Technical Architect

Sage; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Flexible benefits program

Well-being resources

Learning and development opportunities

Annual leave plus volunteering days

Job summary

Sage is looking for a Technical Architect in Barcelona to lead the design of scalable and secure embedded services. You will collaborate with various teams, ensuring technical solutions are robust and align with long-term strategies.

This role emphasizes hands-on architecture, decision-making, and mentoring within a thriving cloud platform. Strong experience in C# and building microservices is essential, along with excellent stakeholder engagement skills and a passion for technical leadership.

Benefits include flexible working hours, comprehensive insurance, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Technical Architecture role designing cloud-native systems.
• Expertise in distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Excellent communication skills for engagement with technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable embedded services across Sage’s platform.
• Engage with partners and teams to ensure seamless third-party integrations.
• Champion architecture governance and lead discussions on best practices.

Skills

Technical Architecture

Cloud-native design

API design

C#

Microservices

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Tools

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Overview

We’re hiring a Technical Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure embedded services across Sage’s platform. You’ll sit at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and strategy—working with product, platform, and partner teams to define solutions that are technically robust, cloud-native, and aligned with our long‑term vision. You’ll be instrumental in helping Sage embed services into diverse ecosystems by championing API‑first thinking, cloud architecture best practices, and scalable service design. This is a hands‑on role ideal for someone who enjoys both deep system‑level work and strategic architectural leadership.

Meet the Team

You’ll report to a senior technology leader and work closely with solution designers, product managers, cloud infrastructure specialists, and full‑stack engineering teams (primarily working in C# and React). You’ll also engage with Sage Partners to ensure seamless third‑party integrations.

How Success Will Be Measured

• Delivery of scalable, secure, and maintainable service architectures
• Alignment of solution designs with Sage’s enterprise architecture standards
• Influence across engineering teams through architectural mentorship
• Improvement in developer experience, service performance, and integration quality

Skills You’ll Gain

• End‑to‑end architecture ownership in a large‑scale cloud platform
• Exposure to embedded services at enterprise level, used by external partners and internal teams
• Broader impact through mentorship, code review, and technical leadership
• Strategic engagement with senior stakeholders, balancing delivery and long‑term vision

Snapshot of Your Day‑to‑Day

You’ll design core components of the Embedded Services Platform, guide architecture decisions, write and review code (primarily in C#), and ensure implementation quality across development teams. You’ll lead discussions with product teams, participate in partner enablement, and champion architecture governance while keeping a hands‑on role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Technical Architecture role, designing large‑scale cloud‑native enterprise systems
• Proven ability to turn complex business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Expertise in modern architectural styles: distributed systems, microservices, event‑driven architecture, CQRS, Event Sourcing, CDC, etc.
• Hands‑on experience with C#, Java or a similar backend language
• Strong background in designing REST APIs and data schemas at scale
• Familiarity with public cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, ECS, AKS, EKS)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including influencing across tech and non‑tech teams
• Experience providing mentorship and architectural guidance in agile product delivery settings
• Fluency in English (Spanish is a plus)

Tech Stack You’ll Work With

• Languages & Frameworks: C# (primary), .NET Core, React (for frontend collaboration)
• Architectural Patterns: Event‑Driven Architecture, CQRS, Clean Architecture, API‑first, Distributed Systems
• Integration: REST APIs, Publish/Subscribe, Distributed Tracing
• DevOps & Tooling: Git, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, observability tooling

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance: fully funded medical and dental insurance
• Flexible benefits: exchange part of your salary and make tax savings on meal and transport vouchers, childcare, and training
• Well‑being: free access to the Calm app (for up to 5 users), 24/7 counselling, and emotional support from our Healthy Mind Coaches; self‑care and parenting resources through the Cleo app
• Flexible working: flexibility of working one hour in, one hour out, shortened workdays on Fridays and during the summer, and the opportunity to work from over 40 countries for up to 10 weeks per year through our Work Away program
• Annual leave: 23 working days of vacation, 5 paid days per year for volunteering
• Extended leave: 7 extra days of maternity leave and 5 extra days of paternity leave, on top of the legal allowance, available after one year of service
• Financial support: life and disability insurance, salary advances up to 3.5 times your net monthly pay, a €300 net marriage bonus, and access to Sage's employee stock purchase plan at a discounted rate
• Learning and development: free premium subscription to external learning platforms

Health and Safety Responsibilities

• Fostering the safety culture by leading with your own example
• Following established safety procedures and reporting potential hazards promptly helps maintain a secure and efficient workplace
• Participating in safety training sessions and adhering to preventive guidelines and procedures, the objective is minimizing risks and protecting yourself and the rest of your colleagues