Define and drive end-to-end architecture for cloud-native, scalable microservices and responsive React frontends. Lead teams, create HLD/LLD, enforce standards, implement CI/CD and observability, ensure security, and guide technical decisions across development lifecycle.
Job Title: Technical Architect (Java Microservices + React JS) Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect with deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture, and modern front-end frameworks such as React JS. This role requires a highly skilled professional who can define and drive end-to-end architecture, design scalable cloud-native solutions, and lead engineering teams in delivering high-performance applications.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for establishing technical vision, ensuring architectural best practices, and guiding teams across the full software development lifecycle, with a strong emphasis on scalability, security, and reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead end-to-end architecture for scalable, distributed, and cloud-native applications.
- Design robust backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
- Architect and guide development of responsive and high-performance front-end applications using React JS.
- Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices across the organization.
- Create high-level and low-level design (HLD/LLD) documents and review technical designs.
- Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
- Drive adoption of microservices, event-driven architecture, and API-first design principles.
- Ensure system performance, scalability, availability, and security across applications.
- Lead cloud architecture and deployment strategies (GCP/AWS/Azure).
- Define integration patterns with external systems, APIs, and third-party services.
- Implement observability practices including monitoring, logging, and alerting.
- Drive CI/CD strategy and DevOps practices for automated build, test, and deployment.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to development teams.
- Conduct code reviews, architecture reviews, and enforce engineering best practices.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards and security guidelines.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 10–14+ years of experience in software development, with significant experience in architecture roles.
- Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems.
- Strong experience leading technical teams and driving architecture decisions.
Back-End Expertise
- Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.
- Extensive experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
- Expertise in RESTful APIs, API Gateway patterns, and service orchestration.
- Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, Pub/Sub, etc.).
- Strong understanding of database design (SQL/NoSQL) and data modeling.
Front-End Expertise (React JS)
- Strong experience with React JS, Redux (or similar state management libraries), and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
- Experience in building scalable, reusable, and component-driven UI architectures.
- Knowledge of front-end performance optimization and responsive design.
- Familiarity with front-end testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress.
Cloud & DevOps Expertise
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
- Strong knowledge of containerization using Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Bitbucket Pipelines.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, etc.).
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Cloud Monitoring).
Engineering & Architecture Practices
- Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and high-availability architecture.
- Experience with domain-driven design (DDD) and clean architecture principles.
- Knowledge of security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, API security).
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Nice to Have
- Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
- Exposure to serverless architectures and modern cloud-native patterns.
- Knowledge of GraphQL and API management platforms.
- Experience with headless CMS or composable architectures.
- Familiarity with accessibility standards and web performance optimization.
- Experience in enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 52,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 182,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
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