Senior Technical Architect – Innovation & R&D

September 2

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Input Output (IOHK)

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Crypto • Web 3

Input Output (IOHK) is a technology company focused on research and development in the field of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. It is known for its key role in developing the Cardano blockchain platform, which aims to offer a more secure and scalable environment for digital transactions and smart contracts. IOHK places a strong emphasis on academic research and peer-reviewed development methods, contributing to its reputation in the blockchain space.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2015

₿ Crypto

🌐 Web 3

📋 Description

• IOG is a technology company focused on blockchain research and development, using peer-reviewed research and formal methods. • Lead technical direction and architectural decisions for products; mentor architects and validate designs to meet functional and non-functional requirements. • Work closely with Product Managers to assess feasibility, propose alternative solutions, and evaluate trade-offs. • Provide technical leadership to development teams, delegate architectural tasks, and manage technical debt pragmatically to deliver MVPs while balancing long-term goals. • Act as Technical Owner to ensure roadmaps support long-term stability, extendability, maintainability, and security. • Collaborate with Product Owners, technical leads, and researchers to translate user needs into technical requirements and prioritize maintenance and stability tasks. • Define and document technical and architectural visions, establish non-functional requirements, evaluate and select software/hardware, manage legacy integration, and document decisions centrally. • Support agile development: participate in planning, provide technical advice, break down work, mentor team members, review acceptance criteria, and enable continuous delivery of features. • Maintain and expand deep technical knowledge, review relevant literature, learn new topics as necessary, and recognise limits of expertise.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field. • A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in software development, including significant experience delivering production systems. • At least 3 years of experience in a technical architect role, designing solutions and overseeing system architecture. • At least 2 years of experience leading software development teams, providing both technical leadership and mentorship. • Practical experience applying Agile software development methodologies in cross-functional teams. • Proficient in version control practices, including experience with Git and common Git workflows. • Solid understanding of both functional and object-oriented programming paradigms. • Experience collaborating with scientists, researchers, and/or formal methods specialists in interdisciplinary environments. • Hands-on experience with selected programming languages such as Haskell, JavaScript, Rust, or Scala. • Ensure that software engineering principles are followed • Ability to define and articulate technical and architectural visions. • Design technical solutions (features, libraries, components, ...) for business requirements and objectively document how well the solutions satisfy the requirements • Ability to break down solutions into manageable tasks with clear acceptance criteria. • Leadership in mentoring, influencing, and managing software engineering teams.

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Laptop reimbursement • New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc) • Learning & Development opportunities • Competitive PTO