Solution Architect (Software Development)

The future looks like you

With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 25,000 employees, C&A is one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores in Europe and to its online shop. C&A offers quality and long-lasting fashion at affordable prices for
the many. We are building on more than 180 years of experience in the fashion industry and continuously modernize the company to become an omnichannel fashion retailer.

At C&A we are driven by our values and we believe that affordable and high-quality fashion is not contradictory to caring for people & the planet, we are always forward thinking and acting to develop our business and innovate the industry. This is your chance to join the C&A team as Solution Architect!

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

As a Solution Architect, you will play a critical role in shaping the technical strategy and driving engineering excellence within product teams. You will lead technical challenges within the Merchandizing domain, collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and hands-on development teams, ensuring that scalable, maintainable, and high-quality solutions are implemented. Your role will include mentoring engineers, guiding architectural decisions, and fostering a culture of innovation and technical ownership.

Your responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and architectural guidance within product teams to design, develop, and deliver scalable and maintainable software solutions
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise-wide technical strategies and best practices
• Actively contribute to coding, code reviews, and debugging to maintain a high-quality engineering culture
• Advocate for and implement best practices in software development, security, and DevOps
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, QA engineers, and Enterprise Architects to deliver high-impact solutions
• Engage in engineering guilds and communities of practice to drive technical alignment across teams
• Mentor and support the career growth of engineers, helping them develop technical skills
• Foster a learning culture by conducting technical workshops, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions
• Identify technical debt and propose strategies for sustainable modernization
• Lead continuous improvement efforts in system design, testing, and performance optimization
• Encourage experimentation, risk-taking, and innovation within engineering teams

What you bring

• Expertise in like Python, Scala, Java, Go, Ruby, etc. Microservices, distributed systems, and big data technologies like Kafka and Spark
• Strong understanding of scalability, security, and software architecture best practices including high availability and disaster recovery patterns
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead complex technical initiatives
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work across multiple teams and disciplines
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, or OpenStack
• Strong computer science fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and design patterns
• 10–14 years of experience in software engineering, with a track record of delivering high-quality solutions
• Experience working in an agile, product-driven environment
• Contributions to engineering excellence through technical leadership, advocacy, and innovation initiatives
• Experience with modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability)
• Hands-on experience with test-driven development (TDD), BDD, and performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner
• Nice to have: Experience with integration with SAP S/4Hana and BTP

What we offer

This is an opportunity for you to join us on a truly exciting transformation journey, where you’ll be able to leave footprints that last and contribute significantly to our vision. As well as knowing that you played a key part in the evolution of one of Europe’s most recognizable retail brands, you will also enjoy:

• Countless learning and development opportunities via our C&A academy
• A flexible hybrid work environment
• An employee discount of 20% in C&A stores
• An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment
• A positive working atmosphere and a talented team with an open feedback culture