16 Software Architect jobs in London
Software Architect
Posted 9 days ago
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A leading software firm is seeking a Software Architect to join its high-performing engineering team in Central London.
This hands-on role offers significant influence over product and architecture strategy, with a focus on designing scalable, secure, and performant systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead architecture and design of complex software solutions.
- Mentor engineering teams and guide technical .
Senior Software Architect

Posted 22 days ago
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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At IDBS, one of Danaher's ( 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives-and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.
At IDBS, we are at the cutting edge of providing innovative software solutions and services that empower scientists and researchers to accelerate their discoveries by helping them design, execute and orchestrate processes, manage, contextualize and structure their data and gain valuable insights throughout the drug lifecycle, from R&D through manufacturing. We work with 80% of the top 20 global BioPharma companies*. Our customers engage in groundbreaking work, from pioneering biological research to developing new therapies and medicines.
Join us at IDBS to continuously grow and make a real impact, working alongside passionate colleagues who care deeply about our mission and each other.
*Source: Exploring the top 20 biopharma companies Q1 2024 market cap growths | TechTarget ( about the Danaher Business System ( which makes everything possible.
We are currently seeking a Senior Software Architect who will be responsible for investigating, designing and developing IDBS's architectural roadmap for all software products. The role will be a key contributor to the architectural vision bringing industry best-practice and technology trends into IDBS' software platform.
The role will be involved in all aspects of the software delivery lifecycle including the creation and elaboration of business requirements, functional and technical design specifications, development and maintenance of our software (including prototyping) and driving innovation into our product suite. You will be responsible for ensuring the development and maintenance of IDBS's software platforms adheres to IDBS's architecture vision.
Do you want to work in a dynamic, fast paced, high performing, safe to fail and fun environment which is founded on trust, empowerment and autonomy? Do you enjoy solving complex customer problems as a team?
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
+ Designing and evolving scalable and maintainable architectures - Ensuring scalability, performance and maintainability aligned with business goals
+ Lead Technical Decision-Making, working across all engineering teams to establish architectural guidelines, coding standards thereby ensuring consistency and quality across the engineering department
+ Collaborate with stakeholders across departments, translating business requirements into technical solutions and ensuring alignment throughout the development lifecycle
+ Set technical standards and best practices by establishing coding and architectural guidelines to ensure consistency across teams and modules
+ Mentor and guide development teams, fostering a culture of improvement and continuous improvement
Here is what success in this role looks like:
+ Robust, Scalable Systems in Production - Systems running smoothly in production, deploying and scaling as required to meet demand and running within acceptable performance parameters
+ Effective Cross-Functional Collaboration - As a trusted advisor across several departments you will be involved in product ideation providing technical solutions to product requirements
+ High team alignment and productivity driven by a cohesive architectural vision, enabling efficient feature delivery with minimal technical roadblocks
+ Low Technical Debt and High Code Quality - Advisor to the technical roadmap, working closely with the rest of the architecture team and development teams to reduce tech debt whilst advocating for high quality code
+ Mentorship and talent growth; evidenced by cross-team collaboration by developers and testers across the department and their feedback into the architecture roadmap
The essential requirements of the job include:
+ Cloud-native development of multi-tenant SaaS architecture using IAC and with cost optimisation in mind, ideally in regulated environments such as GxP
+ Event-driven and distributed systems, using messaging systems like Kafka, AWS SNS/SQS and languages such as Java and Python
+ Data Centric architectures, including experience with Data Governance / Management practices and Data Lakehouse / Data Intelligence platforms. Experience of AI software delivery and AI data preparation would also be an advantage
At IDBS we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a flexible work arrangement in which you can work part-time at the Company location identified above and part-time remotely from your home. Additional information about this work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for IDBS can provide.
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Senior Software Architect
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Responsibilities include:
- Designing and documenting high-level software architectures for new and existing applications.
- Defining technical standards, patterns, and best practices for software development across the organization.
- Collaborating with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
- Evaluating and recommending new technologies and tools to enhance our software development lifecycle.
- Providing technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring the quality and integrity of the codebase.
- Identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks and technical debt within existing systems.
- Conducting code reviews and providing constructive feedback to team members.
- Staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.
- Ensuring security, scalability, and maintainability are key considerations in all architectural decisions.
- Troubleshooting complex technical issues and providing timely resolutions.
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of our development processes and methodologies.
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive architectural documentation.
The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, coupled with at least 7 years of progressive experience in software development and architecture. Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices architecture, and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is essential. Strong proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, Node.js) and a deep understanding of database technologies (SQL, NoSQL) are required. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills are paramount for success in this role. You should have a proven track record of delivering complex software projects on time and within budget.
Senior Software Architect
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Senior Automotive Software Architect
Posted 7 days ago
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Key Responsibilities:
- Design and document high-level software architectures for automotive ECUs and systems.
- Define software requirements, specifications, and interfaces.
- Establish software development standards, guidelines, and best practices.
- Lead and mentor software development teams in architectural decisions.
- Ensure software designs meet performance, safety (ISO 26262), and cybersecurity requirements.
