Software Architect, Cloud Computing

Software Architect

(NestJS/NodeJS, Vue)

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite)

Salary: 100, + benefits

We're working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced Software Architect to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms.

You will be working with our modern tech stack (NestJS/NodeJS, Vue, Redis, SQL Server and Snowflake) and will need to be highly competent in designing large scale cloud first (AWS), high performance SaaS solutions that can handle high data throughput and large data sets.

This is a role that would suit someone with a very strong development background, with expertise in creating clean code, following Dev Ops practises and with strong interpersonal skills, who has moved into an architectural career path.

• 3-5+ years in a Software Architect role.
• Strong technical development background, having progressed through hands‑on engineering roles.
• Experience operating within mature SaaS organisations, ideally B2B SaaS with high customer volumes.
• Experience working with distributed and offshore teams.
• Comfortable engaging at both strategic and detailed technical levels when required.
• Deep understanding of modern Dev Ops practices and architecture patterns that support this.
• Experience designing microservice architectures.
• Experience designing event‑driven architectures.
• Experience developing software with cloud technologies (preferably AWS).
• Experience with a range of database technologies and practices including OLAP, OLTP, ETL and Data Warehousing.
• Experience with AI architecture.

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