Senior Software Architect

Are you an experienced Software Architect looking to shape the foundations of secure, mission-critical technology

We are hiring on behalf of our client to find a hands-on Senior Software Architect to join its Application Department in Abu Dhabi.

This is an opportunity to lead the development of a shared software platform supporting multiple products. You will combine strategic architectural direction with practical involvement, helping product teams build modular, scalable and high-performance systems for demanding environments.

The role

As Senior Software Architect, you will:

• Research, design and lead the development of a shared software platform that can adapt across multiple products.
• Promote and implement decoupled, modular architectures that support independent development while maintaining a coherent software ecosystem.
• Champion DevOps practices, including CI/CD, containerisation and infrastructure as code, to improve development efficiency and product quality.
• Apply modern architectural approaches and cloud-native technologies to build air-gapped, low-latency and high-performance systems.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure technical delivery aligns with the wider strategy and product roadmap.
• Contribute to architectural and technology decisions through consensus-building and knowledge-sharing across product teams.
• Work within multidisciplinary Agile teams, applying Agile principles, methodologies and tools.
• Remain hands-on with product teams to understand the practical limitations and consequences of architectural decisions.
• Support teams in translating architectural direction into robust, maintainable software.

What you will bring

• At least eight years professional experience in software development.
• At least three years experience leading a team or providing equivalent technical leadership.
• Strong expertise in Kotlin and Java.
• Experience designing reactive and message-based architectures.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling and read/write optimisation patterns, including CQRS.
• Proficiency with relational and time-series databases.
• Experience working with Ubuntu Linux and containerisation technologies.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI and TeamCity.
• Knowledge of actor-based frameworks such as Akka.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills.
• The ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to different stakeholders.
• A flexible, practical approach and the ability to perform effectively in changing, high-pressure project environments.
• Upper-intermediate or higher written and spoken English.

Apply

If you are ready to influence the architecture behind secure, high-performance and mission-critical products, we would like to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Julius Bautista at Aspire Technology for a confidential discussion. Julius will be managing applications and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process.