Move to New Zealand - Technical Strategist (Solution Architect)
Propellerhead10 months ago
Tallinn, EstoniaSenior
Responsibilities
- Author, review, and communicate solution architectures and technical specifications with development and engineering teams.
- Champion Propellerhead’s technical strategy and align portfolio solutions with its technical vision.
- Build trusted relationships with client decision-makers and explain solution designs to client technologists.
- Serve as the primary technical contact for client solutions, including delivery prerequisites and operational improvements.
- Develop strategies addressing speed-to-value, security, reliability, maintainability, performance, and functional fit.
- Facilitate the evolution of the codebase from C# to Rust, including associated tools, practices, and services.
- Use AI to rapidly prototype ideas and direct an AI-assisted pipeline across requirements, testing, and code generation.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience developing multi-tier and distributed applications.
- Previous experience with both React user interfaces and C# services is essential.
- Confidence working with TypeScript, Java, Go, and Rust services.
- Hands-on experience designing solutions on Azure, participating in CI/CD pipeline development, and instrumenting systems for operations.
- Experience leading the design of complex software applications, preferably enterprise solutions combining existing services and custom development.
- Strong AI-assisted and agentic-first working practices, including rapid prototyping and directing AI-assisted delivery.
- Confident communication and presentation skills with senior client stakeholders and the ability to bridge technical and business needs.
- Experience or demonstrable interest in digital identity, verifiable credentials, open banking, AI agent authorization, or edge/device-based software deployment is sought.
- Experience with streaming and messaging platforms such as Kafka or NATS is highly desirable.
- Applicants must provide a cover letter; progressing candidates may need to complete police background, credit history, and other assessments and provide qualification evidence.
Benefits
- Innovative, collaborative culture with learning and professional development opportunities.
- 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 work from a designed office and home, with regular in-office attendance required.
- Applications are welcomed internationally, but candidates must relocate to Auckland; the final recruitment stage is an in-person interview in New Zealand.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Propellerhead
Propellerhead is a New Zealand software consultancy that designs, builds, and maintains large-scale custom digital platforms for enterprises and public‑sector clients. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Auckland, it is a privately held technology partner focused on open‑source development, agile delivery, and emerging identity standards such as verifiable credentials and self‑sovereign identity. The team also works with linked open data and decentralized web technologies.