[Only 24h Left] Technical Architect

Overview As a Technical Architect, you will play a pivotal role in defining, designing, and overseeing the technical architecture of our projects while maintaining strong hands-on coding capabilities. You will work across Frontend, Backend, DevOps, and Data Engineering domains, ensuring best practices, scalability, and efficiency in all solutions. You will also act as a mentor, guiding engineers at different levels while staying current with emerging technologies including AI/ML and LLM stacks. Key Responsibilities - Define technical architecture and lead design discussions for scalable, secure, and high-performance applications - Provide hands-on coding and technical expertise across the full technology stack - Design and implement solutions using Java, Python, and Node.js ecosystems - Architect event-driven systems and messaging architectures using Kafka and other messaging platforms - Design and oversee data pipelines and data engineering solutions - Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, and development teams to translate business needs into technical solutions - Drive adoption of cloud-native, microservices, and modern architecture practices - Implement and oversee CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and monitoring systems - Perform code reviews, design reviews, and technical audits to ensure quality and adherence to standards - Explore and integrate AI/ML capabilities and LLM-based solutions into existing architectures - Act as a mentor and technical coach for software engineers across levels - Continuously evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and practices - Own technical risk management and ensure alignment with project timelines and goals Required Skills & Experience - Around 15 years of IT industry experience, with at least 5+ years in an architect role - Strong hands-on coding capability with proven expertise in: - Backend: - Java with Spring Boot framework (microservices, REST APIs, Spring Cloud) - Python (Django/FastAPI/Flask) - Node.js (Express, NestJS) - Frontend: React and Angular (mandatory), with strong JavaScript/TypeScript fundamentals - Data Engineering: ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing, streaming architectures (Kafka, Spark) - DevOps & Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code - Strong knowledge of system design, architecture patterns, and distributed systems - Hands-on experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch) - Experience with message queuing systems and event-driven architectures - Ability to design for scalability, performance, and security - Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills - Experience in mentoring and developing engineering teams - Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodology Highly Desired - Willingness and enthusiasm to learn emerging technologies, particularly: - LLM stacks (OpenAI, Claude, LangChain, Vector databases) - AI/ML Engineering fundamentals - RAG architectures and prompt engineering - Experience with GraphQL and modern API design patterns - Knowledge of data modeling and analytics platforms - Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools What We're Looking For - A technical leader who codes alongside the team, not just architects from the sidelines - Someone passionate about continuous learning and staying ahead of technology curves - A professional who can balance architectural excellence with pragmatic delivery - An individual excited about the intersection of traditional engineering and AI capabilities This role offers the opportunity to shape technical direction while working with cutting-edge technologies and building next-generation solutions. Preference will be given to candidates from Kerala.