Software Architect

AUTODOC is the largest and fastest growing auto parts ecommerce platform in Europe.

Present across 27 countries with around 5,000 employees, AUTODOC generated revenue of over €1.3 billion in 2023, supplying more than 7.4 million active customers with its 5.8 million vehicle parts and accessories for car, truck, and motorcycle brands.

Curious minds, adventurous experts and tech-savvy professionals - one team, one billion euros revenue. Catch the ride!

Job Description

We seek an experienced Software Architect to maintain a comprehensive understanding of Autodoc's technical architecture, acting as a technical advisor and providing recommendations for enhancements and optimizations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create technical specifications, offering guidance, and communicating concepts to development teams. Your goal is to align architectural decisions with business objectives, handling high scale, load, and latency demands.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the current technical architecture of our Autodoc services
• Act as a technical advisor, offering guidance and expertise on architectural matters
• Provide insightful recommendations for enhancements and optimizations to the existing architecture
• Continuously monitor and evaluate the performance of our Autodoc services, identifying areas for improvement
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that architectural decisions align with business objectives and overall enterprise governance
• Use tools and methodologies to create technical representations of business capabilities for desired products and services
• Design high-level product specifications with attention to systems integration
• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards
• Offer practical, hands-on guidance, facilitating the development of Proof-of-Concepts, fostering deeper understanding and learning through real-world examples
• Communicate successfully all concepts and guidelines to the development teams
• Oversee progress of software development to ensure consistency with initial design
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers
• Offer guidance on the design and evaluation of technical solutions to ensure they can effectively handle high scale, high load, and low latency demands
• Keep yourself current with new technologies, driving software architecture continuous improvements at Autodoc

Job Requirements:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
• 9+ years of experience in software development, including hands-on experience, with various programming languages and tools
• Strong knowledge of software architecture principles, patterns, and best practices
• Proven experience as a software architect
• High-quality organizational and leadership skills
• Technical mindset with great attention to detail
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Familiar with Agile, DevOps and CI/CD
• Experience with microservices and cloud architectures (Google Cloud Platform is a plus)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
• Specialist maintaining comprehensive and high-quality documentation of the software architecture, including design decisions, architectural patterns, and technical standards
• English intermediate (B1)

What do we offer?

• Competitive salaries based on your professional experience
• Fast growing international company with stable employment
• Annual vacation of 30 days and 1 additional day off on your birthday
• Mental Wellbeing Program – the opportunity for free psychological counseling for you and your family members 24/7 hotline and online sessions
• AUTODOC Corporate Discount (1,080 Euros per annum) to order parts for their own use at special discounted rates
• Retail discounts of up to 75% on travel, technology, fashion and much more
• Opportunities for advancement, further trainings (over 650 courses on soft and hard skills on our e-learning platform) and coaching
• Free English and German language classes
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work
• Referral Program with attractive incentives
• Company pension scheme (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge mit Allianz)

Join us today and let’s create a success story together!