Job Description

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Description

The

Senior Software Architect

will play a strategic, high-visibility role within Hazelcast. You will serve as a thought leader and technology evangelist for Hazelcast, influencing architecture across our ecosystem, our customer base, and the broader developer community.




This is a cross-functional, hybrid role combining technical depth, community engagement, architectural leadership, and strategic collaboration.###

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Technology Evangelism & Thought Leadership

+ Represent Hazelcast at industry conferences, meetups, webinars, and via online channels (e.g. blogs, podcasts, social media).
+ Advocate for Hazelcast in the Java ecosystem and champion its capabilities across caching, compute, and data streaming.
+ Drive thought leadership through technical articles, benchmark reports, and community contributions.

Customer and Partner Engagement

+ Collaborate with Field Solutions Architects to design and document

Architectural Blueprints

for real-world use cases.
+ Support strategic customer engagements, helping define

best practices

for usage, deployment topologies, and performance optimization.
+ Forge strong relationships with key application framework vendors:

Spring

,

Quarkus

,

Micronaut

,

Vert.x

.

Platform Expertise & Technical Authority

+ Build and maintain deep expertise in all subsystems of the Hazelcast platform.
+ Establish yourself as an industry-recognized expert in

Distributed Caching

,

Real-Time Compute

, and

Data Streaming

.
+ Ideally participate in the Java ecosystem via the

Java Community Process (JCP)

and influence relevant specifications.

Hands-on Development & Debugging

+ Build reference applications and proof-of-concept solutions using Hazelcast.
+ Demonstrate proficiency in

Java

(with working knowledge of

Python

, .Net C#, Go, C++).
+ Possess a strong understanding of

JVM internals

, especially around

garbage collection

, memory management, and runtime tuning.
+ Be capable of debugging code across the Hazelcast stack when needed (core contributions not required).

Benchmarking & Industry Validation

+ Design and execute

external benchmark reports

to validate Hazelcast performance and scalability for industry consumption.
+ Ideally take ownership of the open source Hazelcast Simulator Project.

Cross-functional Collaboration

+ Work closely with internal stakeholders including

Engineering

,

Product

,

Marketing

, and

Field Teams

to align product vision with real-world applications and customer needs.




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WHAT YOU HAVE

10+ years of experience in software architecture or senior technical roles, ideally with experience in distributed systems, high-performance computing, or data platforms. Proficiency in

Java

, including deep understanding of the

JVM

. Solid knowledge of

Python

for automation, analysis, or prototyping. Strong experience with

Cloud-native architectures

,

Kubernetes

, and

Serverless

platforms. Excellent communication and public speaking skills, with experience representing companies or products at industry events. Deep familiarity with modern application frameworks (Spring, Quarkus, etc.). Experience working with product, engineering, and field teams in shaping and delivering product capabilities. Proven ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels. Prior experience contributing to open-source projects or standards bodies (e.g., JCP). Some familiarity with the Hazelcast platform or similar technologies (e.g., Apache Ignite, Redis, AWS ElastiCache, Oracle Coherence, Kafka, etc.). Experience writing technical whitepapers or benchmark reports.


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BENEFITS

25 days annual leave + Bank holidays Group Company Pension Plan Private Medical Insurance Private Dental Insurance Life Insurance EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
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About Hazelcast

The world's largest leading companies trust Hazelcast and its unified real-time data platform to take instant action on streaming data. With a stream processing engine and fast data store integrated into a single solution, businesses can simplify real-time architectures for next-gen applications and AI/ML departments to drive new revenue, mitigate risk, and operate efficiently - at a low TCO.




To learn more about Hazelcast, or to join our community of CXOs, architects, and developers at brands such as HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Volvo, New York Life, Domino's, and others, visit hazelcast.com

Equal Opportunities at Hazelcast

We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, races, religions, gender, sexual identities, abilities, and personal circumstances, in a spirit of inclusivity and belonging.We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and believe we see strength in diversity.



If you require any accommodation to assist you in the interview process, please submit this with your application.We offer competitive salaries with a flexible, empathetic and highly collaborative working environment.



If you are motivated by the prospect of a career with a forward-thinking tech company, we'd love to hear from you.