Java Architect

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Java Architect to lead the design and evolution of scalable, cloud-native, microservices-based platforms. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), multi-tenant architectures, and event-driven systems.

As a Java Architect, you will define technical vision, drive architectural decisions, establish engineering standards, and mentor development teams while ensuring scalability, resilience, security, and performance across the platform.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Define and own end-to-end architecture for microservices-based, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot.
• Design scalable, resilient, and high-performing multi-tenant platforms with strong tenant isolation and configurability.
• Architect and implement event-driven systems using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging platforms.
• Apply Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles to define bounded contexts, aggregates, domain models, and integration patterns.
• Establish architectural blueprints, best practices, design standards, and reusable frameworks.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Review and validate architectural decisions, design documents, and critical code.
• Drive coding excellence through clean architecture principles, SOLID design, TDD, and code review best practices.
• Guide teams in building secure, fault-tolerant, and observable systems.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Design cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services and containerized deployments.
• Define strategies for API management using API Gateways such as Kong.
• Architect CI/CD pipelines, container strategies (Docker), and orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Ensure observability through logging, monitoring, and tracing using ELK Stack, Datadog, Prometheus, or similar tools.

Performance, Security & Scalability

• Architect for high availability, disaster recovery, and fault tolerance.
• Conduct performance tuning and scalability planning.
• Ensure secure design principles across services and integrations.
• Make architecture trade-offs balancing scalability, cost, maintainability, and performance.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with Product, DevOps, QA, and Engineering teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Communicate complex architectural concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate in roadmap planning and technology strategy discussions.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of professional software development experience with strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot.
• Proven experience architecting large-scale distributed, microservices-based systems.
• Deep expertise in Event-Driven Architecture and messaging platforms like Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.
• Strong hands-on experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) in complex enterprise systems.
• Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and cloud-native architecture principles.
• Experience with API Gateway solutions (Kong or similar).
• Hands-on expertise in SQL/NoSQL databases (Postgres, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, etc.).
• Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Expertise in system design, scalability patterns, and performance optimization.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Good to Have

• Experience building internal engineering platforms.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Exposure to service mesh technologies.
• Experience in high-scale SaaS product environments.