Wootitude

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to join our team and play a key role in designing and guiding the development of scalable, secure, and cloud-native enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex business requirements into end-to-end architectural solutions, including system design, use cases, data models, and integration flows.
• Design and evolve scalable, resilient, and secure cloud-native architectures.
• Define cloud infrastructure needs in close collaboration with DevOps and platform teams.
• Lead architecture reviews and contribute to key technical decision-making processes.
• Evaluate, select, and standardize technologies, frameworks, and tools across projects.
• Ensure alignment with internal architecture standards, security principles, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate architectural efforts across distributed and complex system landscapes.
• Communicate architectural concepts and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support pre-sales activities by shaping solution proposals, migration strategies, and high-level system designs.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, or Software Architect.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Solid expertise in Kubernetes in production-grade environments.
• Proven background in designing distributed, cloud-native microservice architectures.
• Strong experience with Java Enterprise and Spring ecosystem.
• Deep understanding of secure system design (IAM, encryption, compliance, security best practices).
• Experience with architecture governance, standards, and technology selection processes.
• Strong understanding of software and infrastructure interdependencies.
• Experience working in Agile environments; SAFe experience is a plus.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).
• German language skills are a plus.
• Architecture certifications (AWS, TOGAF, etc.) are considered an advantage.

We are looking for a senior engineering executive to lead a large-scale engineering transformation within a mature SaaS product company operating in a data-driven environment. USA TIME.
 

This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering leader who combines strong technical credibility with strategic leadership and has recent experience building and scaling AI-powered products.
 

The company is currently undergoing a significant engineering and product transformation, including organizational rebuilding, process optimization, and acceleration of AI-native product delivery. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence engineering strategy at the highest level and has a clear growth path toward a permanent CTO / SVP Engineering role.
 

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering organization through a critical transformation phase.
• Rebuild and stabilize engineering teams following organizational changes.
• Introduce scalable engineering processes, accountability frameworks, and delivery standards.
• Drive AI-first product development and accelerate agentic AI initiatives.
• Partner closely with executive leadership, product, and engineering stakeholders.
• Improve engineering quality, execution speed, and delivery predictability.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across SaaS products.
• Establish a scalable engineering leadership model and organizational structure.
• Mentor engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
• Align engineering initiatives with business goals and commercial outcomes.

Must Have

• Proven experience as SVP Engineering, VP Engineering, CTO, Head of Engineering, Director of Engineering, or equivalent leadership role.
• Strong SaaS product engineering background.
• Experience leading engineering organizations through transformation, restructuring, or major process improvements.
• Deep understanding of modern software engineering practices.
• Recent hands-on experience with AI and Agentic AI solutions (within the last 12–18 months).
• Strong technical credibility with engineering teams.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with technical depth.
• Experience improving engineering execution, accountability, and delivery performance.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of product-driven environments.
• English level C1 or higher.
• Availability to work during US business hours.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with enterprise customers.
• Experience in private-equity-backed organizations.
• Background in scaling high-growth SaaS companies.
• Previous experience building AI-first product organizations.
• Experience leading globally distributed engineering teams.