Software Architect

inDrive; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring programs

Global talent exchange

Learning budget

Employee volunteering

Job summary

inDrive is seeking a Software Architect to drive the evolution of the Platform on a full-time basis in the United Arab Emirates. You will work with engineering teams and domain directors to define architecture strategy, ensure scalable and resilient solutions, and guide key technical decisions to support rapid product growth.

You will lead architectural design, develop a long-term roadmap, audit services for technical debt, and coordinate across multiple teams to maintain consistent

Qualifications

• Experience designing architectures for highload distributed systems (230K RPS across 7 regions).
• Strong understanding of both serverside and clientside architecture and their constraints.
• Excellent knowledge of modern technologies, particularly AWS: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification is required.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification is preferred.
• Strong leadership skills: able to shape technical vision and effectively communicate complex architectural decisions to engineers and nontechnical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Participate in system design and architectural decisionmaking in collaboration with development teams, ensuring a balance between speed, quality, and resilience.
• Collaborate with the architecture team to develop a long-term roadmap for the evolution of the platform architecture and technological solutions, enabling scalability and sustainable business growth.
• Conduct audits of key services, identify technical debt, and propose a modernization strategy to support high load and rapid product launches.
• Drive the development of architecture and related processes.
• Define the architectural vision and technical strategy in collaboration with the CTO and other architects.

Job description

Software Architect

Department: The Platform

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: United Arab Emirates

Description

We are looking for Solution Architect to drive the evolution of our ride-hailing and super-app platform. In this role, you will work closely with engineering teams and the domains directors to define architecture strategy, ensure scalable and resilient solutions, and guide key technical decisions while supporting rapid product growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in system design and architectural decisionmaking in collaboration with development teams, ensuring a balance between speed, quality, and resilience
• Collaborate with the architecture team to develop a long-term roadmap for the evolution of the platform architecture and technological solutions, enabling scalability and sustainable business growth
• Conduct audits of key services, identify technical debt, and propose a modernization strategy to support high load and rapid product launches
• Drive the development of architecture and related processes
• Define the architectural vision and technical strategy in collaboration with the CTO and other architects

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience designing and implementing architectures for highload distributed systems (we handle 230K RPS across 7 regions).
• Strong understanding of both serverside and clientside architecture and their constraints.
• Excellent knowledge of modern technologies, particularly AWS: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification is required.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification is preferred.
• Strong leadership skills: able to shape technical vision and effectively communicate complex architectural decisions to both engineers and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate architectural collaboration across multiple teams and ensure consistent approaches at the platform level.

Why join us

• Help us challenge injustice by creating fair choices for millions of people across 47 countries.
• Develop your professional skills with access to mentoring, career consulting, and learning programs.
• Collaborate with teams around the world and gain international experience through our Global Talent Exchange Program.
• Engage in company-wide challenges, awards, sports activities, employee-led social impact and volunteering projects.
• Work alongside people who take initiative, speak openly, and challenge themselves to grow.
• Improve your language skills through co-financed courses and internal speaking clubs.

Final benefits may vary depending on the location.