[Hiring] Application Architect @Manning Global

Role Description

Manning Global is hiring an Application Architect – Mobile App to join its managed services project in Germany.

• Define and evolve the target architecture for the mobile app solution
• Define architectural principles, patterns and guardrails across React Native, native capabilities, WebViews, App BFF and integrations
• Define clear responsibilities and boundaries between app components and technology layers
• Own architectural decisions for major cross-component topics and integration patterns
• Define and govern architectural principles and non-functional requirements related to performance, stability, scalability, security, resilience, observability and maintainability
• Evaluate emerging AI use cases for the app and define the required architectural patterns, integrations and guardrails in collaboration with relevant architecture, security and engineering teams
• Review major technical designs and ensure alignment with the target architecture
• Collaborate closely with Solution Architects and Domain Architects to ensure alignment with broader platform, integration and enterprise architecture principles
• Coordinate architectural dependencies and interfaces between the app solution and surrounding domains
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies and technical debt and drive appropriate mitigation
• Ensure architectural consistency across multiple brands and product teams
• Support technology evaluations and architectural decisions for the evolution of the app platform
• Collaborate closely with Technical Leads, Product Owners, Developers, Security, Platform and backend engineering teams

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering or application/solution architecture, including 3+ years in an architecture role for large-scale digital or mobile applications
• Strong experience designing architectures for large-scale mobile or digital customer applications
• Experience in digital industries with complex customer journeys such as telecommunications, banking, insurance, utilities or e-commerce
• Strong understanding of mobile application architectures, including React Native, native iOS/Android and hybrid/WebView approaches
• Strong understanding of Backend-for-Frontend, API and integration architectures
• Experience defining architecture for multi-brand, white-label or highly configurable applications
• Strong knowledge of non-functional requirements including performance, scalability, stability, security and observability
• Good understanding of authentication and authorization concepts such as OAuth2 and OIDC
• Experience working with complex backend landscapes and distributed systems
• Experience collaborating with Solution Architects, Domain Architects and other architecture stakeholders in complex enterprise environments
• Experience designing or evaluating architectures for AI-enabled digital products and use cases, including integration of AI services into mobile applications and backend platforms, is a plus
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to make and communicate architectural trade-offs
• Experience working across multiple teams and stakeholder groups in complex engineering organizations
• Ability to communicate architecture clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proficiency in English; German is a plus

Requirements

• Full time
• Fixed-Term (12 Months)
• Start Date: October/2026
• Location: Germany - Remote - München
• Salary Framework: 100,000.00 EUR min per year - 120,000.00 EUR per year max dependent upon experience
• Contact: Davor Molnar on: 49 (0) 89 23 88 98 63