Key Skills

Job Description

The most influential architectural decisions happen at the beginning. This is your opportunity to make them. I’m recruiting a Technical Architect for a new aviation technology platform, backed by a publicly listed global industry leader. The mission? Bring together real-time aircraft engine data, advanced analytics and AI to help airlines and aviation businesses anticipate issues and make smarter decisions. 📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands 💼 Full-time | Permanent 💶 €7,000–€7,800 gross per month ➕ 8% holiday allowance, company bonus and above-average pension WHAT YOU’LL OWN You’ll define and evolve the platform’s technical architecture, connect decisions across backend, frontend, data, AI and infrastructure, and establish the foundations for security, reliability and scale. This is a senior technical leadership role with architectural ownership and no direct reports. WHO I WANT TO HEAR FROM Experienced Technical Architects, or Senior Backend Developers with at least 8 years of professional software development experience who are ready to step into architecture. You’ll bring: • Extensive hands-on Java and Python experience. • Strong system design, API, microservices and distributed systems knowledge. • Working knowledge of React and frontend architecture. • Experience building scalable applications using cloud-native approaches, CI/CD and automated testing. • The ability to explain trade-offs, align multidisciplinary teams and turn complex requirements into practical technical decisions. You don’t need to have held the architect title already. You do need the technical depth and judgement to take ownership. ⚠️ PLEASE CHECK BEFORE APPLYING Applicants must currently be based in the EU and have the right to work in the Netherlands without employer sponsorship. Visa sponsorship is not available. The position is based in Amsterdam. The platform is still taking shape. Joining now means helping decide how it is built. 📩 Message me directly with “ARCHITECT”, your CV or LinkedIn profile, current location and confirmation of your Dutch work authorisation. #TechnicalArchitect #SoftwareArchitecture #AmsterdamJobs #AviationTechnology #Hiring

Core Responsibilities

Define and evolve the platform’s technical architecture, aligning decisions across backend, frontend, data, AI, and infrastructure. Establish the foundations for security, reliability, and scale while making practical architectural decisions for the aviation technology platform.

Requirements

Applicants should have at least eight years of professional software development experience, extensive hands-on Java and Python experience, and strong knowledge of system design, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. Working knowledge of React and experience with scalable cloud-native applications, CI/CD, automated testing, and multidisciplinary technical decision-making are also required; applicants must be EU-based and authorized to work in the Netherlands without sponsorship.

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance
• Company Bonus
• Above-Average Pension