architect jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Software Architects.