Solution Architect

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Porto, PRT
Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech • Software
The Role
The Solution Architect will analyze software feasibility, define architecture, create diagrams, negotiate with clients, and participate in presales and project estimation.
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Company Description

Devexperts works with respected financial institutions, delivering products and tailor-made solutions for retail and brokerage houses, exchanges, and buy-side firms. The company focuses on trading platforms and brokerage automation, complex software development projects, market data products, and IT consulting services.

Job Description

We are looking for a Solution Architect with significant experience in designing solutions, customer requirements clarifications etc. to join our PMO team. As a Solution Architect, you will be part of the growing team on the crossroads of the projects, products and management, helping delivery teams to estimate and design the solutions.

We expect the Solution Architect to: 

  • Analyze the feasibility of creating the requested software product,
  • Define the basic architecture of the software product for the customer,
  • Define key user cases for the software,
  • Create generic architectural diagrams and solution descriptions for the software,
  • Develop templates for high-level solution architecture/design for new software products based on customer inputs (detailed software architecture skills are NOT required),
  • Create component-based architecture of the solution based on the template,
  • Negotiate with potential customers, clarifying requirements,
  • Communicate with experts within the company's departments,
  • Participate in presale calls and perform product demos,
  • Estimate the project with the development team(s),
  • Participate in the discovery phases of upcoming projects and leads.

Qualifications

Must-have skills: 

  • A shiny Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or Management) or equivalent real-world battle scars
  • 5+ years of navigating the wild seas of the Software Development industry (bonus points if you've wrestled a bug and won)
  • A black belt in industry software engineering practices and SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle, not Some Ducks Love Cheese)
  • People skills so good you could charm a grumpy cat (ability to work with teams across the multiverse... err... organization)
  • Word wizardry in English, both written and spoken (fluency is a must, Klingon is optional)
  • Problem-solving skills sharp enough to cut through a Gordian knot (with high attention to detail, because nobody likes a messy knot-cutter)
  • Knowledge of capital markets or online trading platforms (because who doesn't love a good stock market rollercoaster?)

Nice-to-have skills: 

  • A Swiss Army knife background in Project Management, Software Architecture, and Software Development (the more hats you can juggle, the merrier)

Additional Information

Care for the employees is one of Devexperts' core values. For the suggested position, we offer a benefits package that will guarantee the comfort of our new teammate.

Work Regime Flexibility benefits: 

  • Possibility of hybrid/remote work mode,
  • Flexible working hours.

Health and recreation benefits: 

  • Fully paid additional wellness days (3 unwell days per year),
  • Medical insurance for the employees and children,
  • Reimbursement of fitness / Urban Sports Club Membership,
  • Meal allowance (Coverflex Card),
  • Flexpay system (Coverflex).

Facility benefits: 

  • Modern office with new equipment,
  • PlayStation, table football, and musical instruments in the office,
  • Parking spaces/transport reimbursement,
  • Free drinks and snacks.

Community benefits: 

  • Teambuilding activities,
  • Corporate parties,
  • Football Club,
  • Music club,
  • Speakers' club,
  • Free admission to corporate external events,
  • Possibility of joining conferences and professional fairs,
  • Personal branding development support.

Professional training benefits: 

  • Local language courses for foreign employees,
  • Unlimited access to self-learning platforms,
  • Certification opportunities,
  • Mentorship Program.

Social benefits: 

  • Parental bonus,
  • Pension plan (Coverflex),
  • Referral bonus,
  • Blood donation paid leave.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Management
  • 5+ years experience in Software Development
  • Strong software engineering practices and SDLC knowledge
  • Excellent communication skills in English
  • Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
  • Knowledge of capital markets or online trading platforms
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The Company
HQ: Jersey City, NJ
646 Employees
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Devexperts was founded in 2002 and specializes in the development of highly complex software solutions and services for the Capital Markets industry. We develop financial software solutions for retail and institutional brokerages, wealth-management firms, investment funds, exchanges, and insurance companies. Devexperts market expertise ranges from Equities to Options, to FX and Commodities in geographical locations as diverse as Chicago, New York, London, Tokyo, Istanbul, and Shanghai. The Devexperts development team of 500 engineers is recognized as one of the best in the world. Since 2002, we have received more than 25 of the global software and financial industry's most prestigious awards. In order to achieve competitive effectiveness, our project teams adhere to classic software development methodologies and employ elements of Agile software development, such as Scrum, Kanban, eXtreme Programming, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development. The high performance, scalability and integration capabilities of our products and services, along with 24x7x365 monitoring and support, result in some of the global financial industry’s most recognized and reliable technology applications (for leading US brokerage companies). Devexperts has 3 key business areas: • Trading platforms and brokerage automation • Complex software development projects • Market data products Devexperts also provides consulting services for financial institutions in the fields of: • Real-time transaction processing • Trading automation • Risk management • Highly complex, enterprise-wide trading platform applications.

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