Software Architect

The Software Architect is part of the strategic group of engineers within the organisation that helps to embody best practice, quality and the engineering strategic vision. They are leaders of an engineering organisation and are seen as well-respected members of the engineering community and make natural role models for other engineers to look up to.

You will be:

• a hands-on product builder who leads by example embodies the principles of the organisation and helps ensure the delivery of its goals.
  • a well-experienced person who drives the tactical plans to implement the Product ecosystem strategies set by the enterprise architects.
    • a person who considers all arguments and makes the right decisions to deliver a Superior Quality Product Ecosystem in the fastest possible time.
    • a person who has full stack development experience and may specialise either in backend or frontend architecture or sometimes both depending on the project area he is working on.

THE ROLE & YOUR MISSION

• In charge of the tactical plans to implement the Product ecosystem strategies set by the enterprise architects
  • Responsible for the underlying architecture of the Product Ecosystem
    • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business objectives and technical requirements.
      • Develop architectural blueprints and technical designs that adhere to best practices and industry standards. Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and optimized for performance.
        • Stay abreast of emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on solution architecture. Conduct proof-of-concept projects to evaluate feasibility and suitability of new technologies.
          • Provide guidance and mentorship to development teams throughout the project lifecycle. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with architectural guidelines and standards.
            • Define and enforce coding standards, code reviews, and quality assurance processes. Conduct architecture reviews to identify potential risks and mitigate technical debt.
              • Create comprehensive documentation including architecture diagrams, design documents, and technical specifications. Ensure documentation is kept up-to-date and accessible to relevant stakeholders.

YOUR EXPERIENCE & VALUES

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Romanian and English with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Proven track record of designing scalable and high-performance architectures for complex systems. Deep understanding of software design principles, design patterns, and architectural best practices.
    • Experience working with Agile at Scale, Lean and Continuous Delivery approaches such as Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development and Infrastructure as Code
      • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions.
        • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment and lead cross-functional teams towards a common technical vision.

YOUR TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Extensive experience designing and implementing solutions utilizing Full-Stack technologies (MEAN stack, C#, JSON, REST API)
  • Strong experience in the following: Angular, .NET, Less(Sass), gRPC
    • Experience with Unit Testing and Integration Testing is also essential
      • Experience with the following middleware is desirable RabbitMQ, MSMQ, MassTransit
        • Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
          • Strong experience working with an ORM Framework including the use of TSQL and NOSQL databases such as MSSQL and MongoDB
            • Strong Knowledge of SDLC processes and practices
              • Experience designing and deploying applications on cloud infrastructure with providers such as AWS and Microsoft Azure

OUR BENEFITS & CULTURE

• An opportunity to work in a fast-growing, innovative company with lots of room for progression and career growth;
  • A fail-friendly environment that encourages learning and initiative;
    • A yearly budget and the opportunity to build your flexible benefits package (up to 20% of your annual salary);
      • 30+ days off (25 legal days off, 1 extra day off on your birthday, public holiday replacement days, extra buy/sell from your benefits budget);
        • Performance Bonus scheme
          • Matching charity contributions, charity days off, and the Pay it Forward charity challenge;
            • Core benefits - Pension, Life and Medical Insurance, Meal Vouchers, Travel Insurance;
              • We champion flexible working, and our mission is to help you find YOUR work-life balance, whether that's standard working, flex-time working or working from home.

As a company, we are committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections, and professional development benefits of working together in the office. Our teams will jointly identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which the full team will be together in person. This unwavering policy is carefully crafted to enhance team unity, inspire creativity, and foster meaningful interactions between our colleagues, to help build our culture and local communities.

Founded over 20 years ago, Darwin's main ambition was to change the world of benefits. Fast forward to the present day and it is leading the way as a cornerstone benefits technology product in the Marsh McLennan, (MMC), Tech portfolio. MMC are now building out their EMEA Technology Hub in Cluj, Romania.

MMC is a global professional services firm, headquartered in New York City with businesses in insurance brokerage, risk management, reinsurance services, talent management, investment advisory, and management consulting. It comprises the businesses of Marsh, Mercer, Guy Carpenter, JLT, Oliver Wyman and Darwin.

The regional hub will contain teams of Application Developers, Business Analysts, Project/Program Managers and other technology roles that require time zone overlap with clients in EMEA. As a regional hub, we are equipped to scale our vast technical expertise through a variety of outputs, while helping to unleash our potential as one company, to effectively meet today's emerging challenges through the brilliant technology we build and deliver together.

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