Principal Software Architect

My client is a market leading global IoT technology company, with a wide range of hardware & software products/services.

They are looking to hire a Principal Software Architect to drive innovation and shape the future of its connected software ecosystem across cloud, desktop, Firmware and mobile platforms.

This is a high-impact role focused on improving architectural consistency, modernising legacy systems, and driving scalable IoT solutions across a complex engineering environment.

You will work closely with senior management and the relevant technical teams to define technical direction, align technologies, and ensure systems evolve in a scalable and maintainable way.

Key skills/experience required:

• Extensive experience in software engineering, with 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), ideally across multiple
• Experience integrating hardware or embedded systems with cloud-based platforms
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams
• Excellent communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in IoT or software/hardware environments (eg connected devices, telecoms)
• Exposure to mobile and SDK-based architectures
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development approaches
• Track record of delivering pragmatic, implementable architecture (not just conceptual design)

This is a hybrid role (3 days per week in the office). They are based in Bristol and have plenty of parking onsite.