Our goal is to accelerate digital technologies for our global customers, focusing on developing new mission-critical products, e-solutions, and new digital services following Kuehne+Nagel's strategy. Join our fascinating and international working environment and be part of the team responsible for developing our digital logistics processes.

Your Role

With a keen interest in the development field, the main objective of the Software Architect (m/f/d) will be to define/design a technical vision aligned with the strategy of Kuehne + Nagel and the other Technical Advisors. You will be responsible for the technical and functional design/analysis, ensuring the technical vision and best practices are passed to the teams. If you have extensive experience in this field and are open to a development opportunity in a global organization, we would be interested in hearing from you.

Your Responsibilities

• Be involved throughout the entire development lifecycle, from requirements definition through realization to demo and product delivery.
• Work closely with the business department to find the best technical and functional solution for new feature requests and improvements.
• Contribute to the active development of the whole product team. Identify and propose changes to improve the Development Process.
• You will develop Java- and Angular-based internal digital products within the Transport Management System (Web/Desktop), write clean code, and take responsibility for the quality and long-term maintainability of the developed software.
• You will work on the definition, specification, and design of modular and integrated software products, and design, as well as, implement automated tests for your code.
• You will contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes and tools.

Your Skills and Experiences

• Experience in working in small to medium software development teams in an agile environment.
• Like the idea of being a supporter and the potential to become a mentor, having a strong passion for IT, and knowing how to find pragmatic and innovative solutions with maximum business value.
• Have the strong will to evolve personally as well as a team in a dynamic environment and foster a no-blame culture, dare to fail, and share opinions.
• Have an academic degree in IT / Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Have strong object-oriented programming skills.
• Have several years of expertise being successful in the field as a full stack developer using Java, Angular, Spring Boot, Rest, Hibernate, Docker (basics), Open Shift, Jenkins, Git, Oracle, React JS, and SQL plus experience with front-end technologies such as Angular, Java Script.
• Knowledge about Kafka, API Gateways, Microservice architecture, and Dev Ops will be a plus.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Good Reasons to Join

You will have a direct influence on the future of logistics and IT. Your colleagues are experts who shape the IT industry in Portugal and worldwide. We want you to feel comfortable in your working surroundings. Therefore, we are offering you flexible working hours and mobile working arrangements. We value teamwork, continuous learning, and diversity. Kuehne+Nagel offers you a custom-made career – through individual planning and supervisors who support and advise you in every way. You get supported by many work-life balance offerings and supplementary health insurance.

About Kuehne+Nagel
With over 80.000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne+Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies.

As an employer, Kuehne+Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams with regard to people with disabilities. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne+Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.

CONTACT
Carlos Correia
carlos.correia@kuehne-nagel.com