Software Architect

Location: İzmir, İzmir, Turkey

Department: RSO

Workplace: on_site

Description

Rapsodo is a sports technology company that designs computer vision and machine learning products to help athletes maximize their performance. With offices strategically located in Singapore, Turkey, the USA, Japan, and the UK. Rapsodo is the undisputed leader in sports technology. Current partners include all 30 MLB teams, MLB, USA Baseball, Golf Digest, PGA of America, and over 1000 NCAA athletic departments.

Opened in 2018, our Turkey office operates as the R&D arm of Rapsodo. We have offices located in Bayraklı & Technopark in the Izmir Ege University, recognized by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology as one of Turkey’s most successful Technoparks. Our offices incorporate UI/UX, Mobile, Cloud Technologies along with Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Data Science and Unity teams. Rapsodo is rapidly growing, and we are looking for team players who will contribute to deliver state-of-the-art solutions with us. We're looking for a Software Architect to join us!

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct the design and development of software architecture for new and existing products, considering factors such as scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Produce and maintain standard design artifacts including class diagrams, sequence/state diagrams, database/ER diagrams, flow diagrams, component/deployment diagrams and API contracts. 
• Define technical requirements and specifications and provide guidance on best practices and architectural patterns.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and tools to support the development process.
• Conduct design reviews and code reviews as a primary function of the role, and provide mentorship to software development teams to ensure adherence to architectural guidelines and coding standards.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in software development processes and methodologies.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends and assess their potential impact on our software architecture.
• Allocate a significant portion of working time to hands-on design review, code review, and active coding, serving as the technical quality gatekeeper across development teams.
• Contribute directly to codebases — writing, refactoring, and optimizing code — ensuring architectural decisions are validated through hands-on implementation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of proven experience as a Software Architect or a similar role in software development.
• Strong proficiency in software design principles, architectural patterns, and system integration.
• Expertise in Go (Golang) and object-oriented programming languages (e.g., C#, Java, Kotlin), with familiarity in Python.
• Experience in utilizing AI-assisted development tools for coding, code review, and integrating AI capabilities into the software development lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and microservices architecture.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) are a plus.