Job description
Software Architect - AI Platform
Company Overview
develop is a specialist recruitment partner to some of the world’s most innovative tech companies, specializing in Software Engineering, Digital Transformation, and AI & Technology.
Job Summary
A technology company building AI-powered developer tools is hiring a Software Architect to lead architecture within a key product area of its cloud platform. The platform is designed to power the next generation of software development by integrating AI-driven workflows, developer tooling, and collaboration into a unified system.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and evolve architecture for a product domain within the AI platform
- Turn product requirements into clear system designs and implementation approaches
- Define services, APIs, data models, and integrations
- Drive decisions around scalability, performance, reliability, and system evolution
- Ensure solutions are built for long-term maintainability and observability
- Collaborate with engineers and architects across teams to align on shared systems
Requirements / Qualifications
- Strong experience in software engineering and distributed system design
- Experience owning or guiding architecture for complex products or platforms
- Ability to balance delivery speed with long-term architecture quality
- Comfortable driving architectural decisions across teams
- Experience working in evolving technical environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing cloud-based platforms or developer tooling
- Strong understanding of architectural trade-offs in large systems
Location
Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)
Employment Type
Full-time
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: 160K EUR/yr - 190K EUR/yr
