Senior Product Architect

Storyblok; Linz; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work stipend

Home office equipment package

Sick and parental leave

Development fund

International team trips

Job summary

Storyblok is seeking a Senior Software Architect to own the overall technical architecture, platform vision, and system scalability behind Storyblok's product offerings.

You will ensure high performance, security, and developer joy across all systems, partnering with product managers, engineering leads, and platform teams to design scalable cloud-native architectures and guide technical direction for enterprise-grade features.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in software architecture, principal engineering, or system design roles for large-scale distributed cloud applications.
• Demonstrates AI literacy, with the ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, decision-making, and quality of work while applying sound judgment and critical thinking

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term technical product architecture, system design, and platform scalability strategies across cloud infrastructure and microservices.
• Establish architectural guardrails, design patterns, and standards to empower engineering teams to build safe, high-performing, and resilient features.
• Lead architectural reviews for major product features, ensuring compliance with security, reliability, latency, and cost-efficiency requirements.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, DevOps, and Data teams to align product capabilities with platform performance and business goals.

Skills

Cloud-native architectures

API design

Distributed systems

Multi-tenant SaaS

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU

Storyblok is a headless CMS that enables marketers and developers to create with joy and publish with confidence. It empowers you to deliver structured and consistent content everywhere: websites, apps, AI search, and beyond.

Legendary brands like Virgin Media O2, Oatly, and TomTom use Storyblok to make a bigger, faster market impact.

You will be joining a growing company where you can contribute to many “firsts”. Plus these benefits:

• Monthly remote work stipend (home internet costs, electricity). Home office equipment package right at the start (laptop, keyboard, monitor…)
• Home office equipment upgrade (furniture, ear plugs …) or membership to a local co-working space after your onboarding
• Sick leave benefit, parental leave and 25 days of annual leave plus your local national holidays
• Personal development fund for courses, books, conferences, and material
• The annual international team-building trip, quarterly and monthly online get-togethers
• As a fully remote company, with work-life balance at its core, you’ll enjoy flexible schedules
• An international team that loves to have fun at work and works hard together to accomplish shared goals

JOB SUMMARY

• You will own the overall technical architecture, platform vision, and system scalability behind Storyblok's product offerings, ensuring high performance, security, and developer joy across all systems.
• You will partner closely with product managers, engineering leads, and platform teams to design scalable cloud-native architectures, establish guardrails, and guide technical direction for enterprise-grade features.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Define and drive the long‑term technical product architecture, system design, and platform scalability strategies across cloud infrastructure and microservices.
• Establish architectural guardrails, design patterns, and standards to empower engineering teams to build safe, high‑performing, and resilient features.
• Lead architectural reviews for major product features, ensuring compliance with security, reliability, latency, and cost‑efficiency requirements.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, DevOps, and Data teams to align product capabilities with platform performance and business goals.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in software architecture, principal engineering, or system design roles for large‑scale distributed cloud applications.
• Demonstrates AI literacy, with the ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, decision‑making, and quality of work while applying sound judgment and critical thinking

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Deep expertise in cloud‑native architectures (AWS preferred), API design, distributed systems, and multi‑tenant SaaS platforms.
• Strong fluency in modern programming backend/frontend ecosystems and microservice communication patterns.
• Proven ability to lead technical strategy and communicate complex architectural trade‑offs across engineering and executive leadership.

MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Remote (home) work opportunity or funded by Storyblok co‑working space

GENERAL TERMS

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