The System Architect at ryd owns the integration platform architecture. You design the technical foundation that allows ryd to connect with dozens of diverse partners and ecosystems — consistently, securely, and at speed. You work at the intersection of all teams and all business sectors. You are the person who ensures that every integration approach is unified under a single, extensible architecture, configurable on demand.
You report to the CTO and collaborate with Solution Architects, the Lead AI Practitioner, engineering team leaders, and product management.
Define the catalog of standard integration approaches — APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC), Webhooks, WebView/iframe embedding, SDK-based integration, OAuth-based authentication flows, file-based batch integration.
Ensure each approach is extensible and configurable — partners can adjust parameters (auth methods, data fields, event triggers) without requiring code changes to the core platform.
Design the partner onboarding architecture — from registration to sandbox to production, with clear gates, automated testing, and self-service capabilities.
Architect the data flow patterns — how partner data flows through ryd's Kafka event bus, BigQuery analytics, and internal services, ensuring consistency, idempotency, and observability at every step.
Work with backend teams to ensure the integration platform leverages ryd's NestJS microservices, Kafka event streaming, and database technologies effectively.
Work with frontend teams to design embeddable UI components, WebView flows, and partner-facing dashboards.
Work with QA to define integration testing strategies — sandbox environments, automated partner flow testing, contract testing.
Work with DevOps to ensure the platform scales on Kubernetes and GCP, with proper monitoring, alerting, and cost management.
Work with product and business to understand partner segments, prioritize integration approaches, and align platform evolution with business goals.
Work with the Lead AI Practitioner to ensure the platform is AI-optimized — AI-readable documentation, AI-testable flows, AI-assisted partner support.
Fleet management — how fleet companies manage vehicles, drivers, fuel cards, expenses, and reporting.
Payment processing — PCI-DSS compliance, payment gateways, settlement, reconciliation.
Mobility services — fuel, EV charging, car washing, parking, tolling.
Fintech integrations — how banking and financial platforms embed third-party services into their apps.
E-commerce integrations — how e-commerce platforms offer add-on services to merchants.
ERP / Accounting integrations — how companies like SAP, Datev, or Lexware consume transaction data.
OEM integrations — how car manufacturers embed payment capabilities into vehicle infotainment systems.
Expense management — how services like Pleo, Moss, or Circula process and categorize fleet expenses.
Design and build a partner playground (similar to https://partners-demo-frontend.web.app/partners/demo/webview-launcher) where potential partners can explore integration approaches interactively.
Own the ryd portal integration guide — ensure documentation is clear, current, and AI-searchable.
Design self-service management — partners can configure their integration, view analytics, manage API keys, and troubleshoot issues without contacting ryd support.
Design AI-powered assistance for partners — chatbots that answer integration questions, AI that suggests configuration changes, AI that analyzes integration issues.
Apply AI architecture patterns (RAG, agents, pipelines, orchestration) to the integration platform.
Build AI-assisted partner onboarding flows — AI analyzes a partner's system description and recommends the best integration approach.
Implement AI-driven troubleshooting — detect integration anomalies, suggest fixes, automate common resolution paths.
Ensure the platform knowledge base is structured for AI consumption (following the Lead AI Practitioner's standards).
Use AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) in your own workflow — demonstrate what AI-accelerated architecture looks like.
Maintain architecture decision records (ADRs) for all major platform decisions.
Define and enforce non-functional requirements — performance, security, scalability, reliability, observability.
Review Solution Architects' integration designs — ensure they align with the platform's unified approach.
Collect feedback from Solution Architects and partners — continuously improve the integration approaches.
Manage technical debt — every integration that doesn't fit the platform is future debt. You prevent that.
7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in an architecture or technical leadership role.
Deep experience in system integration — you have designed and built integration platforms connecting diverse external systems (APIs, webhooks, embedded components, SDKs, batch processing).
Cloud computing / cloud-native expertise — hands-on experience with Kubernetes, GCP (or AWS/Azure), managed services, containerized microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Polyglot technical breadth — you understand Node.js/TypeScript backends, modern frontend frameworks, databases (SQL and NoSQL), messaging systems (Kafka or equivalent), and API design (REST, GraphQL, gRPC).
AI engineering literacy — you understand AI architecture patterns, have used AI coding assistants to deliver production work, and can design AI-augmented systems.
Full SDLC understanding — you know how architecture decisions affect development, testing, deployment, monitoring, security, and operations across the entire lifecycle.
Strong communication — you can explain complex architectural decisions to both C-level stakeholders and junior developers.
Hands-on, get-things-done attitude — you can build an MVP in hours, not weeks. You prove architecture with working code.
This is a remote position with the requirement that you live in Portugal or Germany.
#shapingryd is one of our values — you directly shape how partners experience ryd.
We trust that #bettertogether can only be achieved by you taking ownership from day one.
Permanent employment contract and competitive salary.
Flexible working hours and home office.
Training budget per year for professional development.
Opportunity to work with diverse partners — fintech, fleet SaaS, ERP, automotive, and more.
EGYM Wellpass
Caroline da Silva Fischer
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ryd GmbH | Landsberger Str. 94 | 80339 Munich, Germany |
ryd.one |
ryd is a company operating Europe-wide in the field of mobile payment with a focus on ryd pay.
With ryd, you pay at the petrol station via app or infotainment system from your car. Fast, convenient and secure. In addition to the ryd app, ryd pay inside enables the straightforward integration of ryd for third-party providers such as navigation systems, car manufacturers or smartphone apps. Today, ryd is already the largest European B2C network for digital fueling. Whether refuelling, charging or parking, the open ryd platform is growing and there are no limits.
Financially and strategically, ryd is supported by AXA, bp, Mastercard and Mercedes-Benz, international global corporations from the ryd business areas: Mobility, Finance, Energy and Insurance.
Founded in 2014 in Munich, ryd is growing continuously and currently employs 70 people in Germany and Portugal. For further European growth, we are looking for motivated new employees to strengthen our team.
