Software Architect

We are looking for a Software Architect within Axon Product Development to shape the architecture of our SaaS platform as we build new functionality and improve existing systems. If you enjoy making technical decisions, guiding engineers and working in an agile team, we’d like to meet you! Key about your role As a Software Architect within Axon Product Development, you shape the technical direction of our software and help teams translate complex business needs into sustainable solutions. You work closely with software engineers, product owners, business analysts, test engineers and fellow architects to ensure that architectural decisions support both our customers’ needs and the long-term evolution of the Axon platform. You take ownership of the architectural integrity of key areas of the product. You analyse complex challenges, identify dependencies and technical risks, and guide teams towards solutions that are scalable, secure, maintainable and fit for purpose. By combining insights from different disciplines and teams, you establish clear architectural direction while allowing teams sufficient autonomy in implementation. You are a hands-on architect who remains close to software development. You support teams with solution design, review critical implementations and help resolve complex technical challenges. You document important decisions and their trade-offs, promote consistency across the platform and ensure that architectural principles are translated into practical engineering standards. You balance short-term delivery needs with the long-term health of the product. This includes guiding modernisation initiatives, reducing technical debt and improving performance, reliability, testability, operability and developer experience. You communicate architectural choices clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and help create alignment across Scrum teams and functional clusters. We also embrace AI-assisted software engineering as part of our development lifecycle. As a Software Architect, you explore how tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Codex can support architecture and engineering activities—from analysing requirements and exploring solution options to understanding complex codebases, documenting decisions, identifying risks and supporting implementation and review. AI is an aid, not a substitute for architectural or engineering judgement. You critically assess AI-generated suggestions, validate their assumptions and implications, and remain accountable for the security, correctness, performance and maintainability of the resulting solutions. You also help teams adopt these tools responsibly and effectively. As part of a large engineering community, you actively share knowledge, coach engineers and contribute to architectural practices across the organisation. You encourage experimentation, constructive technical debate and continuous improvement of our software, architecture and ways of working. Key…