Senior Software Architect 80-100%

Zürich, Bern, Switzerland

At TWINT, we believe that innovation should simplify our lives and coexistence. It should help us focus on the things that truly matter: the experiences that move us, the people close to us, and everything that brings us together. That's why we ensure that our daily lives continually become easier – because payment and everything around it gets seamlessly integrated into our lives. So that each one of us can make more out of the moment. For ourselves, for others, and for all of Switzerland.

The Technology & Architecture Team is a pioneering competence center, that unites senior professionals from different backgrounds. Together we guide the development and continuous improvement of a high-performance, scalable and secure payment system. To allow TWINT to grow and expand, we need you in the role of Senior Software Architect - in Zurich or Bern with Home Office.

Your impact at TWINT:

• You lead the architectural vision and decisions within an application stream and shape the target architecture of TWINT as part of the "Technology & Architecture" team
• Using best practices in building resilient and scalable services to make the right architectural decisions
• Implementation of a modern event-driven microservice architecture
• Identifying current technical debt and showing minimal invasive paths to decrease it
• Supporting business units in architecting new features into a complex nationwide payment scheme
• Stakeholder management across IT and (internal as well as external) business stakeholders
• Scout for - and be aware of new, relevant technologies and show where and how they could integrate into our current systems
• Supporting the migration from our current hoster to AWS in cooperation with the development teams without impacting operations
• Ensuring the technical governance of projects and partners
• You are part of the Value Stream Leadership Team and lead engineers and architects in your Value Stream 

Your Profile:

• Completed university degree (Bachelor or Master) in computer science or engineering 
• Several years of hands-on and project experience in software development and design, ideally in the payment environment
• Profound, multi-year practical and project experience in Software Engineering in a business and technically complex environment
• Knowledge of Java/Java EE as well as Git
• Familiar with observability tools for application and infrastructure monitoring, knowledge of AWS is advantageous
• Hands-on attitude, taking responsibility and displaying personal initiative, independence and entrepreneurial spirit
• Experience in effectively guiding technical teams through complex projects, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary technical leadership skills
• Experience with agile project methodology (certification advantageous)
• Analytical and structured way of working, practice-oriented solution finding and excellent communication skills

What awaits you:

• Career and development: Shape your professional future through exciting tasks and challenges, as well as comprehensive further education opportunities in an innovative technology company.
• Work-life balance: Enjoy 6 weeks of vacation time and benefit from flexible working hours with the option to work from home.
• Balancing work and family: Benefit from additional perks such as increased family allowances and more parental leave.
• Team spirit and positive work atmosphere: Experience a collegial and healthy work culture, accompanied by regular events that strengthen collaboration.
• Fair and competitive compensation: At TWINT, we focus on a fair wage culture & fair pay. We also offer attractive additional benefits.
• Central locations: Our offices are located in the heart of Zurich and Bern and are easily accessible by public transport.