- Business: Cloud, Platform & Software Engineering Consultancy - appvia.io
- Contract: Permanent / Full-time
- Salary: £80k to £100k basic (DOE) + 10% bonus, 10% share options + benefits
- Location: London, Hybrid: 1 to 2 days per month in office
Please note: Candidate relocation / visa sponsorship is not available. UK Security Clearance eligibility is required. British Passport or ILR, 5 years UK residency, clean financial record.
About you:
- Deep, hands-on experience applying Domain Driven Design (DDD) on real, complex systems, strategic and tactical patterns, not just theory
- Experience leading domain discovery with business stakeholders: Event Storming, domain storytelling, or similar
- Strong architectural judgement: you've owned and driven solution design end-to-end, not just contributed to it
- Proven delivery of microservice based architectures where service boundaries are derived from the domain
- Strong full stack development skills: Java / Spring Boot core, TypeScript / React alongside it
- Confident communicating and defending architectural decisions at senior stakeholder level: ADRs, C4, or similar
- Experience mentoring engineers and growing DDD and architectural thinking across a team
- Consulting mindset: you translate business problems into practical technical solutions
- Exposure to AI-assisted development practices
Nice to have: GovUK UI Framework · Azure / GCP · .NET
Principal Software Architect - Java | AWS | TypeScript employer: Appvia
At Appvia, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture. Our hybrid working model allows for flexibility while providing ample opportunities for professional growth and development in the rapidly evolving cloud technology landscape. Join us to be part of a team that values strong client relationships and is dedicated to driving meaningful transformation for our clients.
