Application Architect

• Develop architectural best practices and implement them for high availability and performance
• Design fault-tolerant, scalable, and resilient solutions platform
• Identify areas for improvement, evaluate existing applications, and develop optimization strategies
• Understand business needs and advocate tech strategy while collaborating with Product Management
• Lead architecture discussions around scaling, deployment topologies, scaling, and sizing
• Utilize your expertise and experience to influence key decisions and decision-makers
• Implement Proof of concepts and standardize software delivery by implementing DevOps best practices
• Provide oversight to the everyday tasks and progress of the development team
• Ensure design, development, and deadline consistency
• Review code efficiently and mentor junior developers
• Create well-maintained documentation to include technical specifications, design, and test plans
• Make sure technical solutions are of sound fit and quality
• Ensure the overall performance of the application stack

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor s/Master s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 14+ years of Engineering experience or 5-8+ years of relevant experience as an Application Architect
• Practical experience designing, architecting, and recommending solution architecture across multiple platforms including - Web, Android & iOS (5+ years)
• System Designing expertise with in-depth knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and software development
• Expert-level skills in Java 8+, Spring framework, Hibernate, and React Native
• Comprehensive understanding of AWS cloud, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and SQL/NoSQL DBs
• Expertise with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
• Familiarity with continuous integration using Maven, Jenkins, Chef, etc
• Thorough understanding of the software development life-cycle processes
• Sound and demonstrable understanding of software quality assurance principles, SOLID design principles, and modeling methods
• Complete comprehension of Agile methodologies, quality assurance processes, and software testing methodologies
• Previous background working in dynamic and complex environments, with multi-culture, multi-vendor, distributed onshore and offshore development teams
• Understanding of defining and driving best-in-class security practices across the architecture
• Experience working with trading, financial, or brokerage platforms
• Excellent eye for detail and strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills; fluent in English
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with a global team