Solutions Architect in Barcelona

Are you excited to become a part of an ambitious, world-class team at Aristocrat? As a leading name in gaming content and technology, we are devoted to delivering flawless, creative solutions that build happiness for millions. We are in need of an exceptionally skilled Solutions Architect to join our dynamic Architecture as a Service (AaaS) team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with diverse teams to develop and implement comprehensive technical solutions that push our mission forward. Your contributions will be pivotal in transforming business requirements into elegant, robust architectures that satisfy both functional and non-functional needs.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with Technical Product Owners and development teams to define and detail the system's architecture.

• Translate business needs into clear compositions and technical specifications for full-stack solutions.

• Produce solutions that are incrementally deliverable and thoroughly testable.

• Build detailed diagrams to communicate system architecture, behaviors, and interactions.

• Work collaboratively within a team of architects, sharing knowledge and providing constructive feedback.

• Adhere to regulations, standards, and guidelines, while providing valuable feedback on internal governance and processes.

• Document and maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to capture significant architectural decisions.

• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to meet the needs of our solutions.

• Provide technical mentorship to engineering teams to ensure alignment with architectural specifications.

• Identify and address technical risks, challenges, and dependencies in the architecture and development process.

• Stay up to date with new technologies and industry trends to continuously improve our architecture and solutions.

What We're Looking For

• Experience as a Solution/Software Architect specializing in web technologies.

• Proficiency with system modeling tools and diagrams (e.g., C4, UML).

• Practical development experience in web application development.

• Profound knowledge of software architecture principles, patterns, and guidelines.

• Knowledge of integrating development concepts into software creation.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud-native architectures.

• Experience with microservices architecture, API composition, and integration patterns.

• Knowledge of event-driven architecture and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, PubSub).

• Familiarity with OpenAPI and AsyncAPI for defining APIs, and using tools like Postman to exercise them.

• Strong knowledge of data modeling, databases (SQL and NoSQL), and database normalization.

• Strong communication and teamwork abilities, capable of articulating intricate technical ideas.

• Demonstrated strength in solving problems and critically evaluating technology solutions.

Why Product Madness?

As part of the Aristocrat family, we share their mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play, with a world-class team who creates top-grossing, leading titles in the social casino genre, including Heart of Vegas, Lightning Link, Cashman Casino. With 800 team members across the globe, Product Madness is headquartered in London, with offices in Barcelona, Gdańsk, Lviv, Montreal and a remote team spanning the USA, making us a truly global powerhouse.

We live by our People First principle. Regardless of where, when, or how they work, our team members have opportunities to elevate their careers, and grow alongside us. We take pride in fostering an inclusive culture, where our people are encouraged to be their very best, every day. But don’t just take our word for it. In 2024, we made the Global Inspiring Workplace Awards list, and won a bronze award at the Stevies for Great Employers in the ‘Employer of the Year - Media and Entertainment’ category.

Perks

- Health insurance - CIGNA
- Gympass gold plan
- 25 vacation days + 1 day on your birthday
- Flexible payment - daycare, transport, etc
- Pension plan 1% base salary
- Food at the office twice a week

So, what’s stopping you?

Our Values

• People First

  We have the deepest respect for our people and their well being. We know they are exceptionally talented and will always have a choice. We want them to re-choose us every day. We are committed to building a culture where each person's voice will always be heard and addressed.

• MAD for More

  Always improving, innovating and never settling for the existing. We push all boundaries with courage and ambition to become the world’s best games company.

• Champion Together
  We excel at what we do but yet remain humble and helpful to our teammates. We champion one another and hold each other to high standards without any egos.

• Globally Inclusive

  We are all Equal - regardless of the language we speak, where we live, our gender, religion or culture we come from. We want to build a global home, where everyone has the equal opportunity to make an impact.

• Customer Focused

  We always think from the customer's perspective - be it players or internal customers.

  Improving their experience and joy is what drives us. Every client's success is our big win!

Travel Expectations: None

Additional Information

At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.