Engineer (Platform Architecture)

Job descriptionProdigi is the leading global print-on-demand platform enabling businesses to scale their operations through streamlined supply chains and maximised profits. Founded in 2014 we ranked 14th on the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 list of the UKs fastest-growing companies.With a worldwide network of over 50 production facilities across 10 countries including our own production facilities we support creators enterprises and increasingly AI-driven agents who expect a system that can take any image turn it into any product and fulfil it anywhere in the world.About the roleWere hiring a senior technical leader to shape the architecture of Prodigis core platform. Youll work hands-on in C#/.NET while defining the structures service boundaries and system patterns that support our next-generation product: an API-first unified product creation management and publishing engine.Your work will directly influence how all merchants integrations and AI agents interact with Prodigi. Youll focus on correctness robustness data integrity and long-term simplicity across systems that underpin millions of orders.This is a role for someone who wants architectural responsibility not just feature delivery.What youll doYoull be shaping the foundations of a platform used by thousands of merchants and numerous integrations. Your work will influence our shipping engine global routing logic product creation pipelines image processing migration away from legacy stacks and the evolution of our public API.This is an opportunity to define the technical blueprint for Prodigis next decade.Drive platform architectureDefine and evolve the architecture for our unified product and fulfilment platform.Lead the technical design of new versions of our public API: domain boundaries event flows versioning service interactionsShape internal service design: caching messaging error handling consistency observabilityBuild core backend systemsDesign and implement backend services in C#/.NET that handle product modelling shipping logic routing and image/asset flowsImprove the robustness clarity and consistency of core data modelsEnable the product visionTranslate strategic goals into clear architectural direction for engineeringWork closely with Product to ensure designs scale across product creation publishing and multi-channel integrationsMentor engineers and set technical standards for the wider teamImprove quality and resilienceReduce complexity by refining and refactoring legacy componentsEstablish patterns that lower defects and operational overheadEnhance logs metrics diagnosis and reliability across APIs and internal systemsWhat were looking forStrong architectural capabilityDeep experience designing and building distributed systems Ability to define domain models and service boundaries for complex transactional platformsExperience modernising or consolidating systems into clean long-lived architecturesStrong grasp of eventing queues async flows and API designHands-on technical depthExpert-level C# Strong understanding of cloud services (Azure preferred)Solid SQL and data modellingComfortable building testing and operating production servicesEngineering leadershipAbility to set direction and provide technical mentorshipConfidence to challenge assumptions and propose simpler architecturesOwnership mindset in complex environmentsNice to haveExperience in e-commerce fulfilment logistics or multi-tenant platformsExperience building image-driven or asset-driven productsFamiliarity with event-sourcing DDD or service-oriented designInterest in generative-AI driven commerce integrationsWhat we offerCompetitive salary (dependent on experience).25 days holiday per year plus one additional day off for your birthday.Company pension scheme (4% employer contribution 5% employee contribution).Healthcare cash plan.Spec your own development machineA charity day per year to volunteer at a recognised charity.The opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-growing business at the forefront of the print-on-demand industry.LocationThis role is fully remote with the team distributed across the UK and three international timezones. However we do have an engineering hub based in Cardiff and so South West and Wales would be preferred.All doneYour application has been successfully submittedOther jobs Key Skills Entity Framework,MVC,Wcf,.NET,ASP.NET,Microsoft SQL Server,C#,Visual Studio,TFS,ADO.NET,JavaScript,Visual Basic Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1