Software Architect; Platform Architecture, Cloud Platform

Software Architect (Platform Architecture, Jet Brains Cloud Platform)

Amsterdam, Netherlands;
Belgrade, Serbia;
Berlin, Germany;
Limassol, Cyprus;
Munich, Germany;
Paphos, Cyprus;
Prague, Czech Republic;
Remote, Germany;
Warsaw, Poland;
Yerevan, Armenia

At Jet Brains, we’re building an AI-native platform for software development that connects developer workflows, team-level collaboration, and organizational control into a single coherent system. This platform will serve as the execution and governance layer for AI-driven development, deeply integrated with developer tools but designed to work across teams, products, and environments. This is a long-term strategic investment for Jet Brains and a key pillar of our vision for the future of software development.

The role

We are looking for a Software Architect (Platform Architecture) to shape the core technical foundations of Jet Brains Cloud Platform from the ground up.

This role focuses on the architecture of shared platform capabilities: cross-product services, infrastructure abstractions, integration standards, scalability and reliability principles, and operational foundations (such as security, governance, observability, and cost controls). As this is a new platform, many standards and processes are still works in progress – you will actively influence what good quality looks like and help teams build toward it.

• Design and evolve the architecture of a cross-product platform that serves as the foundation for AI-driven software development.
• Define architectural principles, standards, and guidelines for platform services and shared foundations.
• Design integration patterns and interfaces between platform services, developer tools, and external systems.
• Ensure architectural decisions support scalability, reliability, security, and observability from the outset.
• Own and drive key platform-level architectural decisions and trade-offs (e.g., service boundaries, data flows, identity, policy, and tenancy).
• Review and validate architectural designs across teams to ensure consistency and long-term sustainability.
• Collaborate with other architects and platform specialists to align on shared decisions and evolve the platform architecture over time.
• Work closely with senior and staff engineers to translate platform requirements into coherent technical designs and implementation plans.

• Has strong experience in software engineering and system design, especially in complex, distributed systems.
• Has experience defining or significantly shaping the architecture of new platforms or large‑scale systems.
• Is able to facilitate and align architectural decisions across multiple teams, balancing different perspectives and constraints.
• Is comfortable working in an environment where many processes and standards are still not fully established.
• Is motivated by long‑term goals and prefers building foundations over delivering short‑term features.

• Have hands‑on experience designing or evolving platforms based on Kubernetes and cloud environments such as AWS.
• Have experience with networking, compute, and storage infrastructure and can reason across application and infrastructure layers.
• Enjoy helping teams converge on good solutions rather than enforcing a single “correct” approach.

A lot of teams at Jet Brains are distributed across our core locations. If you are not based in one of the locations below, we are happy to support you with relocation – please discuss this in the initial conversation with your recruiter, and they will find a way to support you best.