Wejo is a global leader in the connected car market and is shaping the future of mobility. The connected car space is one of the fastest growing sectors in the IoT industry. Car manufacturers are looking to extend traditional infotainment systems, insurers are seeking a better understanding of risk, users are demanding more feedback and firms are generating increasing amounts of data and require support in understanding its applications and value. We specialise in creating new services and products to help clients make the most of their data and realise its value

We bring together the brightest minds and industry experts with award-winning platform technology and advanced privacy and security to revolutionise the way we live, work and travel using connected car data, insights and analytics.

At Wejo our values drive our culture, shape our interactions and help us to achieve our goals. These values are turned into meaningful behaviours and embody our employees. We are bold, collaborative and responsible.

Role Summary

Wejo’s Architecture Team works with stakeholders across the business to help turn our strategic plans into scalable, high-performing designs; ultimately delivered by our phenomenal Engineering, Data Analytics and Data Science functions. Our core goal is to continually improve our technology landscape to give us a competitive advantage.

Our Solution Architects each own part of our platform architecture. They become true domain experts and principal design authorities, engaging with multiple business functions to help guide a program of work from inception to delivery.

We’re a fast-paced, energised company. Everyone working at Wejo are self-motivated, enthusiastic, resilient and able to manage competing priorities and complex requirements.

Essential Skills / Knowledge & Experience – what I need to do the job

• Practical experience of a range of data technologies and technology patterns, implemented at scale
• Experience of designing distributed systems deployed to cloud computing environments
• Experience of open-source technologies for big data processing such as Apache Spark, Hadoop and Kafka
• Experience using agile frameworks to help streamline delivery
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS or Azure

Key Responsibilities – what I do mostly

• Engineer our data platforms and products for scale, performance, reliability and security
• Work with other architects to design and build Big Data capabilities and help govern architecture across the organisation
• Work with delivery teams to design and implement data processing pipelines, associated data and database structures and fine tune performance to meet those requirements.
• Work with Infrastructure and DevOps teams to release and maintain live products
• Participate in establishing architectural processes, standards and best practices
• Pave architecture runways for your solutions and own their NFRs
• Ensure a professional image of the company and themselves is presented at all times

Other Responsibilities – what I will be doing sometimes

• Using my expertise and knowledge to help in areas of the business that need my support
• Researching and learning to help myself and Wejo excel
• Participating in Wejo’s social scene

Desirable – What can help me succeed

• Experience of designing distributed systems deployed to cloud computing environments
• Experience programming in Java, Scala or Python
• Experience with configuration management processes
• Experience working with an Agile Task Management tool (e.g. Jira, Monday)
• Experience managing data ingestion and processing operations
• Background in data engineering
• Recent hands-on development experience

Equal Opportunity Employer: Wejo is an equal opportunity employer, committed to our diversity and inclusiveness. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age. We strongly encourage women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA community, people with disabilities and veterans to apply. We are actively working to be an anti-racist organization. We're committing to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace for all of our employees. You can read more about our commitment to DEI here.