Software Engineering Architect

team.blue; Firenze; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading technology company in Tuscany, Italy, seeks a highly skilled Software Engineering Architect to join their Software Architecture team. The role involves designing scalable systems, mentoring teams, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure high-performance solutions. Ideal candidates should have 10+ years of software development experience, strong architectural skills, and proficiency in multiple programming languages.

Competenze

• 10+ years of experience in software development with 5 years in architecture.
• Strong expertise in designing scalable and secure software architectures.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., PHP, Java, Python, C#, JavaScript).
• Experience with tools for automated testing and performance monitoring.

Mansioni

• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to design system architectures.
• Conduct architectural reviews and ensure adherence to SDLC.
• Mentor development teams on architectural best practices.

Conoscenze

Software development experience

Architectural design

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Microservices

API design

Formazione

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Strumenti

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Descrizione del lavoro

Company Overview

team.blue is an ecosystem of successful brands working together across regions to provide customers with everything they need to succeed online. 60+ successful brands make up the group; with a team of 2700 experts serving its 3.3 million customers across Europe and beyond.

team.blue's brands are a mix of traditional hosting businesses, offering services from domain names, email, shared hosting, e-commerce and server hosting solutions and specialist SaaS providers offering adjacent products such as compliance, marketing tools and team collaboration products. This broad product offering makes it a one-stop partner for online businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineering Architect to join our Software Architecture team. The Software Engineering Architect will be assigned a Product Unit where together with the teams and technical leaders will ensure scalable, efficient, and high-performance solutions are developed, mentor and be a technical liaison.

Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background, proven experience, and excellent communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks.
• Partner with product, engineering, DevOps, and security leaders to design and evolve system architectures that support current and future business goals
• Conduct architectural reviews, evaluate trade-offs, and ensure best practices in software design, performance, security, and reliability
• Ensure adherence to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and implement best practices for quality assurance and security.
• Utilize tools and methodologies to measure and maintain high levels of software security and quality.
• Establish and maintain robust architecture documentation practices, ensuring clarity, traceability, and long-term maintainability of system designs.
• Provide technical and architectural leadership to a designated product unit, wor-king in tandem with the Director of Software Engineering.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders and cross-functional teams to ensure scala-ble, maintainable, and high-quality software solutions.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles, long-term technology vi-sion, and company-wide standards.
• Identify and drive opportunities for technical synergies, reuse, and innovation across teams and domains.
• Support the Principal Software Engineering Architect in defining architecture road-maps, evaluating new technologies, and shaping architectural governance.
• Mentor and guide development teams on architectural best practices, software design principles, and system optimization.
• Contribute to the creation and refinement of technical documentation, design blueprints, and architectural patterns.
• Participate in strategic planning, contributing to the long-term scalability and performance of applications and services.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years in an architectural role
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Strong expertise in designing scalable and secure software architectures.
• Deep understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and API design.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., PHP, Java, Python, C#, JavaScript).
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving skills with a strategic and analytical mindset.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
• Comprehensive understanding of SDLC, quality assurance practices, and security measures.
• Demonstrated experience in authoring and maintaining architecture documentation, blueprints, and standards.
• Experience with tools for automated testing, security scanning, and performance monitoring.
• Strong analytical skills and a strategic mindset
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken