Description:

Air Apps is a family-founded company on a mission to create the world’s first AI-powered Personal & Entrepreneurial Resource Planner (PRP).
The company has over 100 million downloads worldwide and operates offices in Lisbon and San Francisco.
The Software Architect / Solutions Architect will define and oversee the overall system architecture for the AI-powered platform.
Responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.
The role involves shaping technology strategy, evaluating new tools and frameworks, and ensuring best practices in software design, cloud infrastructure, and system integration.
Key responsibilities include defining and maintaining the overall architecture, providing technical leadership, designing system diagrams, evaluating technologies, ensuring high availability and security, overseeing system integrations, and conducting architecture reviews.

Requirements:

Candidates should have around 6+ years of experience in software development and architecture.
Strong expertise in system design, cloud computing, and microservices architecture is required.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform is necessary.
Proficiency in backend technologies (e.g., Node.js, Python, Java, .NET) and modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue) is essential.
Knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL), caching strategies, and data pipelines is required.
Experience with event-driven architectures, API design, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is necessary.
A strong understanding of security best practices, identity management, and encryption techniques is required.
Candidates must be able to evaluate trade-offs in architectural decisions, balancing scalability, cost, and complexity.
Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) is necessary.
Strong communication skills are essential, with the ability to explain complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

The position offers a remote-first approach with flexible working hours.
Employees will receive Apple hardware for work.
An annual bonus is provided.
Medical insurance, including vision and dental, is offered.
Short and long-term disability insurance is included.
A 401k plan with up to 4% contribution is available.
An Air Stipend of $3,120 per year is provided, paid over 12 monthly installments for home office, learning, wellness, etc.
Employees will have the opportunity to attend the Air Conference 2025 in Las Vegas to meet the team, collaborate, and grow together.