Lateral stands for technology excellence.
We’re a profitable, award-winning design and technology company with over 20 years of experience launching bold ventures and transforming businesses. A globally distributed team of 200+ experts united by a shared purpose: the continuous pursuit of quality.
Our clients come to us for results, quality and craft - and stay because we keep raising the bar.
Our mission is simple: design and build great products
What sets us apart isn’t just the talent of our team - it’s the way we work:
We Have A Bias For Action & Results.
We are doers - we spot the gaps, connect the dots, anticipate what’s around the corner and take action. We move fast, stay focused, and let the results - not the effort - speak for themselves.
We Work On Time, On Budget, On Quality
Discipline is our edge - a commitment we make to each other, to our clients, and to the standards we hold ourselves to.
We Care Deeply.
We care about our work and about each other. Care Is A Competitive Advantage.
Every detail matters. Every design, every line of code, every decision. Thoughtful by default.
We Do Things Right - Because It’s the Right Thing to Do
Right over easy. Integrity isn’t up for negotiation. We hold the bar high even when no one’s watching. We take pride in doing great work the right way - not the easy way.
We Keep Improving
The best teams keep improving and we’re never done learning.
We iterate. We reflect on what’s working and what’s not. Feedback fuels us, we receive it openly, and adapt quickly. Progress over perfection.
We’re Obsessed With Agility, Not The Agile Manifesto
We don’t chase dogma or rituals - we chase momentum. We adapt processes to fit problems, not the other way around.
We Take Ownership
Everyone leads something here. You will have room to run with ideas, and the trust to execute. That trust is built on how you show up: thinking things through, sweating the details, and following through.
As a Software Architect at Lateral, you will:
Design Technical Solutions: you’ll create and maintain all core architecture & engineering artifacts: from SDDs and SDPs to call chains, activity & sequence diagrams, interface definitions, and detailed designs
Lead Developers By Example. Set the technical tone for the team. You’ll be hands-on when needed, strategic with senior engineers, and trusted as a source of clarity and direction. Expect to enforce coding standards, review implementation, troubleshoot complex issues, and uphold engineering best practices at every level.
Partner With Clients: Work directly with clients throughout the full lifecycle — from early technical discovery and proposal efforts to delivery. You’ll translate business needs into robust technical solutions and explain architecture decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Take Ownership Of The Full Project Lifecycle: Take responsibility from start to finish — system design, development oversight, testing, deployment, and post-launch stability. You’ll ensure architectural integrity is maintained throughout, and that the end result reflects both technical rigor and product value.
Improve yourself and the team, continuously: During times when you’re not assigned to a client project, you won’t be idle. You might develop internal tools, research new technologies or frameworks, help with recruiting; — you’ll help push our capabilities forward.
Mentor and support junior engineers, leading by example in design reviews and pair programming. You will offer constructive feedback that helps others grow, fostering a thoughtful, kind, and continuously learning team culture.
Example Projects You May Join:
Build an AI-powered healthcare platform to help detect diseases earlier.
Launch a new fintech product from the ground up.
Scale a global SaaS commerce system with millions of products
Whatever the challenge, you’ll be building software that changes lives and moves industries forward.
How We Measure Success In This Role
In the first two weeks
You make your first meaningful contribution to the project
You communicate well async as well as in meetings
In the first 3 months:
You understand the system architecture well and can work independently or in teams on medium-sized features.
You design before you code (and produce design artifacts)
You have shipped code in Production, clean, tested
You communicate clearly, raising issues early and contributing to reviews.
You deliver what you commit to.
After 3 months:
You take ownership of larger features and improvements from start to finish.
You help others by sharing knowledge, spotting problems early, and improving processes or tooling.
You make decisions with both the data/codebase and business goals in mind.
We measure success through:
Evaluating results (what you’ve shipped)
Quality and reliability of your designs.
Consistency in delivery.
Feedback from peers and leads.
Your ability to work independently and unblock others.
We are seeking for team members who are both highly technical and deeply care about their craft and how the work gets done. You must bring:
8+ years experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a senior or architectural role
Several systems or sub-systems designed and shipped to Production
Strong command of system design, software architecture patterns, and scalable distributed systems
Unique combination of both technology and people skills.
Proficiency in writing and reviewing clean, maintainable code in one or more modern languages (e.g., C#)
Experience designing APIs, service contracts, and modular, evolvable systems
Ability to produce clear technical artifacts architecture diagrams, design docs, call chains, and interface specs. Express decisions through clear diagrams, validate assumptions early, and think through edge cases and trade-offs.
A quality mindset unit tests, integration tests, automation, defensive programming
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills with a hands-on, proactive attitude
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
A commitment to making a difference, continuous learning, and collaboration
Bonus points for:
Method-Based Systems
Clear, structured communication and excellence in design documentation
Real Impact: You’ll work on meaningful products that make a measurable difference - from healthcare and commerce to sustainability and next-gen tech.
Remote-First, Office Friendly: Work from wherever you’re most productive - whether that’s your home, a co-working space, or one of our offices. We’re a remote-first company, but if you’re near an office, you’re welcome to drop in, collaborate in person, or work onsite regularly.
We prioritize async collaboration, respect your time zone, and focus on outcomes over hours.
An Outstanding Team: Talented, kind, and hard-working people who care deeply about their craft - and about each other. No egos. No politics. Just professionals doing their best work.
Growth: You’ll be supported in growing your craft, exploring new paths, and stepping into greater responsibility - at your own pace
A Culture of Excellence: We care deeply about doing the right thing - for our clients, our team, and ourselves. No burnout. No crunch. Just high-quality work, delivered sustainably.
Variety & Stability: We’re profitable, independent, and over a decade strong. Yet every project brings a fresh challenge. You’ll never be bored here.
We want to respect your time by being clear about what this role isn’t. You should skip this opportunity if:
You prefer well defined structure. If you gravitate towards a clear hierarchy, well defined roles and swim lanes, you may find our self-managed style challenging.
Distributed work isn’t your thing. If you find async communication, design documentation and being proactive without a manager nearby difficult, our setup won’t suit you.
Feedback doesn't excite you. We’re obsessed with quality and believe in continuous improvement. That means we give feedback that’s sometimes nitpicky. If refining the work until it’s excellent feels over the top, you are likely going to find working here frustrating.
Change makes you uncomfortable. We’re scaling and maturing. That means not everything is perfect yet. Priorities shift. Processes evolve. If ambiguity is uncomfortable, this may feel bumpy.
However, If this sounds like fuel, we’d love to talk!
01. Your work
Show us the work that reflects you at your best. We’ll look at depth, design thinking, and the logic behind your choices.
02. Lateral team fit
You’ll speak with our Talent team about your career direction, your motivators, and our plans ahead.
03. Work trial
You’ll tackle a take-home challenge that mirrors what we actually do.
04. Engineering deep dive
A collaborative session with our engineers.
05. Project fit
An interview focussed on prioritization, collaboration across disciplines, and how you handle the "messy middle".
LATERAL (Technology with Passion) adds business value through full service technology solutions.
We deliver a broad range of services from design, concept, implementation, consulting to A-Z full-service solutions.
Our clients vary from blue chip companies (large scale enterprise), to midsize businesses and start-ups.
We stay away from the fancy power-points and lengthy meetings. We're the do-ers, we "make things happen".
