Lead Architect: Shape the Tech Vision & Strategy

Factbird; København; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Internet reimbursement

Thoughtful onboarding

Career development discussions

Team days and events

Inclusive, global culture

Job summary

Factbird seeks a Lead Architect to define and own the company-wide technical vision, including architecture for services, tooling standards, and long-term technology bets. You will set the direction for languages and platforms, review RFCs, and balance cost, risk, and business needs in critical decisions.

You will work with a stack including Rust, React, Node.js, and AWS, shaping AI-assisted development and scaling engineering practices while maintaining a practical, business-aware perspective

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on engineering experience, including architect-level work.
• Proven track record owning multi-year technology strategy or platform architecture decisions.
• Experience leading RFCs or architecture proposals cross-team.
• Current practical experience with AI-assisted development and evaluating tech bets.
• Ability to mentor senior engineers toward architect-level thinking without direct people management.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-year technology strategy and high-stakes architecture decisions with business context.
• Author and drive RFCs from proposal to decision; review high-risk changes.
• Define and steward core languages, frameworks, and platform standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architecture strategy

RFCs experience

AI-assisted development

Mentoring seniors

Tools

Rust

React

Node.js

AWS

Job description

Factbird seeks a Lead Architect to define and own the company-wide technical vision, including architecture for services, tooling standards, and long-term technology bets. You will set the direction for languages and platforms, review RFCs, and balance cost, risk, and business needs in critical decisions.

You will work with a stack including Rust, React, Node.js, and AWS, shaping AI-assisted development and scaling engineering practices while maintaining a practical, business-aware perspective