Software Architect
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Salary analysis
Compared with the selected benchmark ("Market Average: Software Architect"), this listing's salary midpoint is about 85% lower. The offer sits below the benchmark range (€3,300–€6,500). The listed pay band (€579–€876) is tighter than the benchmark, which suggests lower salary variability. This benchmark is based on 3 comparable listings.
| Market | Lower bound (25th percentile) | Median | Upper bound (75th percentile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Average: Software Architect | €3,300/per month | €5,500/per month | €6,500/per month |
At WhiteTech, we empower businesses in the financial ecosystem with cutting-edge white-label and SAAS solutions. Our comprehensive suite of tools is tailored for EMI, PSP, e-commerce, and open banking platforms. With WhiteTech, clients gain access to a platform designed for flexibility, scalability, and seamless integration. Our mission is to help businesses unlock their full potential in a rapidly evolving financial landscape. Whether scaling your PSP, enhancing your EMI services, or diving into open banking, WhiteTech is your partner for innovation and growth. We are a remote-first technology company and welcome applications from candidates across Europe, including the EEA, the UK, Switzerland, and other non-EEA European countries such as Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Montenegro, Turkey, and the Western Balkans. We also consider applicants from different locations who can work within Central European Time (CET).
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Design and evolve the architecture of mission-critical fintech products
- Define architectural standards, engineering principles, and best practices across teams
- Lead architectural reviews and validate technical solutions proposed by engineering teams
- Design highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant distributed systems
- Drive system decomposition, domain boundaries, and service interactions
- Collaborate with Technical Leads on complex technical challenges and strategic initiatives
- Participate in design of integrations with banking systems, compliance services, and other external platforms
- Identify and mitigate technical risks, bottlenecks, and scalability limitations
- Support modernization initiatives, architectural refactoring, and technical debt reduction
- Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders on architecture and engineering practices
Requirements
- 8+ years of backend development experience
- Strong commercial experience with PHP and Symfony
- Experience as Software Architect, System Architect, Solution Architect, Principal Engineer, or Lead Backend Engineer with significant architecture ownership
- FinTech, Payments, Banking, EMI, PSP, or Open Banking experience
- Deep understanding of OOP, SOLID, GRASP, and design patterns
- Strong experience designing high-load and distributed systems
- Strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- Experience with Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS, and Event Sourcing
- Experience designing microservice architectures and service communication patterns
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, performance optimization, and database design
- Experience with Redis, message brokers, caching strategies, and asynchronous processing
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native environments
- Understanding of system observability, monitoring, logging, and performance analysis
- Experience documenting and presenting architectural decisions
- Ability to balance business goals with technical excellence
Skills & Technologies
Benefits & Perks
Recruitment Process
- 1Application screening
- 2Interview Stages (2-3 weeks)
- 3Prescreening call with recruiter
- 4Technical Interview
- 5Final Interview
- 6Job Offer
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