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# API Architect

- **Company:** Número De
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Integration Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Salesforce.Com, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Openapi, Technical Debt, SAP Business Technology Platform, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, AI Platforms, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Api Design
- **Published:** September 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.es/details/5900439606

## About the Role

* 5+ years in software engineering (3-4 years is fine with the right mindset), including experience in architecture or senior technical leadership
 * Strong Azure experience (Container Apps, App Services, Functions)
 * Contract-first API design (REST / GraphQL / OpenAPI)
 * Event-driven architectures (Service Bus / Event Mesh / Kafka)
 * Integration experience with SAP BTP and/or Salesforce
 * Proven delivery of real architectures in production
 * Fluent spoken English: daily work with international teams
 * Ownership, leadership and a "future-proof" mindset

## Description

* Audit the current integrations and prioritise what to change, balancing technical debt against business needs
 * Design and build the API and integration architecture connecting Salesforce, SAP and the Azure-based mobile and AI platforms
 * Set architecture standards and guidelines for distributed development teams across Europe and India
 * Work closely with two other architects (Commerce Cloud and Service Cloud) as one architecture group
 * Report directly to the Director of Applications


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