Propellerhead

Move to New Zealand - Technical Strategist (Solution Architect)

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9 months ago
Tallinn, EstoniaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Author, review, and communicate solution architectures and specifications with development and engineering teams.
  • Champion Propellerhead’s technical strategy and align client solution design and implementation with that strategy.
  • Build trusted relationships with client decision-makers and explain solution designs to client technologists.
  • Act as the primary technical contact for client solutions, including delivery prerequisites and operational improvements.
  • Develop strategies addressing quality, security, reliability, maintainability, performance, speed-to-value, and functional fit.
  • Facilitate the evolution of the codebase from C# to Rust and guide the associated tools, practices, services, and AI-assisted delivery pipeline.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience developing multi-tier and distributed applications.
  • Extensive hands-on software development and complex systems architecture experience.
  • Essential previous experience with React and C#; confidence working with TypeScript, Java, Go, and Rust.
  • Hands-on experience designing solutions on Azure, participating in CI/CD pipeline development, and instrumenting systems for operations.
  • Comfort using AI to rapidly prototype and shape solutions and direct AI-assisted requirements, testing, and code-generation workflows.
  • Strong client-facing communication, presentation, interpersonal, and stakeholder-influence skills.
  • Experience leading the design of complex software applications, preferably enterprise solutions combining existing services and custom development.
  • Experience with streaming and messaging platforms such as Kafka or NATS is highly desirable.
  • Experience or demonstrable interest in digital identity, verifiable credentials, open banking, AI agent authorization, or edge/device-based software deployment.
  • Candidates who progress may need to complete a police background check, credit history check, other assessments, and provide evidence of qualifications.

Benefits

  • Innovative, learning-oriented, collaborative team and opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Interesting, diverse, commercially minded work for well-respected clients.
  • Fortnightly knowledge-sharing sessions with lunch.
  • Competitive salary and an Employee Share Purchase Scheme.
  • Auckland-based hybrid working model with regular in-office attendance and work-from-home flexibility.
  • International applicants may relocate to Auckland; the final recruitment stage requires an in-person interview in New Zealand.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
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51-200 employees
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