Software Designer

At Alstom we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains metros monorails and trams to turnkey systems services infrastructure signalling and digital mobility we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day 80000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your microservices development expertise in a cutting-edge field. Youll work alongside innovative and collaborative teammates.

Youll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our digital architecture by designing and implementing scalable microservices solutions. Day-to-day youll work closely with development teams system architects and stakeholders across the business (e.g. engineering product management) troubleshoot and optimize system performance and much more.

Youll specifically take care of migrating legacy services to a container-based microservices architecture but also contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and best practices.

Well look to you for:

• Collaborating with development teams to migrate legacy services to a container-based microservices architecture

• Designing developing and refactoring microservices leveraging Kubernetes Istio and ingresses

• Utilizing message queues such as RabbitMQ or Kafka for integration between services and IoT devices

• Designing and developing well-structured performant APIs and databases for microservices

• Proposing and implementing software and system architectures and best practices

• Staying up-to-date with new technologies and contributing to the continuous improvement of architecture and development processes

• Supporting application performance tuning troubleshooting and system monitoring tools

• Contributing to program plans timelines and estimates while effectively communicating with stakeholders

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. Thats why we dont expect you to have every single skill. Instead weve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Systems or a related engineering field

• 6 to 9 years of experience in IT and/or digital companies developing microservices and migrating legacy services

• Outstanding technical leadership with hands-on experience in developing high-performing scalable microservices

• Excellent understanding of Python and any REST API framework like Django Flask FastAPI Spring Boot or .NET

• Expertise in designing analyzing and maintaining large-scale distributed systems

• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies CI/CD testing and code quality standards

• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Kubernetes Istio and ingress

• Strong experience with message queues such as RabbitMQ or Kafka

• Knowledge of databases including SQL and NoSQL such as Elasticsearch and PostgreSQL

• Experience with Azure cloud provisioning and deployment

• Familiarity with cloud technologies service models and deployment models

• Experience working with data engineering or data science teams is a plus

• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting

• Passion for staying current with new technologies and making recommendations for adoption

Things youll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey the rail industry is here to stay so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. Youll also:

• Enjoy stability challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

• Work with cutting-edge security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects that make a difference

• Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development through award-winning learning programs

• Progress towards leadership or technical expert roles

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life medical pension)

You dont need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family youll be proud. If youre up for the challenge wed love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business were an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. Were committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.