Software Architect

TITLE: Solution / Software Architect

WORKING LOCATION: Bangalore, India

Job Description

Eurofins is accelerating the deployment of standard processes across its Laboratories and has initiated several group projects. One key initiative is the complete rewrite of the group’s eCommerce solution using a Microservices Architecture.

• As a Solution / Software Architect, Study and validate business requirements from a technical perspective.
• Define and address non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, reliability, deploy ability, observability, and security.
• Design and deliver high-quality software using Java-based microservices architecture (Spring Boot, REST APIs, event-driven systems).
• Drive overall architecture including design, coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and documentation.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and coaching to development teams (best practices, design reviews, code reviews).
• Act as the Technical Product Owner, complementing the Product Owner with technical vision and decisions.
• Collaborate effectively with globally distributed teams.
• Ensure adherence to group policies, standards, and secure coding practices.
• You will create architecture designs aligned with business needs and management direction. As the project progresses, you will actively contribute to hands-on development, working closely with the product team on a daily basis.

Qualifications

Are you our kind of extraordinary?

• Our global and diverse network offers a stimulating, fast-paced environment with strong career growth opportunities.
• Ideally, you have a degree in Computer Science or a related field with 10 to 15 years of experience in a similar role.
• Other requirements include:
• Strong technical mindset with high attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in understanding business requirements and translating them into technical solutions (design, development, testing, and implementation).
• Good understanding of UML, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Onion/Clean Architecture.

Java Technology Stack Expertise:

• Strong experience in Java (Java 11 or later), Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and RESTful API development.
• Experience in building Microservices-based architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, ActiveMQ).
• Experience with frontend technologies such as Angular or React.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins/Azure DevOps), build tools (Maven/Gradle).
• Experience with testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber).
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle) and ORM tools (Hibernate/JPA).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Additional Skills:
• Understanding of API Gateway, service discovery, and distributed tracing/monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of application security, DevOps practices, and infrastructure architecture.
• Ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience working on greenfield and modernization (brownfield) projects.
• Ability to travel up to 20% (optional).

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors in Engineering or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent

Personal Skills:

• Customer-service oriented with a problem-solving attitude;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential;
• Entrepreneurial thinking and flexibility to change;
• Very good English communication skills (concise writing and orally convincing);
• Structured and clear writing skills;
• Proven ability to solve complex business problems using analytical reasoning;
• Demonstrated positive attitude, self-motivated, team player.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITERIA: Eurofins has a strong focus on Performance Management system. This includes quarterly calibrations, half-yearly reviews and annual reviews. The KPIs shall be set and may vary slightly between projects. These will be clearly communicated, documented during the first 30 days of your joining.