Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and AgroScience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies across 59 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion; and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

TITLE: Solution / Software Architect

WORKING LOCATION: Bangalore, India

Job Description

Eurofins is accelerating the deployment of standard processes across its Laboratories and has initiated several group projects. One key initiative is the complete rewrite of the group’s eCommerce solution using a Microservices Architecture.

• As a Solution / Software Architect, Study and validate business requirements from a technical perspective.
• Define and address non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, reliability, deploy ability, observability, and security.
• Design and deliver high-quality software using Java-based microservices architecture (Spring Boot, REST APIs, event-driven systems).
• Drive overall architecture including design, coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and documentation.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and coaching to development teams (best practices, design reviews, code reviews).
• Act as the Technical Product Owner, complementing the Product Owner with technical vision and decisions.
• Collaborate effectively with globally distributed teams.
• Ensure adherence to group policies, standards, and secure coding practices.
• You will create architecture designs aligned with business needs and management direction. As the project progresses, you will actively contribute to hands-on development, working closely with the product team on a daily basis.

Qualifications

Are you our kind of extraordinary?

• Our global and diverse network offers a stimulating, fast-paced environment with strong career growth opportunities.
• Ideally, you have a degree in Computer Science or a related field with 10 to 15 years of experience in a similar role.
• Other requirements include:
• Strong technical mindset with high attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in understanding business requirements and translating them into technical solutions (design, development, testing, and implementation).
• Good understanding of UML, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Onion/Clean Architecture.

Java Technology Stack Expertise:

• Strong experience in Java (Java 11 or later), Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and RESTful API development.
• Experience in building Microservices-based architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, ActiveMQ).
• Experience with frontend technologies such as Angular or React.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins/Azure DevOps), build tools (Maven/Gradle).
• Experience with testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber).
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle) and ORM tools (Hibernate/JPA).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Additional Skills:
• Understanding of API Gateway, service discovery, and distributed tracing/monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of application security, DevOps practices, and infrastructure architecture.
• Ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience working on greenfield and modernization (brownfield) projects.
• Ability to travel up to 20% (optional).

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors in Engineering or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent

Personal Skills:

• Customer-service oriented with a problem-solving attitude;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential;
• Entrepreneurial thinking and flexibility to change;
• Very good English communication skills (concise writing and orally convincing);
• Structured and clear writing skills;
• Proven ability to solve complex business problems using analytical reasoning;
• Demonstrated positive attitude, self-motivated, team player.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITERIA: Eurofins has a strong focus on Performance Management system. This includes quarterly calibrations, half-yearly reviews and annual reviews. The KPIs shall be set and may vary slightly between projects. These will be clearly communicated, documented during the first 30 days of your joining.