Senior Architect
About Blenheim Chalcot
Blenheim Chalcot is one of the leading venture builders in the world. We have been building exciting and disruptive businesses for over 20 years across sectors including FinTech, EdTech, GovTech, Media, Sport, Charity and more. These companies are all GenAI enabled and are some of the most innovative companies in the UK and increasingly around the world.
The BC team in India has been instrumental to the growth and success of Blenheim Chalcot. Established in 2009, Blenheim Chalcot India serves as a pivotal launchpad for those aiming to make a difference in the realm of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Blenheim Chalcot India is driven by a mission to empower visionaries to lead, innovate, and build disruptive solutions. We support our diverse portfolio of ventures and create impactful solutions that shape global trends. We provide a range of services to help new business get off the ground, including technology, growth (marketing and sales), talent, HR, finance, legal and tax, plus so much more!
Our growth fintech venture, Koodoo, is scaling fast and we’re looking to hire high energy, motivated and curious talent to support them on that journey!
About Koodoo
Koodoo operates a leading digital mortgage platform and brokerage, bridging the gap between potential homeowners and their next mortgage solution. We streamline the mortgage process for first-time buyers to experienced remortgagers, facilitating seamless online applications. Our collaboration with major UK lenders enhances mortgage product visibility and customer acquisition while powering renowned comparison brands, making us integral in delivering premier mortgage experiences.
Our innovation in AI-driven mortgage solutions sets us apart, highlighted by our milestone of being the first to pass the CeMAP exam using AI. We continue to revolutionise the sector by integrating AI tools in partnership with major lenders and brokers.
The role
Our company is seeking an experienced Senior Architect to lead a team of engineers to help us architect and deliver a new portal for one of our most important customers. The initial project’s challenge is to build a best-in-class ASP.NET Blazor application for an important part of a large UK bank and is a key part of our business’s strategy in continuing to lead technological transformation in the UK mortgage industry.
You will leverage your deep knowledge of architecture (especially, but not limited to front-end architecture) and development best practices to lead our technical teams and guide the evolution of our products, collaborating with various stakeholders both within and outside our company, ensuring the project’s success.
- Front-End Product Architecture: Lead the design and architecture of our front-end applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. Define and implement best practices for modular, extensible, and maintainable software using ASP.NET Blazor.
- APIs/Services Authoring: Experience in authoring APIs/Services and middleware. Implement strategies for load balancing, caching, and optimisation.
- Automated Unit Testing: Implement automated unit testing to ensure the reliability and robustness of our applications.
- Cloud Expertise: Utilize your expertise in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS / Azure / Google Cloud) to architect solutions that leverage cloud-native services effectively. Optimise cost, performance, and scalability on cloud environments.
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers and engineers, to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Development Best Practices: Establish and enforce development best practices, coding standards, and architecture guidelines. Promote continuous improvement and innovation within the development process.
- Security and Compliance: Ensure that security and compliance considerations are integrated into the architectural decisions, and lead efforts to maintain the highest levels of data security and regulatory compliance.
- Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including architectural diagrams, design documents, and guidelines.
- Emerging Technologies: Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies. Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and methodologies for potential adoption within the organization.
- DevOps Practices: Experience in using/following DevOps or DevSecOps or CI/CD practices using Azure DevOps.
About you
As a Senior Architect, you'll lead the design and architecture of our front-end applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. Your expertise in ASP.NET Blazor and cloud platforms will be instrumental in guiding our technical teams and shaping the evolution of our products. Let's delve into how you'll contribute to our mission of innovation and excellence.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum of 9 years of experience as a Technical / Applications Architect, with a strong track record of architecting, designing, developing, deploying and supporting web-sites, web-applications and middleware components/services using .NET (including version 8).
- Proven expertise in front-end architecture, with experience in ASP.NET Blazor.
- Experience integrating with Azure API Management, Azure Active Directory, Azure AppInsights and other observability solutions within Azure.
- Strong knowledge of development best practices, including software design patterns, code review processes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
- Relevant certifications in cloud platforms and architecture are a plus.
Nice to have:
- Experience in SaaS product development.
Important
At Blenheim Chalcot, we strive to create an environment where differences are not only accepted but greatly valued; where everyone can make the most of their capabilities and potential. We promote meritocracy, competence and the sharing of ideas and opinions. We are driven by data and believe the diversity, agility, generosity, and curiosity of our people is what sets us apart as an organisation. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talent.
