Software Architect & Tech Lead

• Own and evolve the overall technical architecture of DelcoNet ensuring scalability, reliability and long-term maintainability.
• Translate product requirements and concepts from the Product Manager into concrete technical solutions, balancing speed, quality and sustainability.
• Define and enforce engineering standards, coding best practices and development processes across the team.
• Make key architectural decisions — infrastructure, integrations, platform evolution — and communicate trade-offs clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive the technical roadmap in alignment with the product roadmap, identifying dependencies, risks and priorities proactively.

•  Design and own integrations with external systems (e.g. blood center management systems, scheduling systems, third-party APIs), ensuring robust and maintainable interfaces.

• Technically proficient and comfortable writing and reviewing code directly. This role requires active, hands-on software development alongside architectural design and partner coordination.

•  Lead and mentor internal developers, providing clear technical direction, reviewing work and supporting professional growth.

•  Identify and manage external technology partners and vendors: evaluate proposals, oversee deliverables, ensure alignment with technical standards and cost efficiency.

•  Collaborate closely with the Product Manager and VP of Products, acting as the primary technical voice in product and strategic discussions.

•  Foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.

• Drive the adoption of AI tools and capabilities within the product and within the development workflow itself.

• Work alongside the AI Lead to evaluate, prototype and implement AI-powered features — including prompt management systems, automation workflows and intelligent scheduling.

• Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI landscape: understand new models, frameworks, implementation patterns and tooling.

•  Champion AI-assisted development practices (e.g. Cursor, GitHub Copilot, agentic coding tools) to accelerate delivery quality and speed.

•  7+ years of software development experience, with at least 3 years in a technical lead or software architect role.

•  Proven track record of owning and delivering enterprise-grade software platforms — from architecture through production.

•  Demonstrated experience managing or mentoring developers, and coordinating with external vendors or technology partners.

• Background in agile environments with iterative delivery practices.

•  Experience in IoT platforms, managing devices, security and data flows is a plus.

•  Experience in health tech, medtech or regulated software environments is a plus.

•  Fluent in English (written and spoken). Italian is a plus.

• Strong command of C# and ASP.NET (Framework and/or Core) — the primary backend stack at Delcon.

• Solid experience in Web API / REST service design and development.

• Proficiency in SQL Server: schema design, query optimisation, stored procedures.

•   Ability to work across the full stack: HTML/CSS, JavaScript and frontend frameworks or libraries (e.g. jQuery, React or similar).

•   Experience with Windows Server, IIS deployments and IaaS infrastructure management.

•   Strong understanding of layered and service-oriented architectures (e.g. controller / service / repository patterns).

•   Familiarity with DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, deployment automation.

•   Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts and practical experience integrating AI capabilities into software products.

•   Familiarity with large language model (LLM) ecosystems (OpenAI, Anthropic/Claude, Google AI) and prompt engineering principles.

•  Experience with — or strong curiosity toward — AI-assisted development tools.

•   Ability to evaluate emerging AI tools, assess their applicability to products and formulate evidence-based recommendations.

•  Entrepreneurial mindset — comfortable with ambiguity, able to work with autonomy and move fast without sacrificing quality.

•  Strong communicator: able to translate complex technical topics for non-technical stakeholders and translate business needs into technical requirements.

•  Ownership mentality — does not wait to be told what needs fixing; finds it and fixes it.

•   Reliable and collaborative partner to the Product Manager, VP of Products and distributed team.

• Experience with AI agent frameworks or automation tools (N8N, Make/Integromat) and workflow automation.

• Experience designing and managing multi-tenant SaaS architectures.

•  Knowledge of project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Notion or similar platforms.

•  A senior leadership role on a small, high-impact team driving innovation in life-saving medical technology.

•  Close collaboration with a seasoned VP of Products and an energetic AI-focused Product Manager — a team that moves fast and builds seriously.

•  The opportunity to shape the technical future of DelcoNet as it evolves from an on premise commercial solution t to a scalable hybrid product for the US and international markets.

•  Permanent employment contract (or equivalent for non-Italian residents), with compensation aligned to experience and skills.

•  Remote-first work arrangement with a high-trust, results-oriented culture.

•  Travel to Italy approximately once per quarter — collaborating in person with a passionate, international team.

•  Dynamic, purpose-driven environment — a startup mindset backed by 40 years of industry leadership.

•  DelcoNet is Delcon’s orchestration platform for whole blood collection and processing across the full ecosystem of Delcon solutions.

•  As a middleware IoT platform, it connects devices, software, and workflows to support safe, traceable, and efficient blood center operations.

• It is a mission-critical platform that enables process control, operational visibility, and reliable execution in demanding healthcare environments.

•  DelcoNet is already adopted by leading blood centers in the United States, supporting more than 10,000 whole blood units per day across a customer base representing over 50% market share.

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