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Senior Technical Architect

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  • 6+ years

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$120,000 - 205,000/ year

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As a hands on Senior Technical Architec t , you will be responsible for end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of mission-critical systems. You will define both macro and micro level architecture and implement with engineering teams to modernize a VC++ platform into Reacts JS/Java based event based high throughput, low latency micro services based platform, ensuring alignment with cloud-native principles.

Responsibilities

  • Architecture & Platform Design
  • Define and evolve the architecture for a distributed, cloud-native Investment Accounting platform, aligned with enterprise principles (scalability, resiliency, availability).
  • Design modular microservices architectures, ensuring clear service boundaries, domain-driven design, and reusability across business capabilities.
  • Establish event-driven architecture patterns for real-time processing, enabling decoupled and scalable workflows.
  • Define data architecture and integration patterns, including unified data models, event contracts, and consistency strategies across IBOR/ABOR domains.
  • Hands on experience and capability to walk the talk is critical. This is not architecture only role.
  • Modernization Leadership
  • Lead the modernization of legacy VC++ systems into Java-based, distributed services
  • Define migration patterns, decomposition strategies, and phased transformation roadmaps
  • Ensure functional equivalence where required, while enabling architectural evolution beyond legacy constraints
  • Guide teams on translating low-level C++ constructs into scalable Java service patterns (stateless services, async processing, etc.)
  • Performance, Throughput & Scalability
  • Architect systems for high-throughput transaction processing and near real-time accounting workflows
  • Define cache-driven design strategies (distributed caching, in-memory processing, read/write optimization)
  • Establish performance benchmarks, scalability patterns, and capacity planning principles
  • Cloud-Native & Engineering
  • Design and implement for cloud-native (containerization, orchestration, DevSecOps).
  • Establish cross-cutting capabilities:
  • Observability (logging, metrics, tracing) for operational intelligence
  • Resiliency patterns (retry, circuit breaker, idempotency)
  • Security and compliance controls
  • Ensure API-first and contract-first design principles are adhered to.
  • Required Qualifications
  • Extensive experience in software architecture and distributed systems design
  • Strong programming background in VC++ and Java, with proven experience in system modernization.
  • Rich experience with AWS/Azure along with modern CICD platforms and pipeline as code.
  • Experience building large-scale distributed systems with low latency and high throughput
  • Strong understanding of data consistency, transaction processing, and accounting-like systems
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in Investment Accounting / Financial Services platforms (transactions, valuations, positions, multi-currency processing)
  • Familiarity with Observability and operational intelligence frameworks,Unified data models and ledger-based architectures
  • Experience working in regulatory and audit-heavy environments.

Conditions

$120,000 - $202,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in the company’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About the company

We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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  • Industry: FinTech

Offices in London, United Kingdom, United States

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  • Found in the last 48 hours, before the big job boardsModerate evidence
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  • Senior level: far fewer people qualifySlight evidence

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  • Pays more than 87% of similar roles: that draws applicantsSlight evidence

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Details12 facts · Role, Location, Compensation, Employment, Company
Tech stack
  • Java
  • AWS
  • JavaScript
  • C++
  • Azure
  • CI/CD
Seniority
Senior
Type
Full-time
Industry
FinTech
Specialty
Backend
Region
United Kingdom
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Role

Category
Development
Specialty
Backend
Seniority
Senior
Experience
6+ years
Tech stack
  • Java
  • AWS
  • JavaScript
  • C++
  • Azure
  • CI/CD

Location

Work model
Office
Region
United Kingdom
Offices
  • London, United Kingdom
  • United States

Compensation

Salary
$120,000 - 205,000 / year
Pay period
Annual

Employment

Type
Full-time

Company

Industry
FinTech

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