Technical Architect

Technical Architect - Java, India

This position is based in Bangalore/Noida office (Hybrid working model).

About the role

Architecture & Design

Own the end-to-end architecture and technical roadmap across one or more product lines.

Design solutions that meet rigorous NFRs scalability, security, reliability, performance, observability, and cost efficiency.

Define and evolve architectural patterns (event-driven, API-led, microservices, batch, streaming) and select the right approach for each business problem.

Lead architectural reviews, document decisions through ADRs (Architecture Decision Records), and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.

Hands-On Engineering

Write production-quality code for critical components, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts.

Conduct code and design reviews; set the bar for code quality, testing rigor, and engineering craftsmanship.

Troubleshoot complex production issues and partner with SRE/DevOps on incident response and root-cause analysis.

Modernization & Technical Debt Management

Identify and prioritize technical debt across the platform; build and execute a modernization roadmap.

Lead migration efforts from legacy frameworks and middleware to modern, cloud-native alternatives.

Establish patterns for incremental modernization without disrupting customer-facing services.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

Mentor senior and mid-level engineers on system design, architectural thinking, and engineering best practices.

Drive adoption of best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability across the team.

Foster a culture of engineering excellence, continuous learning, and ownership.

Stakeholder Management & Strategy

Partner with global product, engineering, and customer-facing leaders to align technical strategy with business goals.

Translate business requirements into technical solutions and clearly communicate trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies (AI/ML, event streaming, service mesh) and bring insights back to inform the roadmap.

Required Skills & Experience

Must-Have

Experience & Education

10+ years of overall software engineering experience, with 4+ years in a Technical Architect or equivalent role.

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

Proven track record of delivering high-performance, production-grade products at scale.

Core Technical Stack

Deep expertise in Core Java (Java 11+), Spring / Spring Boot, and Hibernate / JPA.

Hands-on experience designing and building RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems.

Strong experience with Apache Camel or equivalent integration/messaging frameworks.

Solid understanding of messaging and streaming systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, JMS, SQS).

Cloud & Infrastructure

Production experience with AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, SQS/SNS, API Gateway, CloudWatch).

Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration Docker and Kubernetes.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

Data & Search

Strong experience with Elasticsearch / OpenSearch for search, indexing, and analytics use cases.

Proficiency in RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle) and at least one NoSQL store (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB).

Experience with database performance tuning, query optimization, and data modeling at scale.

Architecture & Engineering Practices

Strong grasp of architectural patterns microservices, event-driven, API-led, CQRS/event sourcing, and SOA.

Experience designing for non-functional requirements: scalability, security, reliability, performance, and observability.

Familiarity with API security and identity OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, API gateways.

Strong understanding of observability tooling logs, metrics, traces (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry).

Leadership & Soft Skills

Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring engineering teams of 815 engineers.

Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical trade-offs to both engineers and business stakeholders.

Experience working in a global, distributed development environment across multiple time zones.

Good-to-Have

Working knowledge of Python and / or Node.js for tooling, automation, or polyglot services.

Exposure to AI/ML integration LLM-based services, vector databases, RAG patterns, or ML model deployment.

Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) and API management platforms (Apigee, Kong).

Familiarity with frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue) for full-stack architectural context.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or equivalent cloud certifications.

Contributions to open-source projects or technical writing / public speaking on engineering topics.

Preferred Background

Experience at a B2B or B2C product / SaaS company delivering software at scale.

Domain exposure to HR tech, recruitment marketing, marketing automation, or related digital domains is a plus.