AI Platform Architect — Cloud-Native Systems Lead

Air Apps; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple hardware ecosystem for work.

Annual Bonus

Top-tier Health and Life Insurance

Transportation Budget

Coverflex benefits package for meals &

Childcare support

Air Conference

Pension Fund

Urban Sports Club

Meals 100% free at the hub

Job summary

Air Apps is hiring a Software Architect / Solutions Architect to define and lead the architecture of our AI-powered platform. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and stakeholders to design scalable, secure systems and to shape our technology strategy across cloud infrastructure and integrations.

We seek ~6+ years of experience in software design, proficiency with AWS/Azure/GCP, and strong skills in backend (Node.js, Python, Java) and modern frontend tech.

Qualifications

• Around 6+ years of software development and architecture experience.
• Strong system design and cloud computing expertise.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Proficiency in backend technologies (Node.js, Python, Java, .NET) and modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue).
• Knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL), caching strategies, and data pipelines.
• Experience with event-driven architectures, API design, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of security practices, identity management, and encryption.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the overall architecture and system design for scalable and efficient software solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding architecture, coding, and scalability best practices.
• Design and document high-level system diagrams, data flows, and API structures.
• Evaluate technologies and cloud services to optimize performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and security in architectural decisions.
• Oversee system integrations including microservices, APIs, and third-party services.
• Collaborate with DevOps/SRE to ensure smooth deployment and reliability.
• Establish coding and architecture standards for maintainability.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks for resilience and scalability.
• Conduct architecture reviews and performance audits to improve efficiency.

Skills

System design

Cloud computing

Microservices architecture

Node.js

Python

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Security best practices

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

Air Apps is hiring a Software Architect / Solutions Architect to define and lead the architecture of our AI-powered platform. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and stakeholders to design scalable, secure systems and to shape our technology strategy across cloud infrastructure and integrations.

We seek ~6+ years of experience in software design, proficiency with AWS/Azure/GCP, and strong skills in backend (Node.js, Python, Java) and modern frontend tech.