Senior / Lead Software Architect – all genders

esentri AG

full-time

Posted on: 3/27/2026

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Ettlingen • Germany

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About the role

Leading role with significant influence over our consulting and architectural services
Active involvement in software projects
Strategic advisory to clients on an equal, partnership basis
Close collaboration with stakeholders at management level
Responsible for communication and moderation of architectural topics
Development of innovative technological solutions
Support and coaching of the development team
Responsibility for the quality of the software architecture through regular reviews, audits, and feedback loops

Solid, long-standing experience in professional software development and architecture
Broad experience with various modern technologies and frameworks (preferably in the Java ecosystem)
Strong skills in communication, moderation, and stakeholder management
Extensive experience with modern architectural principles, e.g., Domain-Driven Design (DDD), event-driven architectures, and microservices
Deep expertise in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Familiarity with leading and developing agile development teams
Business-fluent German and willingness to travel occasionally to client sites

Benefits

Room for shaping and professional growth: exciting projects, intensive knowledge exchange, individual training, and our Duesentrieb Camps
Attractive salary & great benefits, permanent employment contract
Option to work remotely and excellent technical equipment
Flexibility to support a healthy work–life balance

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Hard Skills & Tools

software developmentsoftware architectureJavaDomain-Driven Designevent-driven architecturemicroservicescloud technologiesAWSAzureGCP

Soft Skills

communicationmoderationstakeholder managementcoachingcollaborationleadershipstrategic advisory