Architect, Development

Jobtailor; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Pune, India, seeks an experienced Principal Software Architect to own system design for enterprise SaaS products. You will define architecture standards, drive microservices and cloud-native patterns, and mentor teams on best practices.

The role emphasizes performance, security, observability, CI/CD, and AI/GenAI integration, with Azure first and containerization via Docker/Kubernetes. Strong leadership and deep hands-on design ownership are essential.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of software development with hands-on design ownership.
• 2–4 years in architecture or system design roles.
• Experience in enterprise SaaS/product engineering.
• Strong expertise in .NET, C#, microservices, and Azure.
• Solid understanding of design patterns and distributed systems.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL and performance tuning.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and observability tools.
• Exposure to AI/ML or GenAI integration in apps.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps and automation.
• Secure coding and reliability practices, with strong collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems for enterprise apps.
• Define architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Ensure designs meet performance, security, and scalability needs.
• Mentor engineers on design and problem-solving.
• Lead microservices and cloud-native architecture implementation.
• Drive AI-assisted development workflows and AI/GenAI integration.
• Support CI/CD and DevOps practices for efficient delivery.
• Work with cloud architecture, containerization, and observability.
• Collaborate with product and stakeholders to translate requirements.

Skills

Architecture ownership

System design

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Azure

C#

.NET

Distributed systems

SQL/NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability tools

App Insights

Grafana

CI/CD

DevOps practices

AI/GenAI integration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

App Insights

Grafana

Azure

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems for enterprise applications
• Define architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices across modules
• Ensure system design aligns with performance, security, and scalability requirements
• Guide teams on architecture principles, coding standards, and design decisions
• Conduct design and architecture reviews to ensure quality and consistency
• Mentor engineers on system design and technical problem-solving
• Drive implementation of microservices and cloud-native architectures
• Enable adoption of AI-assisted development workflows (Copilot, prompt-based design)
• Support integration of AI/ML components into application workflows
• Identify and resolve system bottlenecks and architectural issues
• Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability of applications
• Contribute to observability and monitoring strategies
• Support CI/CD and DevOps practices for efficient development and deployment
• Work closely on cloud architecture (Azure preferred)
• Drive containerization and deployment best practices
• Collaborate with product and stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions
• Work with cross-functional teams to drive delivery and alignment

Requirements

• 10–12 years of software development experience with hands‑on design ownership
• 2–4 years of experience in architecture or system design roles
• Experience working in enterprise SaaS / product engineering setups
• Strong expertise in .NET, C#, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Solid understanding of system design, design patterns, and distributed systems
• Strong experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and performance tuning
• Experience with Microservices & event‑driven architectures
• Experience with Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with Observability tools (App Insights, Grafana, etc.)
• Exposure to AI/ML or GenAI integration in applications
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automation
• Strong understanding of secure coding and reliability practices
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to influence design decisions and drive alignment
• Ownership mindset with focus on execution