2 months ago
Bristol, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve end-to-end architecture across firmware/device, cloud, mobile, and desktop layers.
- Own system architecture, design principles, system boundaries, interaction models, and cross-domain integration patterns.
- Define technology strategy, standards, guardrails, and practical adoption paths across the software organization.
- Review and approve major design decisions and govern architectural integrity while documenting justified exceptions and technical debt.
- Assess the current software landscape and create target architectures, migration plans, and legacy-system retirement proposals.
- Align domain leads, program management, product owners, and engineering teams on system-level behavior, constraints, and dependencies.
- Build lightweight proofs of concept and validate architectural ideas and new technologies through practical experimentation.
- Communicate architectural decisions to executive stakeholders, engineering leaders, technical leads, and engineers.
Requirements
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, including significant time in architectural roles.
- Proven experience designing distributed systems across cloud and application layers.
- Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform: Azure, AWS, or GCP; experience with multiple platforms is preferred.
- Experience integrating hardware or embedded systems with cloud-based platforms.
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture patterns and best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams.
- Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Preferred: experience in hardware-software or IoT environments, mobile and SDK-based architectures, legacy-system modernization or migration, AI-assisted development, and pragmatic implementable architecture.
Benefits
- Hybrid role with strong on-site presence, typically three days per week in Bristol.
- Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans.
- Educational assistance, leadership development programs, and recognition programs.
- Inclusive workplace focused on diversity, employee development, and employee well-being.
Tech Stack
About SPX
SPX Technologies designs and manufactures engineered products for HVAC and detection and measurement markets, serving industrial and commercial customers worldwide. Its HVAC portfolio includes cooling towers, fans, and refrigeration units sold under brands such as Marley, Recold, and SGS for facilities like hospitals, data centers, and power plants. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker SPXC.