ARCHITECT - Java

V2 Solutions; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

V2 Solutions in Bengaluru, Karnataka, is seeking a senior Architecture Lead to design and govern large-scale, event-driven systems. You will drive strategy for streaming platforms, define reference architectures, and mentor senior engineers.

The role requires hands-on Kafka expertise, domain-driven design experience, and leadership across teams. You will oversee architecture reviews, establish standards, and steer PoCs to validate approaches in production.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years in architecture roles.
• 3+ years hands-on Apache Kafka in production environments.
• Experience with microservices architecture and domain-driven design.

Responsibilities

• Design and drive Architecture strategy for streaming data platforms.
• Architect end-to-end event-driven systems using Kafka and Java.
• Create reference architectures, patterns, and blueprints for distributed systems.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide guidance to development teams.
• Establish coding standards and best practices for Kafka-based apps.
• Mentor senior engineers and conduct architecture training.
• Drive PoCs for complex technical challenges.
• Participate in code reviews for critical components.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Technical leadership

Event-driven architecture

Architecture strategy

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Apache Kafka

Kafka Streams

Kafka Connect

ksqlDB

Confluent Platform

Docker

Kubernetes

Maven

Gradle

REST

GraphQL

gRPC

Protobuf

Avro

Schema Registry

AWS MSK

GCP Pub/Sub

Azure Event Hubs

Prometheus

Grafana

Jaeger

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Redis

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

Job Description

What Youll Do:

• Architecture Strategy Design and architect end-to-end event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka and Java ecosystem
• Define technical strategy for streaming data platforms and microservices architecture
• Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical blueprints for distributed systems
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and tools for the Kafka ecosystem
• Ensure architectural alignment with business objectives and scalability requirements
• Technical Leadership
• Lead architecture review sessions and provide technical guidance to development teams
• Establish coding standards, design patterns, and best practices for Kafka-based applications
• Mentor senior engineers and conduct architecture training sessions
• Drive proof-of-concepts for complex technical challenges
• Participate in code reviews for critical components

What Were Looking For:

• Experience 10+ years of software development experience with 5+ years in architecture roles
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka in production environments
• Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems
• Experience with microservices architecture and domain-driven design

Technical Skills:

Core Java Kafka Expert-level proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Deep understanding of Apache Kafka internals (brokers, producers, consumers, partitions, replication) Strong experience with Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, and ksqlDB Proficiency with Confluent Platform or equivalent Kafka distributions Event-Driven Architecture Event sourcing, CQRS, and event-driven architecture patterns Message serialization formats (Avro, Protobuf, JSON Schema) Schema Registry and schema evolution strategies Strong understanding of CAP theorem, eventual consistency, and distributed transactions Infrastructure DevOps Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform) Cloud platforms (AWS MSK/Kinesis, Azure Event Hubs, GCP Pub/Sub) Distributed tracing and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger) Data Integration Databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis) Build tools (Maven, Gradle) Experience with API design (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) Security Compliance Knowledge of security patterns (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS) Understanding of data governance and compliance requirements (GDPR, CCPA)