Development Expert-Technical Architect

Location: Brussels

Start Date: 01/07/2025

End Date: 31/12/2025

Mission Context:

Join a dynamic team dedicated to setting the gold standard for software development. The role involves crafting and enforcing development guidelines to ensure consistency, quality, and maintainability across all codebases. The position is 50% at the office and 50% working from home, with potential ad hoc trips to Paris for workshops.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define Development Conventions & Guidelines: Develop comprehensive coding standards, design patterns, naming conventions, code review processes, and other essential engineering practices.
• Architectural Oversight: Ensure development standards align with scalable and maintainable architecture, collaborating closely with system architects.
• Technical Leadership: Support technical experts across all levels, fostering a culture of high-quality code.
• Governance: Define mechanisms for monitoring and enforcing adherence to development guidelines.
• Integration of Development Standards into AI-powered Tooling: Translate development standards into AI-powered tooling to enhance developer productivity and code quality.

Language Requirements:

• English
• French and/or Dutch

Required Experience / Knowledge:

• At least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience defining and enforcing development standards in large-scale organizations.
• Deep knowledge of modern software architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to influence without authority.
• Passion for mentoring and growing engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with one or more modern languages/frameworks (e.g., Java & Spring/SpringBoot, Node.js, Python, Go).
• Familiarity with security best practices.
• Experience integrating development standards into AI-powered tooling.

Soft Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence highly skilled peers in a guild or community.
• Presentation skills for cross-departmental demonstration and training sessions.
• Quality-first mindset with attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and initiative-taking ability.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Adaptability and strong collaboration skills.
• Stress resistance and the ability to challenge requirements based on expertise.