Chief Software Architect

4 days ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Ripjar Full time

Ripjar is a pioneering software and data products company that empowers governments and organizations to combat serious financial crime. Our cutting-edge technology helps identify criminal activity, enabling organizations to enforce sanctions at scale.

**Mission Statement**: Our engineering team is dedicated to building software that makes the world a safer place. We collaborate to use technology, creativity, and engineering best practices to solve complex problems.

**Job Summary**: You will join our diverse team of talented engineers working on Labyrinth Screening, an AI-powered solution leading the fight against financial crime. Your key responsibilities will include designing, developing, and shipping features to prevent money laundering, fraud, and terrorist financing.

**Key Challenges**: Our team is facing exciting technological challenges this year, including:

  • Developing a scalable, multi-tenant, cloud-based SaaS-first architecture.
  • Upgrading our DevOps tooling to enable rapid code deployment with certainty.
  • Automating end-user and system actions using our Labyrinth RPA Workflow Engine.
  • Harnessing the power of Labyrinth Screening to process arbitrary data at any scale within broader financial crime, cybercrime, and national security solutions.

**Responsibilities**: As a member of our team, you will:

  • Develop innovative software with a global impact, working across the software development lifecycle to build and deliver technology in a cross-functional agile environment.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, architects, UX, and QA specialists as part of the wider Ripjar engineering team.
  • Work closely with our Delivery team to provide deep support expertise for our growing customer base.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of Ripjar's technology stack and development process.

**Requirements and Qualifications**: The successful candidate should possess:

We recognize that demonstrated expertise in all these technologies is challenging to find. We can work together to identify your strengths and provide necessary training to fill any gaps.

  • Familiarity with some of our core technologies: Node.js, React, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MongoDB, Redis. Proficiency in at least one programming language and experience evaluating new technologies.
  • Experience building and maintaining production software. A background in large-scale data processing systems and complex JavaScript or Python codebases is beneficial.
  • Technical proficiency throughout the software development lifecycle, with strengths in designing and developing high-quality software, finding and fixing bugs, and providing maintenance for production systems.
  • Strong communication skills, able to explain complex concepts, write clear code reviews, and document technical information.
  • Able to work hybrid from Cheltenham, Bristol, or London 2 days per week.

**Benefits**: We offer a competitive salary (£75,000 - £110,000), 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after 5 years), flexible hybrid working, 35-hour working week, Company Share Scheme, private family healthcare, Employee Assistance Programme, pension contributions, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, latest tech, free food and drink, and hybrid working from our offices.

Ripjar is committed to diversity and inclusion, recognizing that having people from different backgrounds, genders, and experiences ensures we make decisions with a truly global perspective. Diversity gives us strength in our technology, analysis, and relationships.

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