About the role
We are looking for a highly skilled technical architect with deep expertise in distributed systems to drive architecture for large-scale, high-performance platforms. You will be responsible for defining system architecture, making critical technical decisions, and guiding engineering teams to build scalable and resilient systems.
Responsibilities:
- Define and drive end-to-end architecture for large-scale distributed systems.
- Design scalable, fault-tolerant, and low-latency systems.
- Lead architecture for microservices, event-driven systems, and real-time processing.
- Evaluate and choose the right technologies, frameworks, and design patterns.
- Work closely with engineering managers and teams to ensure high-quality implementation.
- Drive architecture reviews, design standards, and best practices.
- Solve complex system-level challenges related to scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Mentor engineers on system design and distributed computing principles.
Requirements:
- 12+ years of backend engineering with strong architecture ownership.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems design.
- Strong hands-on experience in Java / Golang / Python.
- Strong understanding of the CAP theorem, consistency models, scalability patterns, caching, sharding, replication, load balancing, and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Experience building high-scale, low-latency systems.
- Strong experience in microservices and event-driven architecture.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure).
- Strong knowledge of SQL, NoSQL, and distributed databases.
Good to Have:
- Experience in B2C / D2C high-scale platforms.
- Exposure to fintech/e-commerce/real-time systems.
- Experience with streaming systems and data pipelines.