Principal Software Engineering Architect

Posted 03 July 2024
Salary Negotiable
LocationBern
Job type Permanent
Discipline Software Engineering
Reference107236
Contact NameLauren Langdell

Job description

Responsibilities:

  • Design and architect all business solutions within and around the existing landscape.
  • Oversee overall design integrity and develop future state infrastructures and solutions to support modern, intelligent services and user experiences through technological innovation.
  • Collaborate with the leadership team and partner with leaders and teams across the business.
  • Drive critical systems for the company while aligning delivery with corporate roadmap objectives and leading the intelligence wave in the industry.
  • Regularly engage with the executive level and have a significant technical impact across the company.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Vue.JS, React, Scala, or Python.
  • 4+ years of experience in application development in containers (e.g., Kubernetes), application observability and monitoring, as well as security by design practices and tools.
  • 6+ years of experience in architecture and design thinking for highly available, large-scale cloud services, and distributed systems.
  • Visionary and entrepreneurial mindset.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Availability for travel within Switzerland and abroad (approximately 20% of the time).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 12+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Vue.JS, React, Scala, or Python.
  • 4+ years of experience in machine learning model development, release, and operations.
  • Technical engineering experience in an Azure environment.
  • Experience with IoT.
  • Ability to navigate the company and influence and inspire peers in engineering and product development.
  • Deep knowledge and understanding of software architecture, design tradeoffs, and mature DevSecOps culture practices.
  • Proven track record of delivering innovative insights that generate value.

Languages:

  • Fluent in English. Knowledge of French and/or German is an advantage.