Required Skills :

- Strong hands-on experience in backend development

- Should be capable of working as an Individual Contributor.

- Proficiency in design patterns, architectural principles, and best practices and architectural documentation.

- Should be familiar with Agile Methodology.

- Should have strong verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Master's degree preferred.

- Continuous learning mindset with a passion for staying updated on the latest trends and technologies in software development.

Responsibilities :

- Architectural Design : Design scalable and robust software solutions for large-scale web applications, leveraging a variety of technologies including Java, QA and others as required.

- Requirement Analysis : Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, translating them into architectural designs that meet business objectives.

- Technology Evaluation : Evaluate emerging technologies and tools, recommending adoption where appropriate to enhance the architecture and development process.

- Design Patterns : Apply design patterns and architectural principles to design elegant and maintainable software solutions.

- Code Review : Conduct regular code reviews to ensure adherence to architectural standards, design patterns, and coding best practices.

- Performance Optimization : Identify and address performance bottlenecks through optimization techniques and architectural refinements.

- Scalability Planning : Architect solutions that can scale horizontally and vertically to meet growing user demands and business requirements.

- Cross-functional Collaboration : Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including backend developers, and QA , full stack engineers as part of a delivery set up.

- Documentation : Create and maintain technical documentation including architecture diagrams, design documents, and developer guides.

- Client Facing - Architects will be closely working with clients and should have the ability to translate the business needs into technical solutions.

- Mentorship : Mentor junior developers, providing guidance on architectural principles, design patterns, and best practices. Involves in training and mentoring new or replacement team members in case of attrition or team ramp-up.

- Role Clarity : This is not a purely strategic or theoretical role, the candidate is expected to contribute directly to code/design reviews as an individual contributor.