Software and Solution Architect
EQT · Stockholm +1 · 3mo ago
Join EQT Tech’s Architectural function, where you’ll play a critical role in future-proofing and scaling one of our cross-functional value streams—Fintech.
This is a unique opportunity to design and drive the technology supporting our financial operations — ensuring seamless integrations, efficiency, and innovation. If you're a strategic thinker with a strong technical foundation and a passion for designing scalable systems, we’d love to hear from you.
About the Tech Team – Fintech Value Stream
The Fintech Value Stream strives to improve and automate key financial processes to deliver a best-in-class experience for a broad range of business domains. We’re a cross-functional team collaborating closely with stakeholders across EQT to ensure data and technology strategically support business outcomes. Our team includes tech leads, data professionals, product managers and architects who together shape the future of finance operations through scalable, data-driven solutions.
What you’ll do
As a Software and Solution Architect, you will play a key role in shaping EQT’s technical landscape within the Fintech Value Stream. Your primary responsibility will be to collaborate with Tech Leads, Engineers, and external partners to design and implement solutions that drive efficiency and scalability across EQT’s investment technology.
Beyond your work in the Fintech Value Stream, you'll also collaborate closely with peers in the Architecture function to shape EQT Tech's long-term architectural direction, ensuring consistency, reusability, and strategic alignment across value streams.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with tech leads and engineers to support the Fintech Value Stream in new projects & initiatives, engaging in technical discussions with both third-party service providers and internal teams to ensure a structured approach to solution development
- Assess the current architecture, team capabilities, and resource allocation to determine the best approach for future implementations
- Develop new architectural solutions and enhance existing ones to ensure they are harmonized, scalable, and efficient for all of EQT
- Establish technical standards, best practices, and improved ways of working across EQT’s Tech teams
- Collaborate with other Value Streams (Investment & Client) and Platform Teams to define interfaces, ownership, and capabilities within the Fintech domain
- Design system integrations, ensuring seamless connectivity between internal systems, new external systems, and vendors
- Work closely with the Head of Architecture and the Head of Fintech, supporting key strategic initiatives
Who are you?
We’re looking for an experienced Software and Solution Architect with a strong technical foundation and a strategic mindset. You should have a passion for problem-solving, system design, and technical leadership. You likely have 8–12 years of experience across software engineering and architecture, including time spent designing systems in regulated or data-sensitive environments.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Strong software engineering background, with hands-on experience designing and maintaining complex, high-availability systems that handle sensitive data
- Strong understanding of system integrations, APIs, and data architectures
- Proven ability to drive implementation from initial requirements to high-level solution design and progress tracking
- Strong leadership and coaching skills, with the confidence to take a firm stance in technical discussions
- Excellent communication skills, able to engage effectively with key stakeholders and external partners
- Proactive mindset, with a desire to learn, adapt, and drive continuous improvement
- Curiosity about applying AI and advanced analytics to drive business value and innovation
Nice-to-haves
- Hands-on experience with modern data stacks and frameworks (e.g., dbt, Snowflake, SQL, Fivetran)
- Familiarity with financial systems such as Netsuite, Kyriba, Hazeltree, MRI, or Aaro, and BI tools like PowerBI or Hex
What We Offer
- A fast-paced and dynamic work environment at a leading global investment firm
- The opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and develop the future of EQT’s financial tools
- A collaborative and inclusive company culture where innovation is encouraged
- Regular hackathons, workshops, and learning opportunities to develop new skills
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- A vibrant office environment in central Stockholm
Inclusion at EQT
Our vision for EQT employees is to build high performing & engaged teams. Our competitive edge comes from fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, empowered, and motivated to drive business impact. Our commitment to inclusion is not just about fairness; We understand and believe that being a great place to work drives the best performance.At EQT, inclusion is a business imperative and it's embedded into our talent strategy, decision-making, and culture to ensure that every individual and team operates at their full potential. By doing so, we unlock better collaboration, stronger innovation, and superior investment outcomes.About EQT
EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of over three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 270 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.
With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does. EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,900 employees.
More info: www.eqtgroup.com
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