Software Architect (M/F/D)

An exciting permanent opportunity to join a fast-growing global software company located in Nyon, Switzerland. As a software architect (M/F/D), you will work with the lead software architect and the engineering team to design high-level architectural solutions for the company’s SaaS application to make it completely cloud native. You will be responsible for making design choices based on business and non-functional requirements, coordinating and overseeing technical standards with the development team, including software coding standards, tools and platforms.

Your Responsibilities

• Design and architect in collaboration with the engineering team the necessary
services and new platform architecture of the software
• Evolve and enhance the back-end and front-end technologies
• Oversee and supervise the work of the development team
• Use a proactive approach to common challenges and by continually researching best
practices in coding
• Document technical specification and architectural decisions
• Have a strong collaboration with the Services team, QA and Operations

Your Profile

Hard skills

• Degree in Computer Science
• Expertise in micro services and containerized architecture
• Deep understanding of API development
• Solid years of experience developing .NET Solutions
• Great expertise on developing applications with high needs on:
- Performance and scalability
- Robustness and quality
• Very good knowledge of Agile Software Development
• Very good knowledge of event-based systems, asynchronous paradigm, high
concurrency architectures
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming with design patterns
• Strong knowledge of relational databases as well as no SQL ones
• Familiar with Test-Driven Development and Behavior-Driven Development and any
new quality-oriented way to develop applications
• Experience designing secure software systems based upon industry-specific
specifications

Soft skills

• Fluent level of English (spoken and written), any other language is a plus
• Can really leverage the strong points of your team members and help them
strengthen their weak points. Enjoy communicating in an international and
multicultural environment throughout different departments
• Open-minded, proactive, and not afraid of challenges
• Ability to be self-critical to find the best possible solution
• Can work effectively under stress while keeping the quality of your tasks at the
highest level
• Are proactive and bring new ideas, new technologies and have a great sense of
ownership