Lead Software Architect

Job Title: Lead Software Architect Salary: £68,600 to £91,700 Location: Cambridge, UK Hybrid Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week Overview Are you passionate about shaping technology that delivers impact at scale? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Lead Software Architect to help evolve digital platforms that support learners, lecturers, and researchers globally. This role offers the chance to influence the technical foundations of widely used digital products, ensuring they remain scalable, secure, and future-ready. About the Role As Lead Software Architect, you will take ownership of software architecture and engineering delivery across a product or platform area. Working at the intersection of architecture, product, and engineering, you will translate solution designs and product priorities into well-structured, deliverable software. You will ensure technical direction is robust and delivery is maintained from planning through to production and live operation. You will provide technical leadership across the full engineering lifecycle, including backend and frontend architecture, infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and operational readiness. While not primarily hands-on coding, the role requires strong engineering expertise, including the ability to review code, challenge design decisions, and support engineering teams when needed. A key aspect of the role is leading the adoption of AI-enhanced engineering practices. You ..... full job details .....