Solution Architect

Skills needed

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in an Architect, Staff or equivalent senior-IC role.
• A strong track record as a hands-on engineer-turned-architect: you still read, write and review production code regularly, and you enjoy doing so. The role is language-agnostic, we care how you think, not which language you write, though familiarity with our primary stack is a plus.
• Deep experience designing, building and operating distributed, event-driven systems in production, ideally at scale and under regulatory scrutiny.
• Hands-on experience with Domain-Driven Design, both strategic (bounded contexts, context mapping) and tactical patterns.
• Practical familiarity with decentralised architectural governance, Architectural Advice Forum, RFCs and ADRs, and a clear point of view on why architectural decisions should be made close to the teams doing the work.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence rather than authority: you have inspired engineers to adopt good practices because they wanted to, not because they were told to.
• Experience working in regulated fintech, payments or banking environments, with an appreciation for the constraints that come with serving customers’ money.
• Deep experience designing security-first architectures, threat modelling, secure-by-default patterns, defence in depth, identity, key and secret management, in environments where a breach has material business and regulatory consequences.
• A strong perspective on modern AI/ML, LLMs, agents and applied AI in production, and how to integrate them responsibly into engineering workflows and customer-facing products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication: you can write a crisp ADR, run an effective architecture review, present to engineers and explain trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architecture, microservices, container-based 12-factor apps and patterns around fault tolerance, security and resilience.
• Strong CI/CD, automated testing (unit, service and end-to-end) and overall SDLC practices.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience in crypto, Web3, custody or blockchain-based systems.
• Familiarity with Team Topologies and how Stream Aligned, Platform and Enabling teams interact in practice.
• Multi-platform standardisation experience spanning backend, web and mobile.
• Background contributing to SRE or platform engineering work, SLOs, error budgets, developer experience.
• Open-source contributions or external thought leadership (talks, articles, OSS projects).
• Familiarity with Python, a meaningful portion of our stack is in Python, so it helps you hit the ground running, but the role is language-agnostic.

Other requirements

• AWS as our cloud platform
• GCP as our data warehousing
• Containerised microservices
• A multi-language stack
• Based in or near a CET-compatible timezone
• A dedicated workspace
• A reliable internet connection with the fastest speed possible in your area
• Alignment with Our Values and the Xapo Values-Driven Leadership principles

Why work for Xapo?

Impact Globally, Work Remotely.

• Shape the Future
  Improve lives through cutting-edge technology, work 100% remotely from anywhere in the world.

• Great work-life balance Build amazing things with a balance of autonomy and collaborative teamwork. Set your own work schedule and make use of a flexible PTO plan when you need to recharge. 

• Expect Excellence Collaborate, learn, and grow with a high-performance team. Learn how you learn best - from books to conferences, you’ll get a yearly budget for your individual learning and development goals.

At Xapo, we prioritize consumer protection and adhere to regulatory requirements by ensuring that all Xapiens are accountable for upholding principles of fair treatment, transparency, and ethical conduct in their interactions with customers and stakeholders.