Principal Architect at Ookla

Ookla; Spain; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote in Spain

Job summary

Ookla is seeking a Principal Architect to lead architectural development across Ekahau, Speedtest Pulse, and Speedtest Certified. You will define a multi-year technical roadmap, ensure scalable, secure systems, and align engineering standards with business goals.

As a hands-on leader, you will mentor senior engineers, drive architectural governance, and bridge discussions between engineering teams and product stakeholders across desktop, mobile, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in architecting full-stack SaaS applications.
• Ability to communicate plans and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Defining and evolving Ekahau’s multi-year architectural roadmap with business goals.
• Run architectural governance and reviews across engineering teams.
• Architect high-availability services and define standards for reliability.
• Bridge between engineering teams and product stakeholders.
• Mentor senior engineers and architects to raise the technical bar.
• Identify system-wide risks and proactively prevent technical debt.

Skills

Software architecture

SaaS applications

Leadership

Strategic thinking

AWS

Tools

Java

Kotlin

Typescript

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

Apply for Principal Architect at Ookla in En remoto, ES. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Job Opportunity

We are looking for a Principal Architect to lead architectural development for Ekahau while driving technical alignment and engineering standards across the broader Ookla team. You will define our multi-year technical roadmap, ensuring our systems are scalable, secure and future-proof. You will act as a key advisor to senior leadership and you will be bridging the gap between business strategy and technical execution. Ekahau is part of Ookla's connectivity intelligence portfolio, and this role spans architecture across three complementary product lines: Ekahau, the industry-standard toolkit network engineers use to design, survey, and troubleshoot enterprise Wi-Fi deployments; Speedtest Pulse, which delivers continuous, real-time network performance monitoring intelligence to ISPs and network operators; and Speedtest Certified, the independent certification program that benchmarks and validates network and device performance against Ookla's connectivity standards. Together, these products span desktop, mobile, and cloud, and process performance data at global scale, giving you the opportunity to shape architecture decisions that directly influence how networks and devices are designed, monitored, and certified worldwide. We are looking for world class talent and the applicants should have hands‑on skills and attitude, a strong technical background in software and data architectures, and excellent communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Defining and evolving Ekahau’s multi-year architectural roadmap, ensuring alignment with Ekahau’s business goals and long-term vision.
• Run architectural governance and reviews to ensure consistent technical standards across engineering teams.
• Architect complex, high‑availability service and set company‑wide standards for technical technical excellence and systemic reliability.
• Act as a bridge between engineering teams, product stakeholders.
• Elevate the technical bar by mentoring senior engineers and architects.
• Identify system‑wide risks and establish proactive practices to prevent technical debt and systemic failures.

Job Requirements

• Extensive experience in software development with a focus on architecting full‑stack SaaS applications.
• Expert level fluency in modern backend and cross‑platform technologies (Java, Kotlin, Typescript, Postgres) and AWS ecosystem
• Deep understanding of service‑oriented and layered architectures and experience in evaluating and adopting new technologies based on business needs.
• A collaborative leader who is hand‑on, gets things done and can communicate technical plans and trade‑offs to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to balance immediate delivery needs with long‑term architectural integrity.
• 10+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Background check is required

About Ookla, an Accenture company, is a global leader in connectivity intelligence that brings together the trusted expertise of Speedtest®, Downdetector®, Ekahau®, and RootMetrics® to deliver unmatched network and connectivity insights. By combining multi‑source data with industry‑leading expertise, we transform network performance metrics into strategic, actionable insights. Our solutions empower service providers, enterprises, and governments with the critical data and insights needed to optimize networks, enhance digital experiences, and help close the digital divide. At the same time, we amplify the real‑world experiences of individuals and businesses that rely on connectivity to work, learn, and communicate. From measuring and analyzing connectivity to driving industry innovation, Ookla helps the world stay connected.

About Accenture Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client focused, AI‑enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 799,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end‑to‑end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

Compensation Range

Ookla provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The salary compensation for this role is €90,000 - €100,000. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.