Solution Architect

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Solution Architect with a strong background in database technologies, coding languages, and extensive experience in the retail domain. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in designing and implementing complex software solutions. As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for leading the architecture and design efforts, providing technical expertise, and ensuring the successful delivery of innovative and scalable solutions within the retail domain.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and leadership to the development team in Java best practices and design patterns.
• Lead the design of software architecture and ensure Java solutions meet project requirements; anticipate and identify technical impediments and solve them with architecture design, technology choices, or prioritization.
• Oversee code reviews, maintain code quality, and mentor team members through activities such as pair programming.
• Optimize Java applications for performance, scalability, and efficiency.
• Foster teamwork, facilitate communication, and encourage knowledge sharing among team members.
• Interact with clients or stakeholders to provide technical insights and offer solutions to meet project goals.
• Work with the Product Owner to align the roadmap with strengths and opportunities within the existing architecture and co-create engineering practices, coding style guidelines, and testing approaches.
• Continuously look for better ways to solve technical problems and design solutions; challenge the status quo when needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience designing and implementing complex software solutions, preferably in the retail domain.
• Strong technical expertise in Java (Core Java), Spring Boot, Node.js, Golang, and Python, with solid backend development and microservices experience.
• Knowledge of advanced object-oriented programming principles such as SOLID.
• Significant experience designing and using RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, asynchronous message queues, and services.
• Proven experience building and maintaining large-scale distributed architectures, particularly microservices-based architectures.
• Familiarity with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL, Oracle) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Redis).
• Required experience in AWS tools including ECS, CloudWatch, Lambda, and RDS; AWS certification is a significant advantage.
• Comfort with modern DevOps practices and tools such as Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and ElasticSearch.

Benefits

• Health Insurance - Group insurance including OPD, IPD, Emergency OPD.
• Provident Fund - 3% provident fund.
• Attractive annual leave - minimum 16 days.
• No overtime - 5 days a week.
• Free car parking space.

Additional Information

• Best Culture: Clear focus; Diverse workplace (members from around the world); Non-hierarchical and agile environment; Growth opportunity and career path.