Chief Architect

At Basware, we’re transforming how enterprises manage their invoice lifecycle. As the global leader in Invoice Lifecycle Management, we help businesses streamline invoicing processes, ensure compliance, prevent fraud, and optimize cash flow. Our mission is to empower organizations with full control over their invoice ecosystem—ensuring that only reconciled and approved supplier invoices are paid.

We are looking for a Chief Architect to work on the technical vision and architectural strategy for our invoice automation and compliance platform. In this role, you will define the architecture for scalable, compliant, and globally adaptable services that help customers streamline invoice processing, meet regulatory requirements, and stay ahead of rapidly evolving digital compliance standards.

As a Chief Architect, you will partner closely with product leadership, engineering teams, and compliance experts to design an ecosystem that is secure, future-proof, and optimized for high performance. You will get to influence best-in-class global cloud software’s design which is used by the biggest companies in the world.

Your architecture will influence:

• How enterprises comply with rapidly changing global regulations

How fraud is prevented before money moves

How finance teams trust automation at massive scale

If you care about building systems that are relied upon, not just used, this role will speak to you.

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The ideal candidate has a broad understanding of software architectures, is passionate to understand the essence of the business problem from a customer perspective, is pragmatic and solution oriented, has a strong understanding of cloud based SaaS software business, and more than anything is a team player.

• 5 + years in enterprise or solution architecture, designing and governing complex, distributed Enterprise B2B systems in a global environment. Solid understanding of modern architectural patterns: event-driven systems, microservices, domain-driven design, data pipelines, and API ecosystems.
• Ability to balance technical depth with strategic thinking and business insight.
• Hands-on cloud-native application architecture –experience designing, building and operating scalable cloud solutions (e.g., AWS or Azure.) Experience with AWS services and ecosystem is highly valued, as we run our services in AWS cloud.

Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills (both verbal and written in English).

Domain knowledge in finance, invoicing, document automation, ERP integration, or regulatory compliance solutions is a major plus.

Experience with AI tools, frameworks or applications is considered a strong asset. We highly value candidates who demonstrate curiosity, a proactive mindset and a willingness to explore and incorporate AI-driven technologies into their work. We encourage growth in this area and provide opportunities for experimentation and learning.

B.Sc or M.Sc degree in information technology, architecture, or software development fields, or comparable extensive practical experience

Why Basware?

We’re a purpose-driven company with a global footprint and a collaborative culture. At Basware, you’ll work with passionate professionals, cutting-edge technology, and a shared commitment to innovation and excellence.

Ready to make an impact?

If you're excited by the challenge, apply now and help shape the future of Basware.

Please submit your resume and cover letter by clicking the ‘I’m interested’ link.

Our recruitment process will include pre-employment actions such as enhanced background screening and reference check.

Basware. Now it all just happens.