Hands-on Software Architect

<p><b>Salary: €85. per year</b></p><br><br>Om in aanmerking te komen voor een sollicitatiegesprek, dient uw sollicitatie volledig in lijn te zijn met de functiespecificaties zoals hieronder beschreven.<br> <b>Requirements:</b><br> <ul><li>Substantial experience as a software engineer with a track record of taking architectural responsibility for non-trivial systems.</li><li>Productivity in at least two of: C#/.NET, TypeScript/Angular, and Python.</li><li>Hands-on experience with Azure (and ideally GCP), including identity, security, and platform services.</li><li>Familiarity with edge or IoT scenarios; Azure IoT Edge is a plus.</li><li>Ability to get up to speed quickly in unfamiliar codebases and be productive within days.</li><li>Strong communication skills; able to explain technical trade-offs to both junior engineers and C-level stakeholders. Fluency in English required.</li><li>Pragmatic mindset: choose well-understood solutions when appropriate and recognise when to innovate.</li></ul><br> <b>Responsibilities:</b><br> <ul><li>Own the architecture of iwells full software stack and keep it coherent as the company grows.</li><li>Spend around 50% of your time writing production code and working alongside development teams.</li><li>Make and document key technical decisions: technology choices, service boundaries, data flows, security and identity, deployment and operability.</li><li>Partner with tech leads and product managers to align technical direction with product strategy.</li><li>Coach and mentor engineers; review designs and code.</li><li>Monitor non-functional concerns (scalability, reliability, security, cost) across Azure and GCP.</li></ul><br> <b>Technologies:</b><br> <ul><li>Angular</li><li>Architect</li><li>Azure</li><li>Backend</li><li>C#</li><li>Cloud</li><li>GCP</li><li>IoT</li><li>Mobile</li><li>Python</li><li>Security</li><li>TypeScript</li><li>Web</li><li>ASP.NET</li><li>REST</li></ul><br> <p><b>More:</b></p><br> <p>- Position Title: Hands-on Software Architect<br>- Company: iwell — Your Partner for Sustainable Energy Solutions<br>- Location: Utrecht<br>- About iwell: We reinforce energy security by helping European businesses become more energy independent. We deliver energy management solutions (in-house EMS and modular battery storage) to drive profit through sustainability. Fast-growing international team of engineers, software developers, business developers and creative thinkers.<br>- Role summary: Oversee technical direction of the entire software stack and spend roughly half your time coding. Not a pure whiteboard architect—works hands-on in code and helps raise the technical bar by working alongside engineers.<br>- Technology stack: C# applications running on Azure IoT Edge at sites and batteries; Angular web app with a C# backend; multiple cloud services on Azure; data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform; optimization applications in Python.<br>- Success criteria: Set architectural direction across a heterogeneous, multi-cloud, edge-to-cloud platform; move fluently between C#, TypeScript/Angular and Python; help others get up to speed quickly; raise the technical bar by working with engineers.<br>- Benefits and perks:<br> - 30 days of holiday, plus a yearly company holiday and one volunteer day per year.<br> - €1,500 per year development budget.<br> - Pension plan with BrandNewDay.<br> - Travel reimbursement (bike, car, or public transport).<br> - Mobile phone allowance €25/month.<br> - Full-time 5 days / 40 hours (4 days / 32 hours considered).<br> - Hybrid work: work from home 1 day per week.<br> - Office perks including daily fresh fruit and team activities.<br>- More info: How to apply: Application process:<br> 1. Apply — People team and hiring manager review; response within 2 weeks.<br> 2. Phone screening — introductory call.<br> 3. Two or more interviews including a technical deep-dive and a code-focused conversation. xcjrqgh <br>- Note: Acquisition based on this vacancy is not appreciated.</p><br> <p>last updated 34 week of 2026</p>