Software Architect

• Direct experience bringing new solutions to an Infrastructure team, specifically around performance optimization and scalability challenges.
• Familiarity with Node.js and Python.

Please note that we do NOT provide VISA sponsorship. Candidates without a legal permit to work in Spain will not be considered.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of architectural solutions for our high-throughput, low-latency platform, ensuring its continued performance and scalability.
• Be a strong advocate for our "You build it, you run it" philosophy, taking full ownership of your solutions from initial design and architecture through to production deployment, monitoring, and optimization.
• Proactively identify and address architectural bottlenecks and scalability challenges, bringing innovative designs and implementations to our real-time components where every millisecond counts.
• Actively participate in code and architectural reviews, technical discussions, and contribute significantly to our long-term technology roadmap.
• Mentor and guide other engineers on best practices for system design and performance optimization.

If you thrive on architecting robust solutions and have a proven track record of bringing innovative designs to life, we want to talk to you!

This is a full-time hybrid position based in Barcelona.

We are seeking a Senior Software Architect with deep, hands-on experience in architecture and systems design for complex, high-volume backend solutions. You'll be instrumental in shaping our platform's future, focusing on its core infrastructure and performance., * +5 years as a Software Architect with a strong focus on system design, architecture, and implementation of large-scale, distributed systems.

• Deep expertise in Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing low-latency, high-throughput and scalable platforms.
• Solid understanding and direct experience with Key-Value stores and in-memory databases (e.g., Redis, Memcached).
• Strong fundamentals of modern CI/CD frameworks and testing methodologies.
• Expertise in Linux, Git, Docker & Docker-Compose, and AWS Cloud services.
• Excellent communication skills in English (both written and spoken)

• Great compensation package.
• Top location at the heart of Barcelona with a rooftop terrace, Barbeque, and a fully stocked fridge.
• Great work-life balance: work from home (2 days per week), flexible hours.
• LinkedIn Learning and training opportunities.
• Meal vouchers - Ticket Restaurant monthly allowance.
• Monthly gym allowance to use in up to 30 DIR gyms around the city.
• Monthly TGIF events.
• Regular team-building events.
• Fun and friendly work environment with talented marketers and engineers from over 28 countries.
• And more!

Smadex is a leading advertising technology company founded in Barcelona in 2011 and sold to American-based and stock-listed Entravision in 2018 (NYSE::EVC). We are a fully transparent platform built with top technology, countless programmatic management features and powerful machine learning algorithms to help advertisers grow their business at scale. We are currently considered one of the top mobile ad-tech companies in the world.