Offer summary

Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in software architecture or senior technical roles, particularly in distributed systems and high-performance computing., Proficiency in Java with a deep understanding of the JVM, and solid knowledge of Python for automation and analysis., Strong experience with Cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and Serverless platforms, along with excellent communication skills., Familiarity with modern application frameworks and prior experience contributing to open-source projects or standards bodies..

Key responsibilities:

Serve as a thought leader and technology evangelist for Hazelcast, representing the company at industry events and through online channels.

Collaborate with Field Solutions Architects to design Architectural Blueprints and support strategic customer engagements.

Build and maintain expertise in the Hazelcast platform, including hands-on development and debugging of applications.

Work closely with internal teams to align product vision with customer needs and contribute to benchmarking and industry validation efforts.

Job description

Department: Software Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

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.
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