Software Architect

Job Description:

Job Title
Software Architect

Job Description

As a Software Architect, you will serve as the technical heartbeat of a development team. In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex cloud architecture and high-performance product features. You won't just be writing code; you will be defining the patterns, mentoring the next generation of engineers, and ensuring our microservices ecosystem is scalable, resilient, and developer-friendly.

Your role:

* Technical Stewardship: Lead architectural design and implementation of distributed microservices within a Kubernetes-orchestrated environment.
* Team Mentorship: Act as the "North Star" for a cross-functional Scrum team, conducting deep-dive code reviews and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
* Full-Stack Delivery: Drive the development of responsive web front-ends and robust backend APIs, ensuring seamless integration across the entire stack.
* Quality Engineering: Establish and enforce testing strategies, including TDD, automated regression suites, and contract testing, to ensure our services behave consistently and scale safely.
* Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Treat infrastructure as a first-class citizen by defining AWS resources through code.
* DevOps Advocacy: Streamline developer experience by optimizing CI/CD pipelines and observability tooling to ensure "you build it, you run it" stability.
* Data Strategy: Design and optimize data models across relational (PostgreSQL) and non-relational (Redis) data stores.

You should bring the following:

* Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
* Expert-level knowledge of AWS (EKS, IAM, RDS, Elasticache, EC2, ELB,…)
* Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes and the CNCF ecosystem. Our techstack contains: ArgoCD, Helm, Crossplane, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Karpenter, fluent-bit, Loki, Tempo, Kyverno, Cilium, Spire, Trivy, External Secrets Provider, cert manager, coredns)
* Expert-level knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu, Crossplane).
* Experience with modern backend languages (e.g., C#, Python, and/or Java) and REST/GraphQL/gRPC patterns.
* Experience with modern web frameworks (React,…).
* You view testing as an integral part of development, not an afterthought, and you design systems with observability, reliability, and maintainability in mind.
* Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions
* Quick and eager learner. Someone who can learn new skills rapidly.
* Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to motivate and inspire.
* Experience working in multinational and cross-functional organizations.
* Experience working in a regulated industry such as medical device is a plus but is not mandatory.
* Fluency in english, good german language skills preferred

Philips benefits for you:

* Annual leave: 30 days

* Mobility and devices: subsidized Germany ticket, leasing opportunities for private use (bicycles, cars, smartphones,…)

* Philips University & Philips in Balance: Wide range of professional training courses and for personal development & Healthcare

* Philips Pension Fund: Employer-funded pension plan

* "Partnerzeit" - two paid weeks off after your partner has given birth

* Philips MyShop: Discount on Philips products

* Free drinks and low prices in our canteen and Café Philistro

* Culture: Informal culture, a paid day for voluntary work, various team/cultural activities (on sustainability, diversity, ...), etc.

How We Work Together

We believe that we achieve better results when we work together rather than apart. For this role this means to be on-site at least 3 days a week.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. With patient safety and Quality as our fundamental premise, we focus on regulatory requirements and quality standards in our daily work. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

* Learn more about our business.

* Discover our rich and exciting history.

* Learn more about our purpose.

If you're interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

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