SENIOR FULL STACK ARCHITECT
11 days ago
London
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