Software Architect - AI Platform

Sr Software Architect | AI Developer Platform | €160k - €190k | Berlin | Hybrid

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.

The Role

You will own the architecture of a core product domain within the platform, translating product requirements into scalable technical solutions. Working closely with engineering, product teams, and other architects, you'll help shape a reliable and extensible AI-native platform for developers.

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

• 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

Nice to have: experience designing cloud-based platforms or developer tooling, and strong understanding of architectural trade-offs in large systems.

If you are interested or know someone that might be, please feel free to reach out over LinkedIn.