Senior Architect

About the role

As a Senior Architect, you will design software and solution architectures for complex digital projects while remaining closely involved with engineering teams through to implementation. You will evaluate potential solutions based on customer benefit, feasibility, and security while fostering a shared understanding across engineering and consulting teams. The role involves documenting key decisions, mentoring engineers, and shaping effective development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design implementable architectures for web platforms, digital services, APIs, and integrations.
• Evaluate potential solutions based on customer benefit, feasibility, security, operations, and cost-effectiveness.
• Clarify business objectives with clients and foster a shared understanding across engineering, consulting, and delivery.
• Validate critical assumptions through prototyping or code reviews.
• Document key decisions, explain conflicting objectives, and ensure transparency regarding risks and dependencies.
• Develop architectural knowledge and standards within the team and provide guidance to engineers through reviews and mentoring.

Required skills

• Software architecture
• Solution architecture
• API design
• Integration design
• Data modelling
• Cloud environments
• CI/CD
• Containers
• German
• English

Nice to have

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Kotlin
• Node.js
• TypeScript
• Vue
• Nuxt
• React
• Angular
• AI-assisted development

Qualifications

• Practical experience in digital platforms or services across multiple project phases as an engineer and architect

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Mobile work
• Overtime compensation
• Workation options in Europe
• Choice of hardware
• Individual development plan
• Training opportunities
• Bicycle leasing
• Office catering
• Company events

About the Company

Ray Sono is an established digital service provider that has been creating user experiences since 1992. With over 140 employees, the company focuses on strategic experience design, digital communication, and software development.