Mobile Architect

With over 100,000 daily users worldwide, our sophisticated mobile applications provide advanced access to our market-leading medical hearing aids. In our international team we develop e-solutions for the next generation of hearing aids. 

To support our current and future products, we are looking for a Mobile Architect who will be responsible for designing and developing the architecture of systems, platforms, services and applications in the mobile domain for the Sonova Group. 

You will also ensure that the architectural foundation can support the required software functionality and that system constituents fit together to provide the required system performance.

Your tasks

• Define architecture in accordance with best practices and Sonova standard operating procedures 
• Lead the architectural evolution of the software by helping development teams define architectural runways and enablers
• Collect, review, and refine requirements as required for architecture design
• Create and maintain architecture and software design documents
• Contribute to the R&D development process: planning, review, refinement of product increments
• Ensure the mobile architecture supports regular software releases in accordance with the project plans
• Act as named mobile architect for regulatory Software as a Medical Device development projects
• Define and ensure architectural qualities for the Mobile SDK
• Create intellectual property and support IP process
• Contribute to the overall software development environment, the continuous refinement / adaptation of design rules, development patterns, coding guidelines and best practices, and to interdisciplinary agile development teams 
• Collaborate with the Mobile Stream Expert to define mobile architecture vision and roadmap to achieving Sonova’s strategic goals, with engineers in development teams to understand and define domain-specific architectures, and with colleagues in other streams to ensure mobile architecture and overall system architecture are aligned
• Collaborate with and provide architectural guidance to other Sonova units developing mobile software
• Share and learn R&D knowledge in Sonova Communities of Practice and external communities

Your profile

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years of professional working experience with state-of-the-art software development technologies and tools and understanding development processes
• 2+ years of professional working experience with technical leadership responsibilities
• Strong knowledge of Windows, MS Office, Linux, Mac
• Understanding of software design methodologies including OOA/OOD, UML 
• Understanding of software design principles (SOLID, clean code, design patterns)
• System integration and coordinationSolution-orientated, positive thinking team player, with a communicative and open-minded personality
• Fluent in written and spoken English, German and/or French is a plus

Our offer

We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more – including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, an excellent range of foods, sports and cultural facilities, attractive employment conditions, and flexible working time models in various roles. Employment level 80-100%. 

Kira Maurer, Talent Acquisition Manager, is looking forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, CV, references and certificates) via our online job application platform.
 
For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.

Sonova AG
Laubisrütistrasse 28
CH-8712 Stäfa
+41 58 928 01 01