Software Architect

About This Role

This role involves shaping the technological future of a market-leading digital service, navigating complex systems, business needs, and development teams. The Software Architect will design and implement solutions, ensuring the stability of existing systems while driving long-term technological advancement.

Responsibilities

• Take a decisive role in shaping and developing the software architecture of Számlázz.hu
• Ensure that technological solutions are stable, secure, scalable, and sustainable in the long term, while supporting business goals and rapid product development
• Develop and continuously improve the architectural principles, technological directions, and long-term target architecture of the systems
• Understand the structure of existing systems, identify technological risks, bottlenecks, and development opportunities
• Actively participate in making complex technological decisions affecting multiple product areas or development teams
• Support the conscious management of technical debt and help find a balance between new developments, modernization, and system stability
• Collaborate with Product Owners, developers, and technology leaders to create long-term sustainable technological solutions from business needs
• Provide professional guidance to development teams, support their technological decisions, and promote best practices
• Clearly represent technological opportunities, compromises, and risks to business and technology decision-makers
• Actively participate in the company's digital transformation based on artificial intelligence, the introduction of AI-based solutions, and the development of related processes and operational practices

Requirements

• At least 7–10 years of software development experience, including several years in architectural design of complex systems
• Deep knowledge of Java and the Spring ecosystem
• Familiarity with the operating principles of cloud-based and containerized applications
• Confident application of object-oriented design principles, design patterns, and architectural approaches
• Knowledge of the architectural characteristics of monolithic and distributed systems
• Practical experience in developing highly available, business-critical systems serving significant user or transactional loads
• Strong practical development background in addition to design, capable of supporting solutions at the code level if necessary
• Ability to professionally coordinate the work of multiple development teams without a formal leadership role
• Ability to clearly argue for proposals, while being open to other approaches and professional debates
• Professional English language skills required for work
• Knowledge of agentic AI tools and approaches, and awareness of their application possibilities in software development processes and engineering workflows

Nice to have:

• Experience with fintech, financial, billing, or other regulated digital services
• Experience in architectural development of high-user B2B or SaaS systems
• Knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and modern operational solutions

Benefits

• Opportunity to design new systems and technologically advance a successful, continuously operating product
• Motivation that decisions will determine the operation of a market-leading service in the long term
• Desire to understand the real causes of problems and not settle for symptomatic solutions
• Enjoy working with different teams
• Importance of engineering quality, understanding that good architecture is not an end in itself, but supports business operations
• Importance of getting to know the latest AI technologies and innovations as they emerge, gaining first-hand experience with them, and having the opportunity to try, apply, and integrate them into daily work
• Appreciation for genuine professional responsibility and trust
• Supportive work environment
• Mentorship and support for problem-solving
• Product quality is prioritized over deadlines
• Opportunities for team social events
• Insight into the operations of a company proven in real market conditions
• Pleasant and modern working environment

Important Details

• Schedule: full-time
• Start date: immediately
• Work format: 2 days home office per week

About the Company

Számlázz.hu created a category in 2005 by being the first to make online invoicing public in Hungary. Its innovation is now used by over 900,000 companies, while also providing key solutions as a strategic partner for fintech and financial service providers.