Secondmind

Principal Solutions Architect

Secondmind

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cambridge • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesTensorflowTerraform

About the role

  • Accountable for setting the technical vision and steering the codebase toward future health and scalability
  • Leading complex projects by example, setting communication standards, and acting as a technical enabler across the organization
  • Serving as a final decision-maker on cross-cutting architectural decisions and using your proximity to the code to resolve complex conflicts
  • Developing strategies for heavy ML computation, including optimizing distributed processes, performance, and cost
  • Helping others grow through technical pairing and code-level guidance to help senior engineers assume ownership of critical domains
  • Mastery of building and maintaining secure, production-grade software while leveraging observability to drive data-driven changes

Requirements

  • Extensive, proven experience building and scaling large-scale, cloud-based commercial SaaS platforms where technology is a direct driver of business value
  • A deep understanding of how to apply a product-focused lens to technical decisions, ensuring SaaS solutions solve real-world commercial problems
  • Minimum 5 years (ideally 10+) of software development in a commercial environment, with significant experience in cloud-native SaaS architectures
  • High proficiency with Kubernetes and GCP or AWS within a production SaaS context
  • Proven track record of tackling unique, difficult problems that require deep-level code intervention
  • The ability to navigate the bigger picture and identify the most impactful methods for success
  • Familiarity with TensorFlow or other frameworks to support Machine Learning Engineering (desirable)
  • Practical experience with Docker, Terraform, and Jenkins to streamline deployment (desirable)
  • Experience with simulation development or software applications for automotive testing and calibration (desirable)
Benefits
  • Competitive salary - reviewed annually
  • 25 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays
  • TGIF: The last Friday of every month is a half day for our employees
  • Enhanced family leave policies
  • Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
  • Life Assurance of 4x salary
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Eyecare Policy
  • Dental Cash Plan
  • Stock Options (where applicable)
  • Free 24 hour access on-site gym
  • Discount Shopping & Wellbeing Platform
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Values Award Scheme
  • Cambridge Botanic Garden membership
  • Social events, game nights and sports groups

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
software developmentcloud-native architecturesmachine learningdistributed processesperformance optimizationSaaS solutionscode-level guidancetechnical decision-makingarchitectural decisionsscalability
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingmentoringstrategic thinkingcollaborationtechnical enablementownershipnavigating complexitydata-driven decision making