Senior Software Architect, Birmingham

Are you a highly motivated and confident Software Architect who wants to be at the forefront of transforming the retail domain through software design? As a Senior Software Architect at Flooid, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical solutions that form our Flooid Product Suite. You’ll translate our company’s technology strategy into actionable system designs and collaborate closely with engineering teams to bring those designs to life. This is an opportunity to influence key technology decisions, evolve architectural patterns, and lead the development of scalable systems that make a real impact in the retail space.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work within multiple software engineering teams and with other software architects to guide technical design in line with our architectural strategy.
• System Design: Design, enhance, and evolve the architectural principles that drive Flooid’s software systems.
• Documentation & Communication: Document technical design principles for both technical and non-technical audiences. Clearly explain trade-offs and constraints within solutions.
• Strategic Initiatives: Work with the Software Architecture team to drive strategic initiatives, proof of concepts, and innovation within both the Flooid software suite and our engineering practice.
• Expert Guidance: Act as a subject matter expert to resolve complex software issues and assist senior engineers with challenging technical tasks.
• Customer Solutions: Collaborate with Solution Architecture and customer teams to deliver optimal solutions for diverse requirements.

Requirements

We’re looking for someone who is a confident self-starter with a deep understanding of software architecture. You should be able to mentor and coach others, bringing them along on the journey. Providing guidance, fostering best practices and giving technical leadership. You should be the 'right hand person' of our Chief Architect. You should be eager to bring your knowledge to the table, collaborate with engineers, and find elegant solutions to complex problems. Ideally, you’ll have experience in Java enterprise solutions and have been part of systems transitions through services, containers, and the cloud.

Technical Skills

• Proven experience in end-to-end design of large-scale enterprise Java solutions within complex domains.
• Expertise in containerised applications for deployment in hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong background in Java microservice domain modelling, application decomposition, and orchestration.
• Practical experience in implementing architectural patterns for security, monitoring, scaling, performance, and event-driven architectures.
• Solid understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases, container images, runtimes, and cloud deployment.

Soft Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. You can confidently articulate ideas and listen to others, regardless of their experience level.
• Able to make tough decisions, communicate trade-offs, and take ownership of your work.
• A questioning mentality with a focus on problem-solving: What’s required? What are the trade-offs? Can we innovate further?
• A structured approach to work with strong judgment on prioritising tasks, balancing risk, and understanding urgency.

Salary £75,000 - £105,000, depending on experience. We are open to discussing this role with current experienced Software Architects and Senior Software Architects.

Location Hybrid. Mostly work from home, with occasional travel to our Birmingham office a few times a month.

Hours of Work Usually 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 9-5:30. (See flexible working below)

Travel National or internal travel occasionally required.

Flexible Working To help you manage your personal responsibilities and interests, we offer a range of flexi-working options, including hybrid working.

Holidays We operate a flexible holiday allowance scheme, recommending employees take around 25-30 days holiday plus public bank holidays per year.

Benefits A flexible pension with annual personal pension reviews. Enhanced Company Sick Pay policy. Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity pay. Electric Dreams salary sacrifice scheme for leasing a zero-emission electric vehicle. Health cash plan and life assurance scheme. Access to a discount platform for leading retailers. Reimbursement for professional subscriptions. Charity giving options. Cycle to work scheme. Gifts for milestone years of service.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to carry out this role, although feel you do not meet 100% of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway! Flooid Ltd. is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are dedicated to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.