AI Coach Tech Lead/Architect

Who We Are

Building the AI-first frontier enterprise.

We are a global technology consultancy with a trademarked, AI-first approach —Gen-e2™. It redefines how enterprises build digital products and transform their organizations with AI. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company.

- We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally ( 10 countries, 450+ experts from 50+ nationalities )

- We are becoming an agentic organization, adopting the AI-native operating model we bring to our clients.

- We are robust and resilient (100% independent, 0 debt, founded 2009)

- We are AI-native professionals who invest in what we believe and work as a collective intelligence

- We are positive, courageous and deliver at the leading edge.

Your Role

As a Tech Lead with a strong software architecture mindset , you will lead the technical delivery of digital products end-to-end—hands-on when needed—while guiding teams toward scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the design and evolution of technology solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and maintainability .
- Drive architectural decisions and trade-offs (e.g., microservices vs modular monolith ), applying patterns such as DDD , Clean/Hexagonal Architecture , and event-driven approaches when relevant.
- Design, build, and evolve REST APIs , including versioning, contract-first practices ( OpenAPI ), backward compatibility, and robust error handling.
- Define and enforce engineering standards: clean code , testing strategy, code reviews, observability, security practices, and CI/CD .
- Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a strong delivery culture and continuously raising the engineering bar.
- Partner with Product, QA, UX, and stakeholders to refine scope, assess technical risks, shape the roadmap, and deliver incrementally.
- Encourage AI-first engineering practices (Copilot/GenAI) with proper governance: quality gates, security, traceability, and testing.

Who You Are

- 10+ years of software engineering experience with proven technical leadership (Tech Lead, Lead Engineer, or strong senior with leadership responsibilities).
- Strong backend expertise in Java (ideally 17/21/25+) with solid testing practices (e.g., JUnit/Mockito ) and performance awareness.
- Proven ability to design and communicate software architecture: microservices/modular monoliths, Clean/Hexagonal, SOLID principles, integration patterns, and API design.
- Strong engineering fundamentals: CI/CD , Git workflows, code review practices, observability (logs/metrics/traces), and a secure-by-design mindset.

Nice to have / Strong plus

- Kafka/RabbitMQ , event-driven architectures, CQRS , saga/outbox patterns.
- Docker/Kubernetes , Terraform/IaC , and cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
- OAuth2/OIDC , JWT, and security best practices (OWASP).
- Experience in high-traffic systems, performance tuning, and caching strategies.
- Experience working in AI-assisted engineering environments and setting quality/security guardrails.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence decisions and align teams.
- Professional English ( B2+ preferred ) for global collaboration and documentation.
 
### AI-Native Engineering (Core Expectation)

- Use  Generative AI coding tools  (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) as a first-class engineering assistant for:
- Code scaffolding and refactoring
- Code generation and optimisation
- Test-cases and documentation generation
- Build applications through AI-driven development practices , including:
- AI-assisted debugging and troubleshooting
- Intelligent code completion and pattern recognition
- Automated documentation generation
- Apply prompt engineering best practices  for reliable, repeatable engineering outcomes.
- Validate GenAI output  (determinism checks, guardrails, fallback logic).
 
### More About PALO IT

Our clients include some of the world’s most successful companies. We collaborate with leading enterprises, next-generation businesses and frontier partners, shaping what comes next, helping them scale AI and solve complex business and technology challenges.

What We Offer

- Stimulating working environments

- Unique career path

- International mobility

- Internal R&D projects (including Gen-e2™)

- Knowledge sharing

- Personalized training via PALO IT Academy

- Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship

For more on our team culture and benefits, check out our careers page .