Java Software Architect

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Java Software Architect to provide technical architecture and design leadership across distributed backend systems, cloud platforms, edge computing, and AI/ML capabilities. The successful candidate will define scalable technical solutions, establish architecture patterns, guide engineering teams, and ensure systems are designed for performance, reliability, security, and long-term scalability. This role requires strong Java expertise combined with broad architectural knowledge across cloud, APIs, distributed systems, data platforms, and modern AI/ML environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Define end-to-end architecture for distributed backend, cloud, edge, and data platforms.

- Develop technical architecture strategies, solution designs, and integration patterns.

- Establish architectural standards and best practices for Java, Spring Boot, microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems.

- Provide technical direction for AWS-based solutions across compute, storage, networking, IAM, and observability.

- Design architecture for edge and CDN-based processing environments.

- Define integration patterns for third-party vendors, identity services, authentication, and secure data exchange.

- Guide the design of data platforms supporting ML inference, feature pipelines, model serving, and AI/ML integrations.

- Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, storage solutions, messaging platforms, and integration approaches.

- Lead architecture reviews and technical design sessions with engineering and cross‑functional teams.

- Identify architectural risks, scalability concerns, security requirements, and technical dependencies.

- Establish patterns for reliability, observability, performance, security, and governance.

- Partner with engineering, data science, product, and other technical teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

- Provide hands‑on technical guidance and participate in implementation where required.Support greenfield initiatives and evolving technical environments where requirements may be ambiguous.

- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience in architecture and distributed systems.

- Strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot.

- Extensive experience designing microservices, APIs, event‑driven systems, and distributed architectures.

- Strong experience with AWS cloud architecture.

- Experience designing systems involving edge computing, CDN technologies, edge workers, Lambda@Edge, or similar platforms.

- Strong understanding of system scalability, reliability, security, observability, and performance.

- Experience designing data platforms and architectures supporting AI/ML inference and model serving.

- Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns and third‑party system connectivity.

- Ability to translate ambiguous business and technical requirements into clear architecture and implementation strategies.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Demonstrated ability to influence engineering teams and technical stakeholders through architecture and technical leadership.

Nice to Have

- JavaScript / TypeScript experience.

- Python and data engineering experience.

- Databricks or similar AI/data platforms.

- Experience with ML model registries and feature stores.

- Knowledge of JWT/JWS, PKI, OAuth 2.0, identity, or token verification.

- Experience with distributed tracing and large-scale observability.

- Experience with network/platform services.

- Open‑source contributions or community involvement.

- Experience working in startup or highly agile environments.

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