Software Designer

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling, and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your microservices development expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our digital architecture by designing and implementing scalable microservices solutions. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with development teams, system architects, and stakeholders across the business (e.g., engineering, product management), troubleshoot and optimize system performance, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of migrating legacy services to a container-based microservices architecture, but also contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and best practices.

We’ll look to you for:

• Collaborating with development teams to migrate legacy services to a container-based microservices architecture

• Designing, developing, and refactoring microservices leveraging Kubernetes, Istio, and ingresses

• Utilizing message queues such as RabbitMQ or Kafka for integration between services and IoT devices

• Designing and developing well-structured, performant APIs and databases for microservices

• Proposing and implementing software and system architectures and best practices

• Staying up-to-date with new technologies and contributing to the continuous improvement of architecture and development processes

• Supporting application performance tuning, troubleshooting, and system monitoring tools

• Contributing to program plans, timelines, and estimates while effectively communicating with stakeholders

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related engineering field

• 6 to 9 years of experience in IT and/or digital companies developing microservices and migrating legacy services

• Outstanding technical leadership with hands-on experience in developing high-performing, scalable microservices

• Excellent understanding of Python and any REST API framework like Django, Flask, FastAPI, Spring Boot, or .NET

• Expertise in designing, analyzing, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems

• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, CI/CD, testing, and code quality standards

• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Kubernetes, Istio, and ingress

• Strong experience with message queues such as RabbitMQ or Kafka

• Knowledge of databases, including SQL and NoSQL, such as Elasticsearch and PostgreSQL

• Experience with Azure cloud provisioning and deployment

• Familiarity with cloud technologies, service models, and deployment models

• Experience working with data engineering or data science teams is a plus

• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting

• Passion for staying current with new technologies and making recommendations for adoption

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

• Work with cutting-edge security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects that make a difference

• Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development through award-winning learning programs

• Progress towards leadership or technical expert roles

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.