Solutions Architect for API Management Platforms

Being Next means challenging the status quo.

It means being non-conformist.

It means keeping your eyes on the future.

Being Next means taking the right step in your career.

We are a Portuguese tech company transforming industries through innovative solutions,

and we want your talent with us.

Be our NEXT Solutions Architect for API Management Platforms!

Responsibilities:

• Design and govern end-to-end API Management strategies, architectures, and solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across cloud architecture, scalability, reliability, security, and observability.
• Define API lifecycle, governance, security policies, and integration standards.
• Lead architectural discussions and collaborate with engineering, product, business, and service-provider teams.
• Drive performance optimization, automation, reliability, and continuous platform improvement.
• Contribute to APIM, AI Gateway, and MCP-related architecture.

🔹 What we are looking for:

• Experience in software development, cloud engineering, solution architecture, API Management, or distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of API Management, cloud architecture, and distributed systems.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, Alibaba Cloud and/or Tencent Cloud, including hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
• Knowledge of API gateways, REST, GraphQL, JSON-RPC, OpenAPI, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Terraform/IaC, CI/CD, GitOps, and cloud-native technologies.
• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, and SSO.
• Understanding of observability, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and automation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

Want to work in Porto | Hybrid?

Do you have more than 5 years of experience?

Then this is what we have for you: 1400€–2000€ (base salary) + Food Allowance + Flex Benefits + other current benefits

Your career deserves to be bold. Join Next Engineering!

Send your CV to [email protected]