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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software architect - **Company:** Rotterdam Innovation City - **Location:** Rotterdam, Netherlands - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JIRA, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), Software Quality, Continuous Integration, High-Level Architecture, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Strategies of Testing, Software Organization, Large Language Models, Git, Information Technology, Production Code - **Published:** September 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://clk.platform.jobster.com/?at=1790587680&b=&c=df29ac45-dcb8-4fd9-bc87-9df19656aaad&co=014bbda6-f346-47ec-b6bd-a7aebadd2953&cu=9d19ad1d-25d0-4b84-a20f-8340b86a47b4&cw=7&dt=o&fc=a&gc=a&i=d85a7f3a-dde2-4012-8115-ab75ed932329&ic=NL&mf=c&p=47b4ebce-5907-42d5-9b5e-b30908a42d08&pm=c&po=5f8e30d1-709e-45e1-83c8-a466772a8ebf&pr=1r&r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobleads.com%2Fregistration%2Fjob%3FcampaignId%3D118%26jmId%3D2377%26jobId%3De2d996012a05b5d02fa88256572f46dff%26jobLocation%3D2229588974%26utm_campaign%3Djobs%26utm_content%3Djobmarket-id%253D2377%257Clandingpage-id%253Dn%252Fa%257Cjob-id%253D2d996012a05b5d02fa88256572f46dff%257Cjob-workarea%253D08-08%257Cjob-hierarchy%253D4%257Cjob-salary-benchmark%253D6%257Cjob-industry%253D%257Cjob-location%253Drotterdam%257Cjobtitle%253Dsoftware-architect%26utm_medium%3Djob-external%26utm_source%3Djobster%257Cr-jb%257C__Liplyn%2BIG__%257Cc-nl&s=mp&t=cl&u=ip-a4f4aa950541ce3729ca7449766c4232&v=a2dfb634-a8ce-4741-a598-6010ee4028c0&sig=289fd4ace3df3bbd6c986491620c8b37d78cde3584f5f9de42a95118 ## About the Role As a scaleup, we can provide phenomenal learning and development opportunities but can also be a hectic environment at times. You should understand agile quite well. You embrace the culture and keep working on following aspects such as customer collaboration, Individuals and interaction, responding to change over following a structured plan, prototyping/working solutions over comprehensive documentation. * Education: Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Physics or Electronics * Above 10 years of experience in software development * Above 7 years of experience in software architecture and design * Experience with modern software development practices, languages and tools (git, CI/CD, automated testing, JIRA, C#, Python, PlantUML and use of LLMs) * Outstanding communication skills: You can describe a complex technical topic in 2 sentences to a non-software person * Above 7 years of experience with precision equipment or semiconductor industry * Coaching ability, as a technical advisor, you make sure that the team stays up-to-date with relevant knowledge * Ability to influence other lead engineers, managers and teams in the organization and convince them of your technical vision and direction ## Description * Collecting requirements from (Internal) Customers and translate product requirements to SW level requirements for large projects * Making a high-level architecture and design to fulfill both SW level requirements and product requirements * Leading the development of multiple features along with a handful of other developers * Troubleshooting technical issues that involve software development, engineering tasks and product releases * Driving software quality and reliability through structured testing strategies, validation, and continuous improvement * Proactively identifying system-level risks and resolving complex technical issues * Leading and supporting the integration of multi-disciplinary subsystems * Acting as a mentor and escalation point for senior software engineers While software architecture is mostly a post-developer role, you are expected to stay hands-on and enjoy locking yourself in and turning your brilliant ideas in to production code. That said, we don't care what language you have developed in as long as its modern. Why is this position interesting for you? * You take ownership of complex technical systems and make architectural decisions * You are recognized as a subject matter expert within the organization * You work on high-performance mechatronic systems using advanced technologies * You operate in an environment where engineering excellence and autonomy are valued ## Related Videos - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Designing the Future of Human<>Agent Collaboration](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1447-designing-the-future-of-human-agent-collaboration) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Agile work at CARIAD – Creating a customer web application for controlling the vehicle ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/200-agile-work-at-cariad-creating-a-customer-web-application-for-controlling-the-vehicle) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Software Developer Salary in The Netherlands [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/217-software-developer-salary-in-the-netherlands-2023) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [The Netherlands – Europe’s powerhouse for software development?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/31-the-netherlands-europe-s-powerhouse-for-software-development) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)