Solution Architect

What you’ll do

As a Solution Architect, you grasp the complexity of modern platform solutions and break it down into understandable building blocks for engineers and business stakeholders. You facilitate architectural decision-making, clarify qualities and constraints, surface risks and trade-offs, and guide stakeholders to informed decisions.

• Ensure the architecture of the products you’re assigned to is sound, well understood, and evolves in a direction that best supports the business case.
• Facilitate architectural debates and decision-making: make trade-offs explicit, keep teams aligned, and communicate clearly to both internal teams and client stakeholders/suppliers.
• Partner with sales during pre-sales: capture prospect needs, craft the solution approach and offer, and help turn ambiguity into a realistic plan.

Who you are

• You have a background as a software engineer (5+ years) and prior experience in a similar role.
• You’re fluent in Domain Driven Design (DDD) and modern architecture patterns (e.g. microservices, event-driven, RAG, Agentic patterns, etc), and you know when not to use them.
• You have broad technical knowledge, collaborate effectively with subject-matter experts, and you’re not afraid to visit the “engine room” (POCs, hands-on validation, etc. using GenAI).
• You understand secure software delivery (OWASP, threat modelling, SAST/DAST, etc.) and can extend that thinking to AI-specific risks (e.g., data exposure, prompt injection, misuse).
• You have proven experience with software engineering and delivery practices (SDLC, CI/CD, DevOps) and architecture modelling (C4, UML, ADRs).
• You communicate complex technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders through compelling storytelling and persuasive presentations.
• You’re a born facilitator: you ask the right questions, address difficult topics, and whiteboarding comes naturally.
• You thrive in a team, seek feedback, have affinity with product design, and handle the flexibility and pace of a dynamic company.
• Proficiency in English and Dutch.

What we offer

• You’ll start with a permanent contract in a role that comes with responsibility and the opportunity to make a real impact from day one.
• We offer a competitive salary that reflects your experience and the value you bring.
• Our benefits package has you covered with hospitalisation and group insurance, meal vouchers, a phone subscription, and more.
• You’ll have a mobility budget that lets you decide how to get around, your way.
• Life at In The Pocket isn’t just about work, we host team events throughout the year to celebrate, connect, and have fun together.
• Learning never stops here, so after six months, you’ll receive a dedicated learning and development budget to keep growing your skills and exploring new horizons.