What's the role?
Join Hilti at a pivotal moment in our digital transformation!
As a Technical Architect, you will take on a leadership role in designing and delivering the next-generation product data platform—a critical system that centralizes and manages product information for seamless integration across organizational channels, including e-commerce, ERP, and marketing systems. This role is part of a global IT team that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and delivering scalable, high-quality solutions.
Who is Hilti?
If you’re new to the industry, you might not have heard of us. We provide leading-edge tools, technologies, software and services for the global construction sector. We have a proud heritage, built over 80 years, and a worldwide reputation for pioneering products and exceptional service. With 32,000 people in more than 120 countries we operate with a unique direct sales model and generate around 250,000 customer interactions every day.
What does the role involve?
As a Technical Architect, you will:
- Design and implement secure, scalable, and high-performing architectures for the product data platform.
- Lead the development and evolution of the platform to support various business channels and ensure data consistency across systems.
- Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, and development teams to understand requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.
- Develop and maintain architectural standards, including best practices for data modeling, APIs, and system integration.
- Oversee the integration of the product data platform with other systems, leveraging tools like Stibo STEP, AWS, and modern development frameworks.
- Evaluate and recommend technologies, identifying the most suitable frameworks (e.g., Spring, Node.js, Python, or others) to balance performance, scalability, and business needs.
- Act as a technical expert in data engineering and data architecture, ensuring the platform meets business and performance requirements.
- Stay hands-on with the codebase when needed, providing guidance to development teams, managing technical debt, and ensuring high-quality standards.
- Drive compliance with IT security, risk assessments, and regulatory requirements for platform operations.
The Strategic Marketing team, at our three locations in Boulogne-Billancourt - France, Texas - USA, and Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, consists of 130+ team members in 15+ scrum teams working with the newest technologies to create a unique user experience for Hilti’s extraordinary products and services.
It’s an incredibly exciting time to join the Hilti Digital Platforms team! We are redesigning the future of digital at Hilti and are looking for team members to play an integral part in our digital transformation journey. As a Senior Backend Developer, you will work in a global, collaborative, fun, and agile work environment; you will participate in developing and maintaining back-end systems, as well as mentoring team members and setting standards.
What do we offer?
Show us what you’re made of and we’ll offer you opportunities to move around the business – to work abroad, experience different job functions and tackle different markets. It’s a great way to find the right match for your ambitions and achieve the exciting career you’re after.
We have a very thorough people review process, unlike any we know of in any other business. We can pair talent with opportunities - developing our people in their current roles or challenging them to work in new ways or in new places. It’s how we find the right fit, further our teams personally and professionally, get the best value for each employee and increase the job satisfaction. Additionally, we offer you a wide range of benefits.
What you need is:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years in system integration, data engineering, and software architecture.
- Technical Expertise:
- Strong understanding of data platforms and information systems, with experience in tools like Stibo STEP (or similar).
- Proficiency with cloud-based solutions, ideally using AWS services for hosting and scalability.
- Expertise in architecting scalable systems using modern frameworks and tools—experience with platforms such as Spring, Node.js, or Python-based frameworks is a plus, but flexibility to evaluate and recommend the right technology is key.
- Hands-on experience in API design and development, including API gateways, microservices, and data synchronization workflows.
- Deep knowledge of data engineering principles, including ETL workflows and data modeling.
- Mindset: Agile, solution-oriented, with excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Why should you apply?
We’re investing more than ever in our digital transformation. As a company whose lifeblood is innovation, we give our customers the next level of digital offerings on an impressive global scale! For you, it means unrivalled opportunities to work in a ‘start-up within’ environment, develop an international career and really have an impact on the shape of things to come.
Click through the 'Apply Now' button where you will be asked to upload your CV and answer a couple of short questions – the whole process should take around 90 seconds. If we like what we see, you'll be invited to a telephone interview.
If we don't have a suitable role for you at the moment, we will keep you in our talent pool for the future so your recruitment process might take a bit longer, but we'll be sure to stay in touch.
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