Senior Software Architect - Scalable AI/Cloud Systems Leader

jobr.pro; Maassluis; Hybrid; EUR 73,656 - 104,904; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 weeks vacation

Pension scheme

Lely Academy access

Campus sports facilities

Shuttle Maassluis

Company restaurant

Job summary

Lely is seeking a Software Architect to shape the technical direction of our autonomous farming ecosystem. You’ll define architectures across frontend, backend, APIs, and cloud platforms while guiding teams and contributing hands-on where it adds the most value.

You will coach engineers, manage stakeholders, and partner with Product, UX, Data, and Platform teams to deliver scalable, maintainable software. Hybrid work on campus, with strong growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience as a Software Architect, Lead Engineer, or Senior Software Engineer with architectural responsibilities.
• Broad understanding of frontend, backend, APIs, cloud platforms, and DevOps practices.
• Experience designing scalable and maintainable architectures in complex environments.
• Ability to balance innovation, technical constraints, and business priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management within Agile environments.
• Experience with technologies such as .NET, distributed systems, cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and modern frontend frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve end-to-end software architectures across frontend, backend, integrations, and platform domains.
• Support development teams in architectural decisions balancing business needs and technical quality.
• Contribute hands-on to solution design, prototyping, and critical implementations.
• Drive continuous improvements in scalability, modularity, technical debt reduction, and software quality.
• Coach and mentor engineers to strengthen architectural thinking and craftsmanship.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, Data, and Platform teams to deliver customer value.
• Explore how AI-powered engineering can improve software development and adoption.

Skills

Software architecture

System design

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

.NET

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Frontend frameworks

Job description

Lely is seeking a Software Architect to shape the technical direction of our autonomous farming ecosystem. You’ll define architectures across frontend, backend, APIs, and cloud platforms while guiding teams and contributing hands-on where it adds the most value.

You will coach engineers, manage stakeholders, and partner with Product, UX, Data, and Platform teams to deliver scalable, maintainable software. Hybrid work on campus, with strong growth opportunities.