Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect Who we are We build game-changing products and scalable platforms for complex, high-volume digital markets. Our cross-functional teams create online platforms as well as software solutions that reach hundreds of thousands of users daily. What you'll do Own the architecture for specific functional areas and components, ensuring it is scalable, maintainable, and aligned with the overall architectural strategy. Collaborate with the central Architecture team to understand the company's architectural vision, standards, and guidelines. Partner closely with Product Leaders to understand mid- and long-term product strategies and define architectural roadmaps accordingly. Align with key technical stakeholders (e.g., DevOps, Application Security, Platform, and Database teams) to ensure architectural consistency across the organization. Define and validate the non-functional requirements (e.g., performance, scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability) required by technical solutions, ensuring they are incorporated into the overall solution design. Empower development teams to actively participate in solution design while ensuring alignment with architectural principles, standards, and business requirements. Collaborate with project stakeholders to break down technical solutions into realistic delivery plans, including scope, sizing, milestones, implementation phases, dependencies, and build order. Provide ongoing technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Identify, prioritize, and drive architectural and technical initiatives that continuously improve products while ensuring compliance with architectural standards and best practices. Remain hands-on by contributing high-quality code when needed, supporting strategic projects, evaluating new technologies, and developing proofs of concept (PoCs). Design systems, interfaces, and technical documentation with AI-assisted software delivery in mind, translating architectural decisions and standards into conventions and guardrails that enable consistent, compliant, and high-quality AI-driven development. What you'll bring Proven experience designing and documenting software architectures, with a strong focus on modern web platforms and distributed front-end architectures (e.g., Microfrontends and Module Federation). Experience working in multidisciplinary roles that combine Software Architecture, Software Development, Technical Leadership, Business Analysis, Project Delivery, and Web Performance Optimization. Strong ability to analyze problems from both business and engineering perspectives, designing solutions that satisfy technical requirements while delivering outstanding user experiences and scalable web applications. Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to adapt communication style to both technical and non-technical audiences. Extensive hands-on software development experience, with the ability to contribute as a senior individual contributor when required, particularly using modern component-based frameworks and rendering strategies such as Server-Side Rendering (SSR). Strong experience documenting complex architectures, technical solutions, and integration patterns in a clear, structured, and concise manner, including front-end integration with modular APIs and backend services. Proven ability to estimate effort, timelines, milestones, iterations, and project scope with a high degree of accuracy. Comfortable working in fast-paced environments, responding effectively to changing priorities, and adapting architectural strategies when necessary. Experience designing and building applications on major cloud platforms, with a solid understanding of technologies that enable global web application delivery, including CDNs and edge computing. Sound judgment in guiding engineering teams on the responsible use of AI throughout the software delivery lifecycle, establishing clear expectations around code review, accountability, governance, and quality. What's in it for you (Spain) Private life and health insurance for you and your family. Gym reimbursement. Four weeks per year to work from anywhere for eligible employees. Company bus lines for convenient transportation applicable for employees Malaga based. Relocation package for you and your family including soft-landing package services to help you settle in (applicable for relocation to Malaga, if you are moving from a different city/country) Learning Pocket for personal development. A hybrid working model with flexible hours. 3 volunteering paid days each year. Generous referral programme. Workplace perks such as gaming room with darts, pool, ping pong table, foosball, consoles and much more! We also enjoy massages and a kitchen stocked with coffee, fruits, nuts and ice cream. 25 days of annual leave. Private Pension Scheme. Excited about this opportunity? Scroll down to learn more about The Workshop! Our Beliefs and Commitment to You! We value creativity and innovation from our diverse team. The Workshop welcomes candidates of all genders, orientations, disabilities, races, ages, nationalities, and beliefs. Great ideas come from great people who thrive on being empowered to improve our products and processes! Our DNA: At The Workshop, we foster an inclusive and multicultural environment where diversity is celebrated. With more than with more than 235 employees and more than 35 nationalities speaking nearly 30 languages, our offices in Málaga and Madrid, focus on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and well-being initiatives. Our Culture: The spirit of play has always been part of our blueprint at The Workshop. Our journey began with a passion for reinventing the player experience. Today, we continue to build and deliver exceptional products for our partners and their players.Excellence is our standard. We set the bar high for ourselves to deliver software and products that stand the test of time.With our signature rebellious spirit and a love for challenges, we are driven to solve the unsolvable. Why join Join our team and you will thrive in an environment led by: Global Innovation: Join a dynamic company pioneering cutting-edge technology worldwide with an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous growth. Personal Growth: Explore new opportunities through internal mobility programs. Well-being Support: Benefit from initiatives promoting work-life balance and personal development. Community Impact: Influence the tech community inside and outside of The Workshop and mentor others as we shape the future together. Department Product Development - Engineering Architecture Locations Málaga, Spain Ways of Working Hybrid Job Level Mid_Senior_Level Málaga, Spain Life at The Workshop We’re lucky enough to have a home in some of the world’s best tech hubs – Málaga and Madrid. Our employees represent 35 different nationalities and speak more than 30 languages. 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