Software Architect

Summary

Join LanguageWire as a Software Architect and lead a team of over 70 engineers, focusing on software architecture excellence and mentoring. You will define best practices, guide architectural decisions, and contribute to the scalability, stability, and maintainability of the platform. This role is crucial for the development and motivation of the entire engineering team. You will be part of the Platform Engineering Tribe, working closely with the Director of Platform Engineering to implement strategic changes and initiatives. This position offers the opportunity to work with highly skilled engineers and make a significant impact on the company's technical vision and strategy.

Requirements

• 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)

Responsibilities

• Defining our technical & architecture vision/strategy and ensuring adoption
• Defining our technology vision, evangelizing and pushing company-wide technology transformations across the entire tech team
• Defining software architecture best practice guidelines, monitoring cross-team adherence and plan governance measures if needed
• Ensuring the successful execution of complex projects involving multiple teams/products
• Supporting our senior software developers to create solid and manageable architecture designs and making good trade-offs
• Ensuring that we have the right team & skills
• Evaluating tech and soft skills of the senior developers and advising on development and training needed
• Assisting with recruitment of senior tech roles in the tech teams in cooperation with our People and Culture team

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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 over 400 employees. Offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Stockholm, Varberg, London, Leuven, Lille, Paris, Munich, Hamburg, Zurich, 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!
• 200 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