The Job in short:
As a Senior Solutions Architect at Backbase, you are at the forefront of our most strategic engagements—designing complex, future-proof architectures for enterprise prospects and customers. This role is equal parts technical visionary, strategic advisor, and customer advocate. You’ll shape transformational digital solutions using Backbase’s cutting-edge software platform, guiding stakeholders from initial exploration through solution realization.
Meet the job:
As a trusted advisor, your mission is to define and architect the prospect’s desired end-state, ensuring alignment between their digital ambitions and Backbase’s capabilities. You’ll be a key player in both pre-sales and post-sale activities—leading discovery sessions, solution design workshops, proof-of-concepts, and executive presentations.
Key Responsibilities
● Lead the solution architecture and technical strategy throughout the sales cycle and early implementation;
● Conduct in-depth discovery sessions to understand customer needs, current-state architecture, and strategic goals;
● Design scalable, high-performance solutions that align with customer objectives and Backbase’s product capabilities;
● Deliver compelling presentations, architecture documentation, and high-impact demos that clearly communicate value;
● Partner closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Professional Services to ensure successful solution delivery;
● Act as a thought leader in digital transformation, offering guidance on best practices, trends, and innovations;
● Contribute to the development of architectural frameworks, reusable assets, and knowledge sharing across global teams.
Who are you?
As a future SSA at Backbase, we think you’ll need:
● Extensive experience in backend development, with a proven track record of architecting backend strategies and defining best practices;
● Solid knowledge of Java, Spring, Docker, Maven, Kubernetes and Helm is a must;
● In-depth technical expertise in backend architecture, quality assurance, and performance optimization, with a focus on meeting high standards of quality, security, and accessibility;
● Strong leadership skills, demonstrated by the ability to coordinate change management efforts, resolve technical issues, and maintain product consistency across teams;
● Proven track record of successful cross-functional collaboration, including experience working with professional management and product development teams to ensure the successful implementation of backend projects and product;
● Exceptional communication and client engagement skills, including experience in gathering and implementing client feedback to drive improvement initiatives;
● Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor teams, including experience in recruitment, talent management, and fostering collaboration within a technical guild or similar structure.
Top Skills
What We Do
Backbase is a fast growing fintech software provider that empowers financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformation and effectively compete in a digital-first world. We are the creators of the Backbase Omni-Channel Banking Platform, a state-of-the-art digital banking software solution that unifies data and functionality from traditional core systems and new fintech players into a seamless digital customer experience. We give financials the speed and flexibility to create and manage seamless customer experiences across any device, and deliver measurable business results. We believe that superior digital experiences are essential to stay relevant, and our software enables financials to rapidly grow their digital business. More than 120 financials around the world have standardized on the Backbase omni-channel banking platform to streamline their digital sales and self-service operations across all digital touchpoints. Our customer base includes ABN AMRO, Bank ABC, Barclays, BPI, CheBanca!, Citizens Lightstream, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, HDFC, IDFC, KeyBank, Ila Bank, Me Bank, Navy Federal, PostFinance, RBC, RBS, Standard Bank, Societe Generale, Truist, U Bank and Westpac.
Industry analysts Celent, Gartner, Forrester and Ovum recognize Backbase as an industry leader in terms of omni-channel banking platform capabilities, and award the company high marks for its deep focus on customer experience management and unparalleled speed of implementation. Forrester named us a leader in the Forrester Wave for Omni-Channel Banking and Ovum nominates Backbase as the market leading provider of next-generation digital channel banking platforms.
Backbase was founded in 2003, is privately funded, with headquarters in Amsterdam (HQ Global) and Atlanta (HQ Americas) and regional operations in Boisse, Cardiff, Dubai, Kraków, Mexico City, New York, Toronto, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.