UK based - Remote - Occasional visits to London HQ.
We’re a fast-growing SaaS business powering mission-critical solutions for global brands. Backed by a leading growth investor, we’re entering an exciting new phase – scaling our platform, launching new products, and expanding into new markets.
We’re now looking for a Head of Architecture to evolve our core platform for performance, scalability, and security. You’ll lead technical strategy while staying close to the code, shaping architecture, and driving best practices across a high-performing engineering team.
What you’ll do
* Scale a high-traffic SaaS platform – improve reliability, latency, and fault tolerance
* Lead platform architecture for cloud-native (AWS/GCP) distributed systems
* Collaborate with product & data teams to deliver AI-driven analytics and new features
* Optimise infrastructure with DevOps for cost, performance & resiliency
* Mentor engineers and raise the bar on code quality, observability & engineering culture
What we’re looking for
* 8+ years backend/full-stack engineering,
* 3+ years in a technical leadership/architecture role
* Proven experience scaling SaaS or other high-traffic platforms
* Deep knowledge of distributed systems (microservices, queues, caching)
* Strong experience with Python or Go
* Cloud-native architecture expertise (AWS or GCP)
* Shape the future of a platform used globally
* Work in a collaborative, flexible environment with real autonomy
* Be part of a high-growth SaaS business with huge career potential
If you love solving complex engineering challenges and want to have a real impact on a scaling SaaS platform – we’d love to hear from you.
Ready to build what’s next? Apply now.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Industries
Software Development and IT System Custom Software Development
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