- Collaborate with hardware teams on system integration and validation.
- Evaluate and recommend new software technologies and tools.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure architectural integrity.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Extensive experience in embedded software development and architecture, preferably in the automotive sector.
- Strong knowledge of AUTOSAR, RTOS, and automotive communication protocols.
- Experience with software design patterns and architectural principles.
- Understanding of ISO 26262 functional safety standards.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a hybrid remote/onsite environment.
Staff Software Architect (EU Remote/Hybrid, CET Timezone)
Posted 17 days ago
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SEON is the leading fraud prevention system of record, catching fraud before it happens at any point across the customer journey. Trusted by over 5,000 global companies, we combine your company’s data with our proprietary real-time signals to deliver actionable fraud insights tailored to your business outcomes. We deliver the fastest time to value in the market through a single API call, enabling quick and seamless onboarding and integration. By analyzing billions of transactions, we’ve prevented $200 billion in fraudulent activities, showcasing why the world’s most innovative companies choose SEON.
ABOUT THE ROLE & THE TEAM:
You will join SEON’s Architecture team. As a Staff Software Architect at SEON, you will lead software engineering projects across our product development organization and shape our technical architecture.
This is a Hybrid or remote role and the ideal candidate will be based in the EU.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Work out the technical scope of cross-team software projects based on the business requirements
- Collaborate with the development teams to design robust and performant solutions to the needs of SEON and our customers
- Analyze the performance of existing systems and work out solutions for improving it
- Document design decisions in the form of Architecture Decision Records
- Review the implementation of the technical plans
- Prepare deployment and migration plans and improve on existing deployment processes
- Collaborate with the engineering teams to push our solutions to production in a timely and efficient manner
- Collaborate with the Product Management team to prioritize, schedule and deliver new developments
- Work together with the SRE team to troubleshoot production issues and to enhance the observability of existing products
- Manage the implementation of our projects, coordinate between teams
WHAT YOU’ll BRING:
- Strong working knowledge of modern web development technologies (two or more of the following: Java with Spring, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python)
- Experience with measuring and improving the performance of distributed systems
- Strong understanding of how web services and SaaS applications work
- Expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Experience with relational databases (we use PostgreSQL)
- Experience with multiple database technologies (eg.: ClickHouse, Neo4J, Redis, Elasticsearch)
- Experience with modern DevOps tools (Terraform, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, ELK stack)
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work together with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to work independently, prioritize your workload
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
WHAT'S NEXT:
Sounds good? Great, we can’t wait to hear from you! Want to learn more about what it’s like to work at SEON first?
Software Engineer - Technical Leadership
Posted 8 days ago
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At Meta, we're not just building products - we're shaping the future of digital privacy. We believe that privacy is more than a feature; it's a fundamental right. That's why we're committed to embedding privacy into the very heart of our products. We're on a mission to redefine the way privacy is handled in the digital world, and we're looking for innovative minds to join us on this journey.In service of this goal we have multiple high visibility, high impact senior engineering roles available in Privacy, which will put you right at the heart of some of the company's most important investments and challenges. You might find yourself working on a company wide regulatory response, supporting product teams across Meta on both technical strategy and execution. Or you may develop a deep expertise in a particular theme of external pressure, shaping the company technical direction and developing centralized systems and tooling to allow the business to execute at pace whilst staying on top of our obligations.
**Required Skills:**
Software Engineer - Technical Leadership Responsibilities:
1. Drive technical strategy for company trajectory-altering problems, negotiating the approach with executive leadership and developing the execution plan with partner orgs, and ensuring we meet privacy commitments while optimizing for company efficiency
2. Establish technical direction for new Privacy teams in our most highly pressured or ambiguous areas
3. Accelerate our ability to meet privacy commitments by developing and applying novel technologies
4. Partner and effectively communicate with teams across Meta to navigate complex technical trade offs in their privacy decision making
5. Identify and execute upon opportunities to help the company move fast through centralization of tooling and systems
6. Embrace a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are operationalized at a very fast pace
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
7. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
8. Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact
9. Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
10. Experience in mentoring/influencing senior engineers across organizations
11. Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which shorter-term projects ladder to the long-term vision
12. Experience in driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts
13. Significant programming experience
14. Strong experience with building large-scale applications, or similar experience
15. Experience with web or mobile technologies
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Preferred Qualifications:
16. Experience shipping products to many millions of customers
17. Experience building and scaling large products or systems
18. Privacy Understanding, Data Strategy, AI domain expertise
**Industry:** Internet
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Software Development Engineer
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Based in newly refurbished offices in Guildford, this profitable software engineering company works with global corporations. Their software products allow users to develop sophisticated engineering models used within energy and renewables with future applications in banking and healthcare.
The software teams are highly educated (many with PhDs), and academic background is important in their technical recruitment approach.
Currently, they are looking to recruit a Software Development Engineer to join a nascent group to incorporate innovative AI / ML features into their software offerings. The focus is still on design, development and deployment of well-engineered scalable software solutions, the challenge is how to best utilise AI / ML into these software products.
