Architect - Software Development

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Role & Responsibilities

• Develop new user-facing features.
• Develop scalable stateless or stateful API that integrate seamlessly with UI/Databases/3rd party clients.
• Implement industry standard security best practices for the application development.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
• Design Cloud native / cloud scalable applications.
  

Skills Expectation

• Ensure compliance of best practices and policies in software development o Closely monitor code quality during implementation and be responsible for code reviews and deliverables.
• Expert level understanding of software development design patterns o Experience in Architecting large scale web/mobile/desktop microservices based/monolithic applications.
• Proficiency in one or more backend technologies (Node / Python / Java) o Proficiency in one or more modern frontend technologies ( Angular 8+ / React / Vue ).
• Proficiency with databases including data modeling and query optimization (eg MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Hands on experience with WebAPI and Restful Web Services o Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Design and construction of REST API and its security. o Exposure to containerization and distributed computing.
• Proven ability to develop and ship high quality software products in Agile development.
• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of software o Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3 o Proficient understanding of code versioning tools preferably Git.
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them.
  

Leadership Qualities

• Provide thought leadership to the team and bring industry best practices to the project.
• Ability to lead technology teams and provide them mentorship / support to accelerate performance.
• Ability to handle conflicts effectively by managing internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in leading multiple large projects as well as a deep understanding of Agile developments.
• Effective communication with all the stakeholders involved.
  

Good To Have Skills

• Knowledge of working on Cloud technologies like Google cloud platform/ AWS / Azure.
• Experience of managing microservices driven architecture and orchestrate using API gateways o Familiarity with tools such as Figma is a plus.
• Knowledge on Elasticsearch will be an added advantage.
• Exposure to operating in programming paradigms such as TDD, Pair Programming, Rapid Prototyping etc.
• Work effectively within different stages of the project from proposal to delivery and work within Budget and timelines set for the project.
• Ability to break down complex problems into actionable tasks.
• Keeping various audiences in mind, must write their reports in clear language accessible to all.