Position Title - Hands-on Software Architect
Company - iwell - Your Partner for Sustainable Energy Solutions
Location - Utrecht
About iwell
At iwell, we are all about reinforcing energy security. We help European businesses become more energy independent. Because with growing regulations, extreme price volatility and rising grid issues, they just need to be resilient. So it's time to take charge and think ahead.
We deliver energy management solutions that ensure businesses are always in control of their energy. Our in-house developed EMS and modular battery storage, drive profit through sustainability, making businesses future-proof. We’re a fast-growing international team of bold, talented individuals. From engineers and software developers to creative thinkers and customer-focused business developers, we are looking for people who are determined to make a positive impact.
The Role
As iwell's Hands-on Software Architect, you oversee the technical direction of our entire software stack, and you spend roughly half of your time writing code yourself. We don't believe in architects who only draw boxes on whiteboards. The best technical decisions are made by people who feel the consequences in the code.
Our stack spans the full path from device to cloud: C# applications running on Azure IoT Edge at our sites and batteries, an Angular web app with a C# backend, several cloud services on Azure, data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform, and optimization applications in Python. You'll hold the mental map of how it all fits together and steer it toward something coherent as we scale.
The hands-on part of your week you will work with one of our development teams, on foundational work such as improving our identity provider. You're the kind of engineer who can drop into an unfamiliar codebase and be useful within days, and you genuinely enjoy doing it.
Success in this role means being able to:
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Set the architectural direction across our heterogeneous, multi-cloud, edge-to-cloud platform, and coach tech leads toward a jointly built roadmap.
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Move fluently between C#, TypeScript/Angular and Python.
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Get up to speed quickly in any codebase, and help others do the same.
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Raise the technical bar by working alongside engineers, not above them.
Key Responsibilities
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Own the architecture of iwell's full software stack and keep it coherent as the company grows.
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Spend around 50% of your time writing production code
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Make and document key technical decisions: technology choices, service boundaries, data flows, security and identity, deployment and operability.
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Partner with tech leads and product managers to align technical direction with product strategy.
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Coach and mentor engineers, reviewing designs and code.
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Keep an eye on non-functional concerns, scalability, reliability, security, cost, across Azure and GCP.
What we are looking for
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Substantial experience as a software engineer, with a track record of taking architectural responsibility for non-trivial systems.
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Productivity in at least two of C#/.NET, TypeScript/Angular and Python.
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Hands-on experience with Azure (and ideally GCP), including identity, security, and platform services.
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Familiarity with edge or IoT scenarios; Azure IoT Edge is a plus.
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Strong communication skills, you can explain a tricky architectural trade-off to a junior engineer and to a C-level stakeholder on the same day. Fluency in English is required.
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A pragmatic mindset: you choose the boring, well-understood solution when it's the right one, and you know when it isn't.
We care
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30 days of holiday to rest and recharge, plus a yearly company holiday and one volunteer day per year.
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Accelerate your career: Get a budget of €1,500 per calendar year for personal development and career growth.
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Pension: Pension plan with BrandNewDay.
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Travel reimbursement: We cover your travel costs (bike, car, or public transport).
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Mobile phone allowance: €25 per month.
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Hours: A full-time (5 days / 40 hours) role. We can also consider 4 days / 32 hours.
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Hybrid work: We offer the possibility to work from home 1 day per week.
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Office perks: including daily fresh fruit and team activities.
Do you walk the talk?
For more information about iwell, what we do, why we do it, and an overview of our partners, visit: https://iwell.eu/
How to apply
Interested in applying for the Hands-on Software Architect role? Visit our website at https://iwell.eu/careers.
Our application process
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Apply. Our People team and the hiring manager will review your application and respond within 2 weeks.
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Phone screening. Are you a true iweller-in-the-making? We'll invite you for an introductory call.
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Are you the one? You'll have two or more interviews, including a technical deep-dive and a code-focused conversation.
Acquisition based on this vacancy is not appreciated.
