Define and evolve the technical architecture for the PARIS ecosystem, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across services
Drive technology selection, standardisation, and modernisation across the engineering organisation
Partner with product and business leaders to align architectural decisions with long-term product and organisational goals
Lead design reviews and establish best practices for distributed, event-driven, and microservice architectures
Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including AI, machine learning, and data analytics, to enhance system intelligence and user experience
Technical Leadership & Innovation
Mentor and coach senior and mid-level engineers, fostering technical excellence and a culture of ownership
Serve as the technical authority for large-scale system design, complex problem resolution, and performance optimisation
Spearhead cross-team initiatives in DevOps, observability, and automation, driving efficiency and resilience
Champion engineering quality through robust design patterns, testability, and maintainable code structures
Collaborate with infrastructure and cloud teams to optimise cost, performance, and security
Execution & Delivery
Oversee delivery by doing design and code reviews regularly and ensuring development cells meets the standards and best practices we have set for the organisation
Ensure system observability, scalability, and performance through proactive monitoring and architectural improvements
Lead technical risk assessments, capacity planning, and incident response strategies
Contribute hands-on to critical development when necessary setting the bar for technical execution
Relationship (mostly Internal and or External) and Nature of Communication
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Internal:
Software Development Teams (India & Hong Kong)
Product Management and QA Teams
Senior Leadership and Architecture Review Board members
External :
Third-party software vendors
Answering and helping Vendor development teams
Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications
Indicate the minimum and preferred education and experience for this job and any licenses and certifications required.
Essential - You must have this experience
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or principal-level role.
Proven expertise in full-stack development using modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Node.js, TypeScript) and backend services
Strong architectural experience in distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures
Deep proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including cost optimisation, CI/CD, and deployment best practices, and disaster recovery / high-availability design.
Strong understanding of relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB) including backup, replication, and recovery strategies
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical direction across teams
Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities in high-scale, secure production environments
Hands-on knowledge of applying Generative AI understanding in day-to-day software development .
Desirable - It would be great if you also have
Experience designing or operating Serverless architectures, Kubernetes, and containerised deployments.
Exposure to enterprise-grade system design, including high-availability, observability, and fault tolerance.
Contributions to open-source projects or internal developer platforms.
Experience in the maritime, logistics, or IoT domains is a strong plus.
Experience leading Agile development at scale (Scrum or Kanban)
Competencies
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Analysis & Problem Solving (3):
Uses a systematic approach to root cause analysis on complex problems to identify underlying trends and put forward well-thought-out solutions to address the causes and reduce risk.
Listening & Communication (3):
Is effective in communicating his vision with a wider audience. A good communicator knows when to use which channel, and which tone of voice in order to drive maximum impact.
Collaboration, Inclusion & Teamwork (2):
A good team player that is personable, friendly, polite and takes the time to know people. Helps new colleagues and visitors feel welcome. Mentors and encourages junior members.
Customer Focus (3):
Proactive in maintaining relationships and managing customer expectations effectively. Takes a partnership approach to solve problems and improve service standards using data to define continuous improvement
Planning & Organising (2):
Uses the supplied tools for structured project planning for optimal time use. Balances competing priorities. Promptly updates people when plans change and keeps them apprised of progress. Adjusts own plans based on FML strategies and plans.
Initiative (3):
Always looks for opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness in their own and other peoples work backed by clear rationale and benefits to the business. Role models desired change behaviour and uses external best practice as reference.
Accountability (3):
Sets high work and ethical standards for self and others including budget management, work quality, timelines. Ensures that tasks and projects within responsibility areas meet promises made. Acknowledges mistakes openly identifying learnings to be applied.
Resilience & Managing Wellbeing (2):
Manages and responds to workload pressure with an open mind adjusting approach and seeking help when needed and seeking feedback to improve.
Adaptability (2):
Seeks to understand the rationale for changes at Fleet looking for different perspectives to facilitate and positively contribute to the initiatives within the team and themselves.
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