Software Architect

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Define and maintain the overall architecture and system design for scalable and efficient software solutions
• ▹Provide technical leadership to engineering teams on architecture, coding and system scalability best practices
• ▹Design and document high-level system diagrams, data flows and API structures
• ▹Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks and cloud services to optimize performance, security and cost-efficiency
• ▹Ensure high availability, fault tolerance and security in all architectural decisions
• ▹Oversee system integrations, including microservices, APIs and third-party services
• ▹Work closely with DevOps and SRE teams to ensure smooth deployment and operational reliability
• ▹Establish coding and architecture standards to ensure maintainability and scalability of codebases
• ▹Identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring system resilience and future scalability
• ▹Conduct architecture reviews and performance audits to continuously improve system efficiency

Requirements

• ▹Around 6+ years of experience in software development and architecture
• ▹Strong expertise in system design, cloud computing and microservices architecture
• ▹Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform) and cloud-native architectures
• ▹Proficiency in backend technologies (e.g. Node.js, Python, Java, .NET) and experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue)
• ▹Knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL), caching strategies and data pipelines
• ▹Experience with event-driven architectures, API design and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• ▹Strong understanding of security best practices, identity management and encryption techniques
• ▹Ability to evaluate trade-offs in architectural decisions, balancing scalability, cost and complexity
• ▹Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Apple hardware ecosystem for work
• ▹Annual bonus
• ▹Top-tier health and life insurance
• ▹Transportation budget
• ▹Coverflex benefits package (meal allowance, well-being and more)
• ▹Childcare support
• ▹Air Conference: a team event to meet, collaborate and grow
• ▹Pension fund
• ▹Urban Sports Club membership
• ▹100% free meals at the hub

About the company

Air Apps is a family-founded, self-funded company born in Lisbon in 2018, with offices in Lisbon and San Francisco. Its mission is to create the world's first AI-powered Personal & Entrepreneurial Resource Planner (PRP), and its apps have reached over 100 million downloads worldwide.