Senior Cloud & AI Engineer - Init Norway

Description

We seek a system-level thinker and Senior Software Developer (5+ years) to design scalable, secure, and maintainable software that stands the test of time.

Are you passionate about crafting robust systems, improving engineering standards, and mentoring others? Do you know how to turn business needs into architecture and high-quality code—without over-engineering? We’re looking for someone who can partner across teams, make sound architectural decisions, and guide the team toward reliable, high-performance solutions.

This isn’t just about writing code. It’s about engineering systems, leading by example, and elevating quality across the stack. You’ll shape solutions end‑to‑end—designing APIs and data models, optimizing performance, and ensuring we build for long-term sustainability.

What you bring

·5+ years of hands‑on software development, operating at system level

·Deep understanding of SOLID, Clean Architecture, domain separation, dependency inversion, and GoF patterns

·Strong data design and performance tuning experience

·Proven experience with microservices and cloud design patterns

·Clear communicator who can translate business needs into technical designs and explain trade‑offs

What you’ll do

Scope & Impact

·Own end-to-end technical outcomes for services/systems

·Drive architectural decisions, system decomposition, and integration patterns

·Improve performance, reliability, security, and developer experience

·Anticipate risks, manage trade-offs, and reduce technical debt strategically

Core Technical Competencies

Advanced Application Development

·Architect and build complex systems in .NET (C#)

·Design scalable and secure REST APIs

·Implement advanced frontend architecture in Angular or React

·Optimize performance (async programming, concurrency handling, caching)

·Identify, prioritize, and eliminate technical debt Mindset: Think in terms of maintainability and long-term evolution.

Architecture & Design Mastery

·Apply SOLID (advanced), Clean Architecture, domain separation, and dependency inversion

·Expert application of GoF patterns

·Design for microservices and apply cloud‑native patterns (resilience, messaging, scalability)

Data Strategy

·Design relational database schemas (MS SQL, PostgreSQL)

·Optimise indexing, performance, transactions, and concurrency

·Implement polyglot persistence (including Cosmos DB for NoSQL) where appropriate

·Use Entity Framework efficiently and design file storage lifecycles (Azure Blob / AWS S3) Accountability: Performance and scalability at the data layer.

Cloud Architecture & DevOps

·Hands-on with Azure (App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Blob, C