Hey!Get ready to set sails and navigate the rindus waveWe're rindus, a People company. We love IT professionals, and our passion is to help and empower our crew to get the best out of themselves, unfold their full potential, and help them grow.Because growth is in our mindset, we've been doing it since 2017 closely with our German Partners, helping them shape their software development teams.So far, we have 160+ crew members of 14 different nationalities sailing with us in the open seas. We're expanding our team and looking for a new rinder to get on board. Are you the next to be reeled in?About our partnerOn behalf of our partner StiboDX, we are looking for the best talent to join rindus. Stibo DX is a market leader In digital asset management, content creation, and publishing platforms for the media industry.Every day, more than 800 media brands across five continents rely on Stibo DX’s platforms to create and publish content. Their systems ensure efficient and consistent publishing of more than 600 websites and thousands of daily print publications worldwide. You will work in a distributed new team from our office in Málaga.What you'll be doingDefine and govern the unified API strategyfor CUE (REST and GraphQL), design standards, versioning, deprecation, breaking-change discipline, and consistency across teams.Design integration patternsfor a modular, microservices-based platform, sync vs async, anti-corruption layers, adapters, and migration from bespoke customer integrations to standardized platform interfaces; guide teams on when to use events vs APIs and how to avoid tight coupling.Own event-driven architecture on Kafka, topic design, event contracts, schema evolution, CDC/streaming, and consistency models (ordering, idempotency, replay).Establish data domains and governance, ownership models,



schema definition and evolution, metadata, lineage, quality, classification, retention, and compliance readiness.Align contracts with domain boundaries, connect bounded contexts, domain events, and service ownership to API, event, and data design, in close collaboration with the Software Architect.Enable teams through architecture leadership, produce reference architectures and integration blueprints, shepherd ADRs, review high-risk designs, and coach teams on better patterns without blocking delivery.Reduce fragmentation and drive consolidation, identify one-off approaches early and steer teams toward reusable platform standards.Partner across architecture and delivery, work with platform, product, and engineering teams to ensure standards are usable, adopted, and durable.What you'll bring10+ years in software/data engineering or architecture, with 5+ years in a senior role focused on integration, APIs, events, and/or data architectureProven experience designing and governing APIsin large, distributed, multi-team environmentsStrong experience with REST and GraphQLAPI design, versioning, and contract-first approachesHands‑on experience with event‑driven architecture in production, preferably KafkaExperience with integration patterns: messaging, pub/sub, request/reply, outbox, saga/process manager, and CDCStrong understanding of schema modeling and schema evolutionfor APIs and eventsExperience defining data domains, ownership models,



and data governancein a product or platform contextAbility to connect DDD concepts(bounded contexts, domain events, aggregates) to integration and data designUnderstanding of AWS, Kubernetes-basedplatforms, and multi-tenant SaaSimplications for data isolation and integration boundariesSecurity‑aware design across APIs and events, authentication, authorization, zero‑trust principlesNice to haveMedia, publishing, CMS/DAM, or content-heavy platformsAPI gateways, developer portals, or API catalog toolsData catalog, lineage, or metadata management toolsGraphQL federation or unified API platform strategiesAnalytics/AI data pipelines or workflow automation data needsStrong sense of ownership for platform‑wide standards, contracts, and outcomesProactive in identifying fragmentation, risks, and improvement opportunities across teams and productsClear communicator who can explain complex integration and data concepts in practical, understandable termsCollaborative and credible with engineers, architects, product owners, and senior stakeholdersPragmatic, balances strong standards with risk‑based governance and delivery needsCurious, adaptable, quality‑conscious, and motivated by contract clarity, data ownership, maintainability, and long‑term platform coherenceWhat we offerBeing part of dynamic and highly motivated international multicultural team of skilled professionals.Competitive compensation package.Flexible working model: hybrid23 holiday days.Adaptable schedules with core working hours.Private health insurance from day 1.Gym Sponsorship.English and German language classes.A young and ambitious team that knows when to work but also when to have fun (Pizza day, Summer event, Malaga Tech Games, etc).#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Senior/Lead Software Architect (Álora)
🏢 Rindus Technology
📍 Álora