Barden is delighted to partner with a global business on the appointment of an
Enterprise/Software Architect
. . This role offers a rare opportunity for a hands-on architect who enjoys defining technical direction and validating it through code. You’ll work closely with engineering leadership to modernise a large-scale platform and drive the next phase of innovation across
data, cloud, and AI
.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Lead the architectural vision for our client’s product suite
Design scalable, cloud-native architectures
Stay hands-on, building proof-of-concepts and contributing production code to validate architectural decisions
Partner with platform, data, and product teams to define service boundaries, APIs, and integration patterns
Play a key role in the modernisation of legacy systems, evolving them toward scalable, modern, AI-enabled platforms
Drive opportunities to embed AI and intelligent automation
ABOUT YOU:
Experienced software architect or principal engineer who enjoys staying close to the code
Strong background designing and building distributed systems at scale
Deep expertise with .NET / C#
and modern architecture patterns
Strong TypeScript / Angular experience
, with the ability to own features end-to-end across the full stack
Experience with
cloud-native systems (Azure preferred)
and API-driven architectures
Comfortable influencing engineering standards across large teams
Curious about how AI and emerging technologies can transform complex workflows
OTHER DETAILS:
Work alongside senior engineering leadership and an established architecture team
Influence the direction of a platform used by hundreds of clients
Modern engineering environment with strong focus on AI-enabled development tools
Opportunity to shape architectural standards
Our client is based in Cork City Centre, the team is in the office three days per week.