Software Architect & Team Lead

Software Architect & Team Lead Overview

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Proven experience developing complex software solutions and delivering high-quality software systems, preferably SaaS services
• Proven architecture design & documentation experience
• Proven track record of re-architecting existing systems in a successful way
• Excellent knowledge of modern programming languages like C#, Python, Java
• Deep experience with REST APIs and documentation of REST endpoints
• Experience with Cloud Native development and microservices architectures
• DevOps experience: CI / CD, automated pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, Containerization, Kubernetes.
• Ability to drive change and influence without authority
• Excellent presentation and data visualization skills. You’re comfortable reporting and presenting to senior leadership as well as to development teams.
• Fluent English (reading, writing, speaking)

Nice to have

• Very good knowledge of cloud platforms like Azure & GCP
• Experience with the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework is a plus
• Experience with AI-enabled development

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

• Enjoy flat hierarchies, responsibility and freedom, direct feedback, and room to stand up for your own ideas
• Internal development opportunities, ongoing support from your People Partner, and an inclusive and fun company culture
• International company with 300 employees. Offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Stockholm, Varberg, London, Leuven, Lille, Paris, Munich, Hamburg, Sophia Antipolis, Atlanta, Finland and Valencia
• For this role, we have a full-time FlexiWire@home option for remote work. Of course, you are always welcome at the office to collaborate and connect with your colleagues.
• We take care of our people and initiate many social get-togethers from Friday Bars a to Summer or Christmas parties. We have fun!
• 140 great colleagues in the Valencia office belonging to different business departments
• Excellent location in cool and modern offices in the city center, with a great rooftop terrace and a view over the Town Hall Square
• Private health insurance
• Working in an international environment-more than 20 different nationalities
• A dog friendly atmosphere
• Big kitchen with access to organic fruits, nuts and biscuits and coffee.
• Social area and game room (foosball table, darts, and board games)
• Bike and car parking

The role

Are you interested in engineering, new technology and scaling architecture? Can you lead talented engineers across several locations in a company that is going towards new heights? Then this might just be what you are looking for!

We are looking for a senior Software Architect who can set technical direction, lead through influence, and drive architecture decisions across the entire company.

This role sits at the intersection of technology strategy, architecture excellence, and engineering leadership. You will work with senior engineers and engineering leaders across multiple teams and locations, shaping how we design, build, and evolve our platform.

What you'll do

Owning architecture & technology direction

• Define and evolve the company-wide architecture and technology vision
• Establish clear architectural principles, standards, and reusable building blocks
• Drive adoption of these standards across teams through collaboration-not mandate
• Act as a key contributor to global reference architecture initiatives

Leading and influencing at scale

• Guide and mentor 50+ engineers across multiple teams and tribes
• Support senior developers and tech leads in making sound architectural trade-offs
• Act as a trusted advisor for complex, cross-team initiatives
• Influence change without formal authority

Enabling scalable execution

• Ensure successful execution of large, cross-team technical initiatives
• Improve platform scalability, stability, and maintainability
• Define pragmatic governance where needed, without slowing teams down

Growing people and capabilities

• Assess technical and leadership skills of senior engineers
• Advise on learning, development, and training needs
• Support hiring of senior technical roles in collaboration with People & Culture

In one year, you’ll know you were successful if…

• The team has understood the value of architecture analysis and has adopted a pragmatic architecture documentation framework
• Team can make autonomous architectural decisions that move our system forward
• All the major platform services have a comprehensive and consistent set of documentation
• Your consultancy knowledge is valuable for the rest of the teams
• You have contributed to a positive and enjoyable work atmosphere in the team

Your colleagues say you

• Stand out as a trusted and respected mentor in your team. When your colleagues are wrestling with a difficult architecture issue, they come to you.
• Your approach is pragmatic, to the point. Your experience has made you sceptical of over-architecting.
• Have excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Have a deep understanding of the dynamics of cross-functional teams and the “You build it, you run it” paradigm

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