Application Architect

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) is a leading provider of next-generation software and digital

solutions for the energy, maritime, and industrial sectors. We enable smarter

operations, digital twins, and sustainable value creation through advanced, data-driven

platforms. As we scale globally, we are strengthening our architecture team with a

dedicated Application Architect who will shape the future of our user experience across

both web and mobile products.

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Application Architect to define, evolve, and enforce

architecture standards across KDI’s user-facing applications — including both web

platforms and mobile applications. The role combines strategic architecture

leadership with hands-on technical expertise, ensuring our solutions are scalable,

secure, performant, and consistent across diverse product lines.

Reporting to: Chief Architect, Kongsberg Digital

Responsibilities

Architectural Leadership

• Define, standardize, and evolve application architecture patterns across web
  
  
  

and mobile products.

• Drive adoption of modular design systems, reusable component libraries, and
  
  
  

consistent UX.

• Establish coding standards, guidelines, and best practices for modern web and
  
  
  

mobile applications.

Hands-On Development

• Contribute directly to critical features and unblock engineering teams when
  
  
  

needed.

• Lead performance optimization, accessibility compliance, and security
  
  
  

hardening of applications.

• Conduct architecture and code reviews to ensure principles are consistently
  
  
  

applied.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner with platform and infrastructure architects, UX/UI designers, and
  
  
  

product managers to align solutions with platform strategy.

• Mentor frontend and mobile developers, raising the overall technical maturity.
• Support cross-product initiatives requiring shared application and design system
  
  
  

capabilities.

Skills & Qualifications

• Expert-level knowledge of modern web frameworks (Angular, Javascript /
  
  
  

Typescript and similar ones).

• Experience with MEAN stack environments (Node.js, Express, MongoDB,
  
  
  

Angular) is desirable.

• Strong experience architecting and delivering mobile applications, with Flutter
  
  
  

as the preferred framework (other frameworks will also be considered).

• Proven expertise in design systems and reusable component library
  
  
  

governance.

• Familiarity with 3D visualization libraries or frameworks (e.g., WebGL, Three.js,
  
  
  

Babylon.js) is a plus.

• Strong knowledge of performance optimization, accessibility, and application
  
  
  

security.

• Hands-on experience with state management, CI/CD, automated testing
  
  
  

frameworks, and build tools.

• Familiarity with backend integration and API design.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
  
  
  

Experience

• 8–12+ years in application development, with at least 3–5 years in an
  
  
  

architecture or technical leadership role.

• Experience across both web and mobile app ecosystems.
• Experience collaborating across multiple product lines and aligning to
  
  
  

enterprise-level architecture.

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