Solution Architect

Big Stars is an end-to-end product engineering company based in Belgrade, Serbia. We create a space where people take initiative and go big. We focus on: - turning outdated systems into high-performing engines - creating clean products that users actually love - designing stable and secure environments - building complex tech products We are looking for a talented and experienced Solution Architect to join our tech team and drive high-level technical decision-making across our products. ✅ Responsibilities: ✔️ Identify bottlenecks in infrastructure and optimize system performance; ✔️ Design fault-tolerant systems and implement disaster recovery strategies; ✔️ Enforce security standards for applications and infrastructure; ✔️ Review substantial changes and design documents, and propose better solutions and best practices for faster and scalable applications; ✔️ Optimize cloud and on-premise resources for cost-efficiency and scalability; ✔️ Help implement the long-term roadmap of the organization’s IT infrastructure; ✔️ Support automation testing, deployment, and monitoring processes to accelerate software delivery; ✔️ Evaluate and recommend architectural improvements, such as transitioning to microservices and micro-frontend architecture. ✅ Requirements: ✔️ Bachelor's, Master's, or higher degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or any relevant field; ✔️ 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering and/or DevOps; ✔️ 5+ years hands-on experience in cloud technologies (ideally AWS); ✔️ Extensive hands-on experience with K8s and containers, infrastructure, and system design, SQL and NoSQL databases, storage, caching, and logging; ✔️ Proven work on scalable, fast, resilient system designs. ✅ We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to: 🏢 Modern office in New Belgrade; 🏝 24 vacation days annually; 🤒 6 sick days without medical certificate; 🏥 Premium Health Insurance (coverage up to 5,000 EUR annually); 🎉 Special occasion gifts: birthday, wedding, newborn; 📚 Learning & Development budget (for conferences, courses and certifications); 🌍 Corporate events: international parties, team buildings, activities; 📈 Career growth opportunities in a fast-growing company; ✈️ Relocation package for international candidates; 🏋️ Sports package (FitPass membership); 🗣️ Language classes: Serbian & English (company-covered). Big Stars paves the way to excellence by helping people grow.