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Senior Backend Software Architect

Gotfriends·Israel·en
HybridFull-timeSoftware ArchitectureInsurance Technology

Join a global digital insurance platform as a hands-on Backend Software Architect. You will define the architectural direction across engineering squads while contributing to complex backend development. The role is based in central Tel Aviv on a hybrid schedule with two work-from-home days per week

Responsibilities

  • Define the overall backend architecture and long-term technical vision
  • Design scalable distributed infrastructure and maintain the technical roadmap
  • Establish microservice patterns, engineering best practices, code quality standards, and performance optimization practices
  • Lead cross-functional architecture and design reviews
  • Guide senior engineering teams and drive complex technical decisions
  • Contribute hands-on to high-impact backend software development

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Software Architect or Technical Lead Architect
  • At least 8 years of hands-on backend software development experience
  • Production-grade experience with Node.js and/or NestJS
  • Expertise in high-scale distributed systems, microservices, and cloud environments such as AWS or GCP
  • Experience with API design, asynchronous processing, event-driven architectures, and high-performance SQL or NoSQL databases
  • Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-team communication skills

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with two work-from-home days per week
  • Work-life balance
  • Central Tel Aviv location within walking distance of a train station

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