Material - Technical Architect - Full Stack Technologies

Srijan: Now Material; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Srijan: Now Material is seeking an experienced Technical Architect with strong full-stack expertise and a forward-looking approach to AI-enabled software development. You will lead architectural design across frontend and backend, mentor engineers, and drive AI-powered engineering workflows within a 10+ member team.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, collaboration with product and QA, and adoption of modern architectures and AI-driven practices to accelerate delivery and ensure high

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering, full-stack development, and technical solution design with architectural leadership.
• Strong expertise in React.js for frontend development.
• Solid experience with Node.js and Next.js for server-side and full-stack applications.
• Hands-on Express.js for RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Proficiency in Python for backend services, scripting, and microservices.
• Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript ES6+ and modern frontend practices.
• Experience designing REST APIs, microservices and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Solid understanding of system design, performance optimization, security and patterns.
• Cloud exposure with AWS/Azure/GCP is advantageous.
• Proven ability to provide technical direction and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable end-to-end solutions using modern full-stack technologies.
• Lead technical decisions across frontend and backend development with architectural guidance.
• Foster collaboration within a 10+ member team including three team leads.
• Champion AI-enabled software development and Agentic SDLC approaches.
• Define and enforce coding guidelines, patterns, and engineering standards.
• Mentor engineers and conduct architecture and code reviews.
• Guide development of responsive frontend apps and robust backend services.
• Drive REST API design, microservices architectures and system integrations.
• Ensure scalability, performance, security, reliability, and quality.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and AI-powered engineering tools.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA to translate requirements.

Skills

React.js

Node.js

Next.js

Express.js

Python

Frontend technologies

APIs and distributed systems

Databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

System design

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

People leadership

Job description

Job Description:

About Us

We turn customer challenges into growth opportunities. Material is a global strategy partner to the world's most recognizable brands and innovative companies.

Our people around the globe thrive by helping organizations design and deliver rewarding customer experiences.

We use deep human insights, design innovation and data to create experiences powered by modern technology. Our approaches speed engagement and growth for the companies we work with and transform relationships between businesses and the people they serve.

Srijan, a Material company, is a renowned global digital engineering firm with a reputation for solving complex technology problems using their deep technology expertise and leveraging strategic partnerships with top-tier technology partners. Be a part of an Awesome Tribe.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect with strong full-stack engineering expertise, architectural thinking, and a forward-looking approach to AI-enabled software development. The ideal candidate will lead technical design and implementation across frontend and backend systems while driving engineering excellence, collaboration, and the adoption of AI-driven development practices, including Agentic SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).

The role involves working with a team of 10+ members, including three team leads, to establish technical direction, enable collaboration across engineering streams, and accelerate software delivery through modern architectures and AI-powered engineering workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture : Architect and design scalable, secure, high-performance, end-to-end solutions using modern full-stack technologies.
• Technical Leadership : Lead technical decisions across frontend and backend development, providing architectural guidance and direction to engineers and team leads.
• Team Collaboration : Work effectively within a team of 10+ members, including three team leads, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and alignment across development streams.
• AI-Forward Engineering : Champion AI-enabled software development practices, exploring and implementing Agentic SDLC approaches to accelerate development, improve engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance software quality.
• Engineering Standards : Define and enforce technical standards, coding guidelines, design patterns, architectural principles, and engineering best practices.
• Mentoring and Development : Mentor engineers and team leads, conduct architecture reviews and code reviews, and promote continuous technical learning.
• Full-Stack Development : Guide the development of responsive, maintainable frontend applications and robust backend services.
• API and System Integration : Drive REST API design, system integrations, microservices architecture, and distributed system design.
• Performance and Security : Ensure application scalability, performance optimization, security, reliability, and responsiveness.
• Technology Evaluation : Assess and recommend emerging technologies, frameworks, developer tools, and AI-powered engineering solutions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with product managers, designers, QA, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience : 10+ years of experience in software engineering, full-stack development, and technical solution design, with demonstrated architectural leadership.
• React.js : Strong expertise in React.js for frontend application development.
• Node.js and Next.js : Solid experience with Node.js and Next.js for server-side development and full-stack applications.
• Express.js : Hands-on experience with Express.js for building RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Python : Proficiency in Python for backend services, scripting, automation, and microservices.
• Frontend Technologies : Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript ES6+, and modern frontend development practices.
• APIs and Distributed Systems : Experience designing REST APIs, microservices, system integrations, and distributed applications.
• Databases : Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• System Design : Strong understanding of system design, scalability, performance optimization, application security, and architectural patterns.
• Cloud Platforms : Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is an advantage.
• People Leadership : Demonstrated ability to provide technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with multiple team leads in a large development team.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Agentic SDLC : Practical experience implementing AI-assisted software engineering and Agentic SDLC workflows.
• AI Agents and LLMs : Understanding of AI agents, LLM-powered development tools, and automation across software development activities.
• AI Across Engineering : Experience applying AI to requirements analysis, code generation, testing, code reviews, documentation, and developer productivity.
• AI Tooling : Familiarity with AI development tools and agentic frameworks, with the ability to evaluate their practical value in enterprise engineering environments.
• Continuous Improvement : A continuous-improvement mindset focused on engineering efficiency, quality, delivery predictability, and responsible AI adoption.

Leadership Expectations

• Shared Architectural Vision : Act as a collaborative technical leader who aligns engineers and team leads around a shared architectural vision.
• Hands-On Leadership : Balance hands-on technical problem-solving with architecture, mentoring, and technical decision-making.
• Ownership and Accountability : Encourage ownership, accountability, transparency, and effective collaboration across the team.
• Measurable AI Adoption : Drive experimentation and adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices based on measurable business and delivery outcomes.
• Business Alignment : Translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions while balancing quality, maintainability, delivery timelines, and cost.

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