Associate Architect

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Principal Engineer/Associate Software Architect to join our dynamic engineering team. In this role, you will be a key technical leader, responsible for designing, building, and scaling our backend systems. You will be a hands-on contributor, a mentor to other engineers, and a strategic partner in shaping our technology roadmap. This is a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between high-level architecture and implementation, ensuring our systems are robust, scalable, and aligned with our business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Architectural Design and Strategy:

Lead the design and development of high-performance, scalable, and resilient backend services and APIs.

Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architectural roadmap for our backend systems.

Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve system performance and engineering productivity.

Create and maintain architectural documentation, including system diagrams, design patterns, and best practices.

Technical Leadership and Mentorship:

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of backend engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

Lead by example with hands-on coding, code reviews, and setting high standards for code quality and test coverage.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, frontend engineering, and DevOps, to deliver end-to-end solutions.

System Development and Optimization:

Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Java. Design and implement data models for relational and NoSQL databases.

Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability through profiling, load testing, and monitoring.Implement and champion best practices for security, data protection, and compliance Requirements

Requirements

8 - 10 years of experience in backend development, with 3+ years in a leadership or architecture-focused role

Strong expertise in Java (8+) and Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data)

Proven experience designing and building microservices and distributed systems

Hands-on experience with REST APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)

3+ years working with AWS services (e.g., ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS)

Experience with CI/CD tools, containerization using Docker, and Linux environments

Proficiency with build tools like Maven or Gradle and test frameworks like JUnit/Mockito

Strong focus on system performance, security, scalability, and reliability

Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Good to Have:

Experience building and using ETL systems and integrations. (Python)

Exposure to Spring Cloud, Spring Security

Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Sentry

Experience with ElasticSearch or event-driven architectures

Experience working in a DevOps culture; good to have hands-on DevOps skills (e.g.,

Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

Preferred Qualification:

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.