Senior Software Architect (Developer Experience)

Department: Software Engineering

Location: Remote, UK

Description

The Senior Software Architect will play a strategic, high-visibility role within Hazelcast. You will serve as a thought leader and technology evangelist for Hazelcast, influencing architecture across our ecosystem, our customer base, and the broader developer community.

This is a cross-functional, hybrid role combining technical depth, community engagement, architectural leadership, and strategic collaboration.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Technology Evangelism & Thought Leadership
  • Represent Hazelcast at industry conferences, meetups, webinars, and via online channels (e.g. blogs, podcasts, social media).
  • Advocate for Hazelcast in the Java ecosystem and champion its capabilities across caching, compute, and data streaming.
  • Drive thought leadership through technical articles, benchmark reports, and community contributions.
• Customer and Partner Engagement
  • Collaborate with Field Solutions Architects to design and document Architectural Blueprints for real-world use cases.
  • Support strategic customer engagements, helping define best practices for usage, deployment topologies, and performance optimization.
  • Forge strong relationships with key application framework vendors: Spring, Quarkus, Micronaut, Vert.x.
• Platform Expertise & Technical Authority
  • Build and maintain deep expertise in all subsystems of the Hazelcast platform.
  • Establish yourself as an industry-recognized expert in Distributed Caching, Real-Time Compute, and Data Streaming.
  • Ideally participate in the Java ecosystem via the Java Community Process (JCP) and influence relevant specifications.
• Hands-on Development & Debugging
  • Build reference applications and proof-of-concept solutions using Hazelcast.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in Java (with working knowledge of Python, .Net C#, Go, C++).
  • Possess a strong understanding of JVM internals, especially around garbage collection, memory management, and runtime tuning.
  • Be capable of debugging code across the Hazelcast stack when needed (core contributions not required).
• Benchmarking & Industry Validation
  • Design and execute external benchmark reports to validate Hazelcast performance and scalability for industry consumption.
  • Ideally take ownership of the open source Hazelcast Simulator Project.
• Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with internal stakeholders including Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Field Teams to align product vision with real-world applications and customer needs.

WHAT YOU HAVE

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture or senior technical roles, ideally with experience in distributed systems, high-performance computing, or data platforms.
• Proficiency in Java, including deep understanding of the JVM.
• Solid knowledge of Python for automation, analysis, or prototyping.
• Strong experience with Cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and Serverless platforms.
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills, with experience representing companies or products at industry events.
• Deep familiarity with modern application frameworks (Spring, Quarkus, etc.).
• Experience working with product, engineering, and field teams in shaping and delivering product capabilities.
• Proven ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience contributing to open-source projects or standards bodies (e.g., JCP).
• Some familiarity with the Hazelcast platform or similar technologies (e.g., Apache Ignite, Redis, AWS ElastiCache, Oracle Coherence, Kafka, etc.).
• Experience writing technical whitepapers or benchmark reports.

BENEFITS

• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays
• Group Company Pension Plan
• Private Medical Insurance
• Private Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)