Senior Java Architect

Senior Architect

The ideal candidate is not only technically excellent but also a collaborative leader who stays ahead of industry trends, mentor engineers, and promotes innovation across the organization. This role is perfect for an architect who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about both technical strategy and hands-on implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Hands-On Development and Delivery:

• Design and implement high-quality, scalable architecture solutions.
• Actively contribute to writing production-grade code and lead critical development projects.
• Participate in pair programming sessions with developers to ensure knowledge transfer and adherence to best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve code quality, system performance, and reduce technical debt.

1. Production Support and Critical Issue Resolution:

• Lead the resolution of high-priority production incidents, ensuring system stability and resilience.
• Build and maintain proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for better observability of production environments.
• Contribute to post-mortem reviews, sharing lessons learned, and driving improvements for future incidents.

1. Strategic Alignment and Future Planning:

• Align the architecture roadmap with business objectives and long-term growth strategies.
• Design systems that are flexible, scalable, and able to accommodate future business needs.
• Proactively identify and adopt emerging technologies that provide competitive advantages to the organization.

1. System Resilience, Performance, and Scalability:

• Architect systems with a focus on high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
• Design solutions for scalability, ensuring that the architecture can grow as business demand increases.
• Conduct regular performance audits and health checks to optimize system reliability and efficiency.

1. Leadership and Collaboration:

• Act as a mentor and coach for other engineers, providing guidance on architecture and best practices.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with DevOps, Security, and Product teams to ensure smooth project delivery.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement by organizing internal knowledge-sharing sessions and retrospectives.

1. Governance, Standards, and Compliance:

• Define and enforce architectural best practices, coding standards, and ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
• Perform regular architectural reviews and technical health checks to ensure the architecture's robustness and security.

1. Cost Optimization and Efficiency:

• Design cost-effective architectures, particularly in cloud environments, optimizing resource usage while minimizing expenses.
• Automate workflows for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment to enhance efficiency and reduce manual overhead.

1. Innovation and Thought Leadership:

• Lead proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives to explore new technologies and assess their suitability for the organization.
• Present findings and technical strategies to leadership and key stakeholders, translating complex ideas into actionable business impacts.
• Drive a culture of innovation by encouraging experimentation and supporting technical teams in adopting new tools and frameworks.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of hands-on experience in software architecture and design, preferably in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong analytical skills with deep understanding of data structures and algorithms, code optimization techniques and strong debugging skills.
• Excellent with quality measures , appreciation for existing software assets with deep understanding of monolithic and distributed systems.
• Strong expertise in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#) and modern frameworks (Spring Boot, Node.js, etc.).
• Deep experience in cloud-native architecture (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), microservices, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proven track record of writing production-quality code and leading the delivery of complex systems.
• Expertise in building resilient, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) and incident management processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in high-performance, agile teams with a focus on rapid delivery.
• Strong knowledge of security and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, SOX, PCI-DSS).
• Deep understanding of database design and optimization (SQL/NoSQL).
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to mentor and inspire other engineers.
• Proven ability to manage technical debt and drive architectural improvements in legacy systems.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of technology with a team that shapes the future of our business.
• Influence high-impact decisions and play a critical role in the company's technological evolution.
• A collaborative environment that encourages innovation, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Work with top-notch engineers and architects in solving complex problems that drive business success.