Principal Software Engineering Architect
- Lisboa
- Permanente
- Horário completo
- Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performing, and secure software architectures.
- Define architectural best practices, design patterns, and technology roadmaps.
- Identify opportunities for standardization, consolidation, and cost savings through architecture.
- Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks.
- Lead and mentor the Software Architect team, working across diverse programming languages and geographical regions.
- Partner with product, engineering, DevOps, and security leaders to design and evolve system architectures that support current and future business goals.
- Oversee architectural governance, ensuring compliance with security and regulatory standards.
- Drive innovation and contribute to strategic planning for technology evolution.
- Conduct architectural reviews, evaluate trade-offs, and ensure best practices in software design, performance, security, and reliability
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on architecture-related decisions and future technology investments.
- Facilitate collaboration between engineering, product, and business teams to ensure alignment on architectural decisions.
- Ensure adherence to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and implement best practices for quality assurance and security.
- Utilize tools and methodologies to measure and maintain high levels of software security and quality.
- Oversee key architectural initiatives, migrations, and platform evolution.
- Establish and maintain robust architecture documentation practices, ensuring clarity, traceability, and long-term maintainability of system designs.
- Define and evolve architecture governance processes, including decision-making frameworks, review cadences, and documentation standards across teams
- 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years in an architectural leadership role
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Strong expertise in designing scalable and secure software architectures.
- Deep understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and API design.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., PHP, Java, Python, C#, JavaScript).
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong problem-solving skills with a strategic and analytical mindset.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
- Comprehensive understanding of SDLC, quality assurance practices, and security measures.
- Demonstrated experience in authoring and maintaining architecture documentation, blueprints, and standards.
- Strong analytical skills and a strategic mindset
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken