Job Description

The Principal Architect will be responsible for leading the architectural design and planning process for a variety of projects, ensuring that designs meet client specifications, regulatory requirements, and sustainability standards. This role involves collaboration with stakeholders and driving the strategic vision of architectural projects from conception to completion.

Responsibilities

• Drive product innovation, technology roadmap and provide long-term vision to module teams.
• Author system-level high level design documents for cross-functional microservices.
• Improve and/or re-architect and/or write new algorithms for functional performance.
• Work on simulations for breakthrough functional and technical performance.
• Innovate and dig out patentable solutions to product/technical requirements.
• Incorporate proper certification/compliance requirements into the product designs.
• Be a focal point of technology for product, engineering and teams that are critical to product.
• Participate in strategic planning for the product vision and roadmap.
• Be involved and pivotal in company’s transformation to a complete SaaS/PaaS product.
• Lead PoC for new technologies to continuously improve technical platform and developer experience.

Must Have

• Proficiency in Java / C++
• Experience in algorithmic-heavy and computationally intensive systems. Background in microservices-architecture
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems. Skilled in low latency queuing systems
• Skilled at thorough REST API designs
• Experience with major architecture patterns.
• Well-versed with performance & scalability
• Can write clean design documents.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field from a premier institute. Specialization in Computer-Science certifications are added bonus
• Over 10 experience in software industry, preferably 1+ years as a senior architect
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, C#. Experience with frameworks and libraries relevant to the technology stack.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Ability to diagnose and resolve complex problems.

Good to Have

• Proficiency in Erlang / Elixir / Scala. Strong mathematical background
• Exposure to analytics/machine learning
• Ability to lead and mentor people.