Solutions Architect

Who we are

We build game-changing products and scalable platforms for complex, high-volume digital markets.

Our cross-functional teams create online platforms and software solutions that reach hundreds of thousands of users every day.

What you’ll do

• Own the architecture of specific functional areas and components, ensuring that it is scalable, maintainable and aligned with the overall architectural strategy.
• Collaborate with the central Architecture team to understand the company’s architectural vision, standards and guidelines.
• Work closely with Product Leaders to understand medium- and long-term product strategies and define the corresponding architectural roadmaps.
• Align with key technical stakeholders, including DevOps, Application Security, Platform and Database teams, to ensure architectural consistency throughout the organisation.
• Define and validate non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, security, reliability and maintainability, ensuring they are incorporated into the overall solution design.
• Empower development teams to participate actively in solution design while ensuring alignment with architectural principles, standards and business requirements.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to transform technical solutions into realistic delivery plans, including scope, estimates, milestones, implementation phases, dependencies and build order.
• Provide ongoing technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Identify, prioritise and lead architectural and technical initiatives that continuously improve products while maintaining compliance with standards and best practices.
• Remain hands-on by contributing high-quality code when required, supporting strategic projects, evaluating new technologies and developing proofs of concept.
• Design systems, interfaces and technical documentation with AI-assisted software delivery in mind.
• Translate architectural decisions and standards into conventions and guardrails that enable consistent, compliant and high-quality AI-driven development.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience designing and documenting software architectures, particularly for modern web platforms and distributed front-end architectures such as microfrontends and Module Federation.
• Experience in multidisciplinary roles combining software architecture, software development, technical leadership, business analysis, project delivery and web performance optimisation.
• The ability to analyse problems from both business and engineering perspectives, creating solutions that meet technical requirements while providing excellent user experiences and scalable web applications.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to adapt your communication style to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Extensive hands-on software development experience and the ability to contribute as a senior individual contributor when necessary.
• Experience with modern component-based frameworks and rendering strategies such as Server-Side Rendering (SSR).
• Strong experience documenting complex architectures, technical solutions and integration patterns clearly and concisely.
• Knowledge of front-end integration with modular APIs and back-end services.
• The ability to estimate effort, timelines, milestones, iterations and project scope accurately.
• The ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments, respond to changing priorities and adapt architectural strategies when required.
• Experience designing and developing applications on major cloud platforms.
• A solid understanding of technologies used for delivering global web applications, including CDNs and edge computing.
• Sound judgement when guiding engineering teams in the responsible use of AI throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• The ability to establish clear expectations around AI-assisted code review, accountability, governance and quality.

What’s in it for you

• Private life and health insurance for you and your family.
• Gym reimbursement.
• Up to four weeks per year working from anywhere for eligible employees.
• Company bus routes for Málaga-based employees.
• A relocation package for you and your family, including soft-landing services when moving to Málaga from another city or country.
• A Learning Pocket for personal and professional development.
• A hybrid working model with flexible hours.
• Three paid volunteering days each year.
• A generous employee referral programme.
• Workplace perks including a gaming room with darts, pool, table tennis, table football, consoles and much more.
• Massages and a kitchen stocked with coffee, fruit, nuts and ice cream.
• 25 days of annual leave.
• Private pension scheme.

Life at The Workshop

The Workshop provides an inclusive and multicultural environment where diversity, creativity and innovation are celebrated.

Its team includes more than 235 employees from over 35 nationalities, speaking nearly 30 languages across its Málaga and Madrid offices.

The company’s culture is built around collaboration, knowledge-sharing, employee well-being and a rebellious spirit focused on solving difficult problems and creating products that stand the test of time.

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