Software Architect (all genders)

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.

Do you have experience in gRPC?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * 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

• 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.