Requirements:
- Strong academic background, minimally a Master’s in computer science, physics, engineering or similar, and ideally a PhD in a relevant subject area.-
- Demonstrable experience developing desktop and web applications including production-grade software. This should include experience with software architecture and understanding how to support structured (SQL) and unstructured (RAG) data.
- Experience with Python and C++ / C# including how to integrate ML features.
The role does require relevant technical expertise, limited university / freelance projects are not sufficient.
On offer is an excellent remuneration package including a wide range of benefits. Successful candidates will need to undertake background checks and also work fully onsite to take up this role.
Keywords: Software Engineering, AI / ML Applications, Desktop / Web, Data Engineering Support, Python, C++, C#, Onsite, Guildford
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Software Development Engineer

Posted 2 days ago
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Would you like to help implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the most complex technical problems? Are you excited by the prospect of building and running the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to provide a better world for future generations?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) builds and operates some of the largest internet infrastructure on the planet; providing companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud. With AWS, customers provision compute power, storage, database, and other cloud resources as their business demands them. To meet the growing demand for AWS Services around the globe, we need exceptionally motivated people who are driven by learning and innovation.
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations - from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
If you join us you'll be part of a world-class team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. As a member of the team providing EC2 services you will be delivering foundational capability that benefits all customers!
This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain world class experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about cloud computing, believe that first class service is critical to customer success, and are committed to improvement.
Top reasons to join our team:
- Be a catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive products that are growing rapidly
- Solve unique and first-order problems at massive-scale across many AWS Services
- Learn how to build and operate distributed systems at massive scale
- Build and influence the tools and utilities that are part of the AWS fleet running our internal servic
Key job responsibilities
Amazon has a collaborative, purposeful and enthusiastic environment where we "Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History." On a typical day engineers might deep dive to root cause a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way, consult with the top engineers at Amazon, or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues.
A software engineer at Amazon will have technical ownership of designs and services, and will influence good coding practices among peers. Responsibilities will include designing, coding, reviewing, testing, fixing, researching, deploying and maintaining services and code in Amazon cloud production environments. Successful candidates will be experienced software engineers who can prioritize well, are good team players, develop at a high standard, can deal with new and ambiguous problem domains, and have a consistent track record of delivery.
A day in the life
At Amazon our software engineers take ownership of solution design, turn it into code and deliver it on schedule, using appropriate technologies and current software engineering best practices. They are expected to collaborate with their team and across teams to take responsibility for improvements and building of new tooling, features, services and applications.
Amazon software engineers have the responsibility of building, maintaining and running the software they own including the dependencies of their team's software, hardware platform, operating system and build. They may also be part of an on-call rotation within their team and, in the event of problems, are able to troubleshoot, research the root cause and thoroughly resolve defects.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and able to articulate technical challenges and solutions to a broad range of audiences; technical and business
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or equivalent
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an complex projects to resolution
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and
Senior Software Development Engineer

Posted 2 days ago
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Job Description
Would you like to help implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the most complex technical problems? Are you excited by the prospect of building and running the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to provide a better world for future generations?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) builds and operates some of the largest internet infrastructure on the planet; providing companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud. With AWS, customers provision compute power, storage, database, and other cloud resources as their business demands them. To meet the growing demand for AWS Services around the globe, we need exceptionally motivated people who are driven by learning and innovation.
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations - from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
If you join us you'll be part of a world-class team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. As a member of the team providing EC2 services you will be delivering foundational capability that benefits all customers!
This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain world class experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about cloud computing, believe that first class service is critical to customer success, and are committed to improvement.
Top reasons to join our team:
- Be a catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive products that are growing rapidly
- Solve unique and first-order problems at massive-scale across many AWS Services
- Learn how to build and operate distributed systems at massive scale
- Build and influence the tools and utilities that are part of the AWS fleet running our internal servic
Key job responsibilities
Amazon has a collaborative, purposeful and enthusiastic environment where we "Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History." On a typical day engineers might deep dive to root cause a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way, consult with the top engineers at Amazon, or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues.
A software engineer at Amazon will have technical ownership of designs and services, and will influence good coding practices among peers. Responsibilities will include designing, coding, reviewing, testing, fixing, researching, deploying and maintaining services and code in Amazon cloud production environments. Successful candidates will be experienced software engineers who can prioritize well, are good team players, develop at a high standard, can deal with new and ambiguous problem domains, and have a consistent track record of delivery.
A day in the life
At Amazon our software engineers take ownership of solution design, turn it into code and deliver it on schedule, using appropriate technologies and current software engineering best practices. They are expected to collaborate with their team and across teams to take responsibility for improvements and building of new tooling, features, services and applications.
Amazon software engineers have the responsibility of building, maintaining and running the software they own including the dependencies of their team's software, hardware platform, operating system and build. They may also be part of an on-call rotation within their team and, in the event of problems, are able to troubleshoot, research the root cause and thoroughly resolve defects.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
- Bachelor's degree
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and able to articulate technical challenges and solutions to a broad range of audiences; technical and business
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an complex projects to resolution
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and