Junior Software Architect

Job Title: Junior Software Architect

Job Level: Senior Level

Department: Technology

Organization: Airpay Financial Technologies Pvt. Ltd (https://www.airpay.technology/)

Location: Mumbai

Experience: 9-12 years

Job Summary: The Junior Software Architect supports the design and development of scalable, secure, and high‑quality software solutions. This role works closely with senior architects, development teams, business analysts, and DevOps engineers to translate business requirements into technical architecture, ensure adherence to standards, and improve system reliability, performance, and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Design & Documentation
• Assist in creating high‑level and low‑level architecture documents (HLD/LLD).
• Contribute to designing scalable, modular, and reusable application components.
• Support the evaluation and selection of architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, layered, etc.).
• Participate in design reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture guidelines.
• Technical Leadership
• Provide guidance to development teams on coding standards, best practices, and design patterns.
• Help teams understand and implement non-functional requirements (NFRs) such as performance, security, resiliency, and scalability.
• Conduct POCs (Proof of Concepts) for new tools, technologies, or frameworks.
• Development & Integration
• Collaborate with developers to build robust, maintainable, and performant software components.
• Assist in designing APIs, integration flows, and data models.
• Ensure smooth integration between frontend, backend, cloud, and external systems.
• Cloud, DevOps & Automation (if applicable)
• Support the creation of cloud-native designs (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Work with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipeline improvements.
• Help define infrastructure-as-code and containerization strategies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Quality, Governance & Standards
• Ensure architectural compliance with security, privacy, and compliance standards.
• Participate in code reviews and design audits.
• Support technical risk analysis and mitigation planning.
• Collaboration
• Work with business teams to translate requirements into technical design.
• Participate in project planning, effort estimation, and sprint grooming sessions.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
  

• Strong experience in software development using one or more core stacks:
• LAMP Stack
• Node.js / Python
• Front-end frameworks (Angular/React/Vue)
• Knowledge of architecture and design patterns (MVC, microservices, CQRS, event-driven, DDD).
• Understanding of API design (REST, GraphQL), integration patterns, and data modeling.
• Familiarity with databases (SQL & NoSQL).
• Experience with cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP) is a strong advantage.
• Hands-on with DevOps pipelines, containerization, automation, and version control (Git).
  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and take initiative.