Job Description

At Matnex, our mission is to accelerate the change to net-zero through the disruption of materials discovery and production.

As Technical Architect, you will play a leading role in championing software excellence and scalability so our scientific platform can make greater change at an even faster rate.

Your role will span across the breadth of the technical team, from quantum calculations to ML tools to front-end development. You will act as an engineer, architect, collaborator, and mentor, working to build the best software possible.

This is the perfect role for someone looking for a varied and dynamic role in a start-up making a real impact on the world.

What you will be doing:

• Mentor members of the tech team to help them develop their software development skills while improving architectural decision-making, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.

• Champion software development best practices, including: implementing robust architectural design, thorough code review, comprehensive testing strategies, detailed documentation, and promoting a culture of engineering excellence.

• Implement robust quality assurance processes to ensure the accuracy, reliability, performance, and security of our software, from the architectural planning phase through deployment

• Identify opportunities for process improvement across the tech team, maximising our impact potential.

• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies, and assess their potential impacts on our roadmap.

Qualifications

• Experience in large multi-developer environments, with an eye for detail and passion for building functional, scalable, market-ready products.

• Excellent python skills and familiarity with best development practices and validation schemas (Pydantic or similar).

• DevOps and deploying software in AWS cloud environments.

• Strong experience in deployment, management, and scaling of databases with a proficiency in MongoDB, or other NoSQL databases

• Linux environments and terminal interfaces.

• Familiarity with architectural concepts of web application design, such as RESTful APIs, Open API principles, WSGIs, JSON, GraphQL

• Strong understanding of containerisation technology (e.g., Docker).

You may have some experience with or desire to learn:

• High-performance languages such as: C++, or Julia.

• Some familiarity with Object Oriented design patterns (e.g. Factory, Adapter, Facade, etc.)

• Message queues (e.g. AMQP, RabbitMQ, etc.), monitoring software (e.g. Sentry, Graphana) , Terraform, Kubernetes

Even if you do not think you are an exact fit for the role, but are passionate about our mission and work we’d still like to see your application! 

Additional Information

Stock Options: We value our employees and you to share in the success of the company. You will be a vested partner in our future achievements. 

Flexible holidays: 33 days annual leave/year which can be used on UK public holidays or on more convenient days for you.

Fully covered comprehensive private healthcare and mental health support.

Your birthday day off: Enjoy a well-deserved day off to celebrate and recharge.

✈️Work abroad: Travel the world while you get your job done - see family, or simply explore a new place!

Enhanced Family & Carers leave to ensure you get that quality time in when you need it 

Flexible work arrangements: our shared office space in Shoreditch is here to help foster collaboration and community. Most of the team is in 2-3 days a week, but we are happy to discuss alternatives as necessary.

Continuous learning and growth: We’re pioneers in our field, so you'll be encouraged to expand your knowledge and skills in new areas too.

The process

• First step: A 30 minute video call with Julia, our People Associate, to learn a bit more about you and what you are looking for!
• Second step: A 45 minute video call with our technical team to get to know each other + brief code review.
• Third step: Meet the technical team, in person. This will consist of a 45 mins live coding assessment, and a 45 minute system design review