SENIOR FULL STACK ARCHITECT

London
5 days ago
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Senior Full Stack Architect

Permanent | UK-Wide | Hybrid (2–3 Days in Office) | £60,000+

The Opportunity

A leading technology organisation is seeking a Senior Full Stack Architect to own end-to-end technical architecture across a multi-year digital transformation programme. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will define architecture standards, drive engineering excellence and align technology decisions with business goals. You will lead architectural reviews, mentor engineering teams and play a central role in shaping a scalable, secure and cloud-native platform.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Own end-to-end architecture across frontend, backend, APIs, data layers and integrations

  • Define reference architectures, technology standards and design principles

  • Lead architectural reviews and contribute to technology governance frameworks

  • Design cloud-native solutions using Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines

  • Champion engineering best practices — GitOps, automated testing and observability

  • Coach engineering teams and identify anti-patterns across the stack

  • Manage senior stakeholder relationships and communicate architectural decisions clearly

    Skills & Experience

  • Proven background in senior architecture or technical leadership

  • Frontend: React, TypeScript, Material UI, modern JavaScript (ES6+)

  • Backend: Node.js, Python, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Kafka or RabbitMQ

  • Cloud: AWS, Azure or GCP — Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform / CloudFormation

  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis — strong data modelling and caching strategies

  • Secure architecture: OAuth, JWT, SAML; monitoring via Datadog, Prometheus or Grafana

  • Strong Agile delivery experience (SCRUM / Kanban) in complex or regulated environments

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

    Nice to Have

  • Cloud architecture certification — AWS Solutions Architect or Azure equivalent

  • Experience in financial services or other regulated industries

  • Familiarity with service mesh architectures such as Istio

    Right to Work

    Candidates must have the right to work in the UK under one of the following:

  • British Citizen

  • Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)

  • EU Settled Status

  • Dependent of ILR / British Citizen, or of someone due ILR within 6–8 months

    We are unable to consider candidates requiring Tier 2 sponsorship, PSW visa holders, dependents of work permit holders, or former permanent employees of the end client

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