Functional Architect

Ridecell, Inc. is a leading provider of fleet orchestration solutions for fleet and leasing management. The Ridecell 360 fleet industry cloud provides data-driven intelligence and automation solutions to modernize and optimize fleet businesses. Ridecell 360 uncovers blind spots and orchestrates improvements throughout the business and vehicle lifecycle to enable a superior customer experience. Today, Ridecell powers some of the most successful fleet businesses in cities across Europe and North America, including Arval, Merchants Fleet and KINTO by Toyota Sweden. Ridecell is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with offices in Tokyo, Paris, Bordeaux, Berlin, and Pune, India. For more information, visit www.ridecell.com Design and own the end-to-end solution architecture for new features and systems. Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications. Ensure proposed solutions are scalable, maintainable, and cost-effective. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to align on requirements and priorities. Identify system dependencies and help define integration points across platforms. Evaluate current systems and recommend improvements based on evolving business needs. Support development teams during implementation to ensure alignment with the architecture. Contribute to documentation, design standards, and architecture reviews. Design and own the end-to-end solution architecture for new features and systems. Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications. Ensure proposed solutions are scalable, maintainable, and cost-effective. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to align on requirements and priorities. Identify system dependencies and help define integration points across platforms. Evaluate current systems and recommend improvements based on evolving business needs. Support development teams during implementation to ensure alignment with the architecture. Contribute to documentation, design standards, and architecture reviews. What You Bring 3+ years of experience in solution architecture, functional analysis, or enterprise systems design. Strong understanding of system design principles, integration strategies, and business process modeling. Experience translating business needs into clear functional/technical documentation. Proven ability to balance trade-offs between speed, scalability, and maintainability. Excellent communication skills—you can talk with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders. Experience working with cloud-based platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern SaaS systems. 3+ years of experience in solution architecture, functional analysis, or enterprise systems design. Strong understanding of system design principles, integration strategies, and business process modeling. Experience translating business needs into clear functional/technical documentation. Proven ability to balance trade-offs between speed, scalability, and maintainability. Excellent communication skills—you can talk with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders. Experience working with cloud-based platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern SaaS systems. Background in enterprise software, SaaS, or platform-based architecture. Familiarity with API design and integration best practices. Experience in agile environments with cross-functional teams. Background in enterprise software, SaaS, or platform-based architecture. Familiarity with API design and integration best practices. Experience in agile environments with cross-functional teams. Location Bordeaux, France React, GO, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, AWS, GCP Android: Kotlin, Java iOS: Swift AWS Lambda