System Architect
Imagine joining a company where foundational product decisions are still being made. Not maintaining products built years ago, but helping define what gets built next.
At Verda, we’re building next-generation cloud infrastructure for AI workloads and more. From GPU cloud computing to managed services and platform tooling, we are scaling rapidly and expanding the number of customer-facing products across our ecosystem. We are now looking for a System Architect to help bridge business goals, respond to internal customer requirements, and facilitate technical execution of internal tools across our organization.
We’re ambitious, curious, and pragmatic builders. We operate with low hierarchy, high ownership, and a strong bias for action. We’ve already achieved a lot, but we’re just getting started.
Now it’s your chance to join the ride. Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished!
About the role
We’re looking for a System Architect to drive the full map of how our internal software systems and integrations connect, depend on, and power one another. As the System Architect, you’ll be the person who ensures that all the pieces of our internal technology landscape fit together cohesively, reliably, and efficiently.
The company is facing rapid growth, and the IT infrastructure must support international growth. This is a new role, and the person selected will focus on solidifying the foundation, improving our current posture, and build a roadmap for future development.
Key responsibilities
Technical Leadership and Design
Define and maintain overall system structures inclusive of software and data flows.
Work within the organization to select and test appropriate technologies, frameworks, and platforms to meet identified needs.
Strategic alignment
Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Ensure architecture supports current needs while scaling for future growth.
Work cross-functionally with teams to ensure balanced costs, agility and performance, and maintainability trade-offs.
Work with the security and compliance teams in order to ensure systems are either initially built or brought into, and maintain, compliance to comply with all applicable requirements.
Performance & scalability
Design systems that handle growth in users, data, and demands
Define performance benchmarks and ensure that the architecture can meet them
Evaluate system bottlenecks and propose structural improvements
Vendor & technology evaluation
Assess third-party tools, services, and integrations requested by internal team members
Contribute to making informed build-vs-buy decisions
Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their relevance
Key competences and requirements
Proven experience in systems architecture, integration design, or a closely related technical role.
Familiarity with ERP systems and how they integrate with surrounding software landscapes.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment and able to make pragmatic decisions without perfect information.
Strong ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders, in spoken and written English
Experience evaluating and selecting third-party tools.
Identifiable understanding of security and compliance requirements in the context of system design.
Significant experience working in and with Google Workspaces and Slack.
Why Verda
Cash + equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (e.g., healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, etc.)
Profitable operations with rapid, sustained growth
We are a diverse team with over 31 nationalities represented, with 6 different ones on the management team
A chance to work in an organization at the intersection of AI, cloud infrastructure, and developer platforms
Opportunity to help shape the internal systems future at Verda
Practicalities
Location: Helsinki
Hybrid mode: Working 4 days a week from our Helsinki office
Employment type: Full-time and permanent
What's next
We’re building fast and this role needs the right person behind it. There’s no artificial deadline, but when we find who we’re looking for, we move.
If this sounds like your next move, apply now.
Please submit your application through our Careers page. We don’t accept applications sent by email nor through agencies.