Dentsply Sirona

Senior Software Architect

Dentsply Sirona

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Zurich • 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDartDockerFlutterGoGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and secure software systems
  • Provide cross-functional technical leadership & drive architectural excellence across multiple teams
  • Contribute to both high-level system architecture and hands-on implementation
  • Define and lead the implementation of complex, large-scale software architectures for cloud-based platforms (SaaS/PaaS)
  • Align technical design with strategic business objectives and long-term product vision
  • Set and enforce architectural best practices, patterns, and standards across multiple engineering teams
  • Partner with engineering leadership and product stakeholders to drive architecture across projects
  • Lead architectural design reviews, technical discussions, and POCs to validate key decisions
  • Provide architectural guidance to ensure consistency, scalability, and maintainability of systems
  • Serve as a lead architect on assigned scrum teams, enabling sound technical decisions and code quality
  • Represent your teams on the Architecture Board, actively shaping the overarching DS Core architecture
  • Identify and address system-wide architectural challenges, promote innovation, and drive continuous improvement
  • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering architectural thinking and accountability
  • Drive adherence to architectural governance across geographically distributed teams

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in system architecture and software design for large-scale applications
  • 5+ years as a senior software developer or technical lead
  • Proven track record of delivering successful commercial software products, ideally in SaaS/PaaS environments
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and cloud platforms (preferably GCP; AWS/Azure also valuable)
  • Proficient in multiple programming languages, with practical experience in Go (Golang) and Dart
  • Experience building frontend applications using Flutter is a strong plus
  • Previous exposure to medical device software or regulated environments is a plus
  • Fluent in English; German is an advantage.
Benefits
  • Professional development opportunities
  • High-performance, empowering culture

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
system architecturesoftware designcloud-based platformsCI/CDcontainerizationGoDartFlutterarchitectural best practiceslarge-scale applications
Soft skills
technical leadershiparchitectural excellencementoringcross-functional collaborationinnovationcommunicationaccountabilityproblem-solvingstrategic alignmentcontinuous improvement