Job Summary: We are seeking a Principal Engineer / Lead Architect to lead digital transformation, design microservice and distributed system architectures, and mentor teams. Key Highlights: 1. Lead the evolution of microservice architectures and distributed systems. 2. Drive innovation and automation with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code. 3. Act as a technical reference and mentor, enabling team autonomy. We are knowmad mood! We are a leading digital transformation company, continuously evolving and at the forefront of technology. We were founded to drive real change through innovation and sustainable development, with the mission of delivering value to our clients and empowering our talent. Comprising over 3\.000 creative, digital, and innovative people connected to a shared purpose and capable of building connections with individuals worldwide. A responsible, flexible team with high adaptability to our clients’ and the market’s needs—while consistently delivering value, vision, creativity, expertise, professionalism, and passion for technology in every project. The values guiding us toward excellence are collaboration, innovation, commitment, fun, and trust. **What do we value?** Proven experience of at least **8–10 years in software engineering**, in a technical leadership role such as **Principal Engineer / Lead Architect**, specifically: * Extensive experience in **defining and evolving microservice architectures**, including application modernization processes (monolith-to-microservices). * Deep knowledge of **cloud architectures** (AWS, Azure, or GCP), designing scalable, resilient solutions aligned with business strategy. * Solid experience with **containers and orchestration** (Docker, Kubernetes). * Proficiency in implementing **CI/CD pipelines** and automating the software lifecycle. * Practical experience with **Infrastructure as Code** (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation, or others). * Design and implementation of **REST APIs**, service-oriented and event-driven architectures. * Advanced knowledge of **observability, monitoring, and logging** (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Application Insights, etc.). * Experience in **high-availability and high-performance environments**. * Strong expertise in **event-based distributed systems**, with advanced experience in **Kafka** (topic design, partitions, consumer groups, exactly\-once, streaming). * Solid experience with **Redis** as a distributed cache, in-memory storage, and support for high-performance architectures. * Technical leadership ability, teamwork, and **effective communication** with both technical and business stakeholders. **What would your responsibilities be?** * **Architecture Definition and Evolution**: Define, evolve, and govern the technical architecture of corporate platforms, ensuring scalable, resilient solutions aligned with technological and business strategy. * **Application Modernization**: Lead technology transformation initiatives, driving the evolution from monolithic architectures to **microservices and distributed systems**. * **Distributed Systems Design**: Design and implement scalable, resilient, and **event-driven solutions**, with intensive use of **Kafka** and asynchronous messaging. * **Technical Governance and Standards**: Establish and ensure compliance with architectural, development, and DevOps best practices and standards. * **DevOps and Automation**: Promote adoption of **CI/CD**, automated deployments, and **Infrastructure as Code**, enabling secure and continuous delivery. * **Cloud Architecture & Security**: Collaborate with security teams to implement **Zero Trust** models and secure, resilient cloud architectures. * **Technical Review and Support**: Review technical designs, ensure alignment with technological strategy, and act as a **technical reference and mentor** for engineering teams. * **Business-to-Technology Translation**: Translate business requirements into **robust, efficient, and sustainable technical solutions**. * **Cost and Performance Optimization**: Identify improvement opportunities in **cost, performance, and scalability**, especially in cloud and high-concurrency environments. * **Platforms and Tooling**: Enable team autonomy by defining common platforms, tools, and frameworks. **And with us you can enjoy:** Permanent Contract **Hybrid work model with on-site presence at the client’s offices in Sevilla** Internal training and access to certifications. Check our calendar here: https://www.knowmadmood.com/es/talento/formacion Flexible compensation plan (health insurance, transportation, childcare vouchers, meal vouchers) Become an ambassador of our brand through our friend referral program Refer your friends and earn extra rewards! Events, meetups, tech days, talks… and much more! Stay updated on our news by following us here \-\> knowmad mood *At* ***knowmad mood*** *we are committed to equal opportunity and respect for diversity. We apply our Equality Plan and the principle of non-discrimination across all our recruitment processes.*
David Muñoz
Indeed · HR
David Muñoz
Indeed · HR
