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Principal Software Architect

Software Architect • Principal • Remote • Full-time European Union EU/EMEA

Testlio is hiring a hands-on Principal Architect to shape application and platform architecture and deliver production-ready systems for its next generation of distributed software testing solutions. The role is 100% remote, open to candidates in the UK, Poland, or Czech Republic.

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Responsibilities

  • Architect, develop, and deploy scalable, production-grade services across the core Testlio platform
  • Author architectural standards and reference patterns defining domain boundaries and decoupling the codebase into modular services
  • Partner with the Director of Engineering on frontend framework consolidation
  • Design with security, cost-efficiency, and ISO 27001 expectations at the center
  • Integrate secure AI/LLM patterns into customer-facing surfaces with strict operational guardrails
  • Advise executive, product, and engineering teams on major technical tradeoffs

Requirements

  • 15+ years of hands-on software development experience building cloud-native, business-critical platforms
  • Advanced mastery of distributed system patterns, data modeling, event-driven design, and database technologies (relational and NoSQL)
  • Proven track record designing and migrating application infrastructures from monolithic to modular architectures
  • Deep experience establishing enterprise-ready AWS patterns emphasizing high availability, cost optimization, and secure infrastructure
  • Strong familiarity with modern full-stack environments: front-end frameworks, scripting languages, CI/CD pipelines
  • Practical, production-grade experience deploying AI/ML or LLM-based solutions with observable, safe automation patterns
  • Fluency in English with exceptional written and verbal communication, able to present advanced architecture concepts to business leaders

Soft skills

Ability to operate as an individual contributor in fast-paced, ambiguous environmentsProactive problem ownershipStrong collaboration and alignment without direct authorityOutstanding analytical thinking balancing long-term vision with short-term constraintsAsynchronous communication and documentation across global time zones

What we offer

  • Flexible paid time off: national holidays, personal days, sick days
  • Stock options
  • $300 annual learning stipend
  • Profitable, financially stable company

About the company

Testlio operates a fully managed crowdsourced testing platform powered by its proprietary LeoAI Engine, integrating expert testers into release processes across 600,000+ devices and 150+ countries. Female-founded, with nearly half the team identifying as women, Testlio is built around fully remote, asynchronous work.

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