Software Architect

About the role

ABOUT AIR APPS

At Air Apps, we believe in thinking bigger—and moving faster. We’re a family-founded company on a mission to create the world’s first AI-powered Personal & Entrepreneurial Resource Planner (PRP), and we need your passion and ambition to help us change how people plan, work, and live. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2018—and now with offices in both Lisbon and San Francisco—we’ve remained self-funded while reaching over 100 million downloads worldwide.

Our long-term focus drives us to challenge the status quo every day, pushing the boundaries of AI-driven solutions that truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be a creative force, shaping products that empower people across the globe.

Join us on this journey to redefine resource management—and change lives along the way.

THE ROLE

As a Software Architect / Solutions Architect at Air Apps, you will be responsible for defining and overseeing the overall system architecture for our AI-powered platform. You will collaborate with engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that align with business objectives.

You will play a key role in shaping our technology strategy, evaluating new tools and frameworks, and ensuring best practices in software design, cloud infrastructure, and system integration.

- This is a fully onsite position, based at our office in Lisbon, where you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in person and contribute to a dynamic and fast-paced environment. We are open to support with relocation efforts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Define and maintain the overall architecture and system design for scalable and efficient software solutions.

- Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding them in best practices for architecture, coding, and system scalability.

- Design and document high-level system diagrams, data flows, and API structures.

- Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and cloud services to optimize performance, security, and cost-efficiency.

- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and security in all architectural decisions.

- Oversee system integrations, including microservices, APIs, and third-party services.

- Work closely with DevOps and SRE teams to ensure smooth deployment and operational reliability.

- Establish coding and architecture standards, ensuring maintainability and scalability of codebases.

- Identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring system resilience and future scalability.

- Conduct architecture reviews and performance audits to continuously improve system efficiency.

REQUIREMENTS

- Around 6+ years of experience in software development and architecture.

- Strong expertise in system design, cloud computing, and microservices architecture.

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) and cloud-native architectures.