Senior Software Architect

Own architecture for new and existing web platforms: conceptual, logical, and physical designs; reference architectures; technology roadmaps. Design cloud‑native solutions (AWS/Azure/GCP): multi‑region patterns, resiliency, security, networking, storage, and cost awareness. Define service boundaries and microservices topology; establish contracts, data models, integration patterns (REST/gRPC/events), and API governance. Guide UI architecture for modern SPAs (React/Angular/Vue): state management, performance, accessibility, modularity, and design‑system adoption. Lead backend architecture (.NET Core/Java/Node/Python): domain modeling, clean architecture, asynchronous processing, messaging, and persistence strategies. Containerize & orchestrate services (Docker, Kubernetes) with robust deployment topologies, scaling, and runtime configurations. Set engineering standards: design patterns, SOLID principles, clean code, secure coding (OWASP), performance and reliability best practices. Establish observability: logging, metrics, tracing, SLOs/SLIs, error budgets; drive APM, alerting, and dashboards across services. Champion DevSecOps: CI/CD pipelines, IaC (Terraform/ARM), automated testing, supply‑chain security, and release strategies (blue/green/canary). Mentor and unblock teams: conduct design reviews, code walkthroughs, spike/prototype critical paths, and coach leads/engineers. Collaborate cross‑functionally with Product, UX, QA, Security, and Platform/Infra to balance scope, risk, and time‑to‑value. Document rigorously: ADRs, sequence diagrams, runtime views, threat models, and operational playbooks; keep architecture artifacts current. Measure outcomes: drive NFRs (performance, scalability, reliability, security, cost), track KPIs, and iterate architectures based on data. 12-15 years in web application development with hands‑on experience across UI and backend; at least 4-6 years in architecture/tech‑lead roles. Cloud proficiency (AWS/Azure/GCP): compute, storage, networking, IAM, managed databases, serverless, containers; cost/performance tradeoffs. Strong command of design patterns and SOLID principles; demonstrable application in real systems. Proven experience with microservices architecture (service decomposition, data consistency, saga/Outbox, idempotency, API versioning). Containerization & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm/Operators; production deployments and runtime operations. Frontend expertise: React or Angular (performance tuning, bundling, SSR/SSG as applicable), accessibility, secure client‑side practices. Backend expertise: one or more of .NET Core, Java/Spring, Node.js, or Python/FastAPI/Django; API design, async processing, queuing/eventing. Data & integration: SQL/NoSQL, caching, messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ/Service Bus), API gateways, service mesh, authentication/authorization (OAuth2/OIDC). Observability & reliability: instrumentation, tracing (OpenTelemetry), APM tools, resilience patterns (circuit breakers, retries, backoff). Security mindset: threat modeling, OWASP Top 10, secrets management, least privilege, secure pipelines, compliance awareness. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and the ability to simplify complexity. Exposure to enterprise application development, integration, and API gateways. Understanding of Agile/Scrum practices, backlog management, and sprint ceremonies. Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and cloud platforms (preferably Azure) is a plus. Knowledge of message brokers/queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus) and event‑driven patterns is advantageous. Experience with event‑driven and CQRS architectures; data streaming and real‑time analytics. Knowledge of domain‑driven design (DDD); strategic/tactical patterns. Experience with serverless (Lambda/Functions), edge delivery (CDN), and zero‑trust architectures. Exposure to ML/analytics integration patterns and feature flags/progressive delivery. Prior work in high‑throughput or mission‑critical environments. BE/BTech/BS or ME/MTech/MS degree in engineering field Proven ability to deliver high‑quality software in collaborative, fast‑paced environments. Strong problem‑solving aptitude and a product‑oriented mindset. Clear, concise verbal and written communication skills.