Software Architect/Development Lead

About the role

As a Software Architect/Development Lead you will design and develop scalable, secure, high‑performing cloud solutions for automotive platforms and connected‑vehicle services. You will collaborate closely with engineering and DevOps teams to define cloud architecture standards and drive transformation initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Define system architecture, functional and interface design, ensuring smooth integration with external systems.
• Lead technical direction, coordinate tasks and mentor a distributed development team.
• Develop and maintain backend services and frontend components following coding standards.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce implementation guidelines and ensure code quality and security.
• Act as technical advisor to the client in an Agile Scrum environment and participate in workshops and ceremonies.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a Software Architect, Tech Lead or Senior Developer with team‑lead responsibilities.
• Strong background in designing microservices architectures and RESTful APIs (OpenAPI).
• Solid backend experience with Java (Quarkus preferred) and event‑driven systems such as Kafka.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration and AWS services (Secrets Manager, ECR, S3, PostgreSQL, CloudWatch).
• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform, Helm Charts, ArgoCD) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Docker).

Required skills

• Java, Quarkus, Kafka
• Kubernetes, Docker
• AWS (Secrets Manager, ECR, S3, PostgreSQL, CloudWatch)
• Terraform, Helm Charts, ArgoCD
• Angular, TypeScript
• OpenAPI, RESTful APIs, microservices
• Playwright, Cucumber, Jira, XRay
• GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, npm, Maven

What we offer

• Salary €5,500‑€7,500 gross per month.
• Learning opportunities with compensated certificates, lunches and language lessons.
• Option to switch projects after one year and regular team‑building activities.
• Office in Vilnius with themed lunches, pet‑friendly environment and remote‑work possibilities.
• Flexible time off, additional health insurance for Lithuanian residents and loyalty days.
• Referral bonuses and recognition of important life occasions.