Software Architect (AI)

TL;DR

Software Architect (AI): Defining and overseeing the overall system architecture for an AI-powered Personal & Entrepreneurial Resource Planner with an accent on scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions. Focus on designing microservices, cloud infrastructure, system integrations, and ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.

Location: Fully onsite position based at the office in Lisbon, Portugal. Open to support with relocation efforts.

Salary: €69K – €91K

Company

Family-founded self-funded company since 2018, building AI-driven resource planning platform with offices in Lisbon and San Francisco, over 100 million downloads worldwide.

What you will do

• Define and maintain overall architecture and system design for scalable software solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams on best practices for architecture, coding, and scalability.
• Design and document high-level system diagrams, data flows, and API structures.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and cloud services for performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
• Oversee system integrations including microservices, APIs, and third-party services.
• Work with DevOps and SRE teams for deployment reliability and conduct architecture reviews.

Requirements

• Around 6+ years of experience in software development and architecture.
• Strong expertise in system design, cloud computing, and microservices architecture.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and cloud-native architectures.
• Proficiency in backend technologies (Node.js, Python, Java, .NET) and modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue).
• Knowledge of databases (SQL/NoSQL), caching, data pipelines, event-driven architectures, API design, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of security best practices, DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong communication skills to explain complex concepts to stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Apple hardware ecosystem for work.
• Annual bonus and top-tier health and life insurance.
• Transportation budget, Coverflex benefits (meals, well-being), childcare support.
• Pension fund, Urban Sports Club membership, 100% free meals at the hub.
• Air Conference for team collaboration and growth.