Software Architect (AdTech)
Sigma Software1 day ago
Lisbon, PortugalSenior
Responsibilities
- Define and drive architecture for scalable AdTech solutions and distributed cloud platforms across multiple initiatives.
- Own architectural decisions and technical direction in alignment with business objectives and long-term product strategy.
- Lead technical discovery, architecture assessments, solution design, and translation of business requirements into technical solutions.
- Drive customer-facing technical pre-sales activities, including presentations, architecture workshops, proposals, estimations, and proofs of concept.
- Support new business opportunities and identify opportunities to expand existing customer engagements through technology consulting and architecture advisory.
- Establish architectural standards, governance principles, and engineering best practices across projects.
- Guide engineering teams on architecture implementation, scalability, performance optimization, and distributed systems design.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-driven solutions, and recommend innovative approaches.
- Mentor engineers and support technical knowledge sharing across teams.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of commercial software development experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in architecture or technical leadership roles.
- Strong hands-on expertise in at least two of Golang, Rust, Node.js, and C++.
- Experience designing high-load, low-latency distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
- Strong understanding of messaging systems, caching, and API design principles.
- Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm, plus production experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Experience with REST APIs, gRPC, WebSockets, and event streaming technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis, or Pub/Sub.
- Experience with customer-facing technical consulting and pre-sales activities.
- Strong communication, presentation, stakeholder management, ownership, and mentoring skills.
- Upper-Intermediate level of English or higher.
- AdTech domain experience and knowledge of programmatic advertising ecosystems, including SSPs, DSPs, AdServers, Header Bidding, OpenRTB, Prebid, and VAST, would be a plus.
- Understanding of Real-Time Bidding systems, auction mechanics, mobile advertising ecosystems for iOS and Android, advertising analytics, fraud detection, consent management, real-time data processing, GDPR, CCPA, and privacy-first architectures would be a plus.
- Experience designing SDKs, APIs, libraries, or integration frameworks would be a plus.
Benefits
- Remote or hybrid cooperation format can be discussed depending on location.
- Opportunity to work with international customers and influence the technical direction of complex AdTech platforms.
- Opportunity to join Sigma Software’s AdTech Business Unit and collaborate with more than 300 AdTech experts.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Sigma Software
Sigma Software is a London-headquartered, privately held IT consultancy that designs and builds custom software for startups and enterprises. The company provides end-to-end services—engineering, web and mobile development, .NET/Java platforms, AR/VR, and UI/UX—delivered via outsourcing, managed teams, and consulting. Founded in 2002, it supports long-term product development and modernization projects across multiple industries for global clients.