Saas Architect

Jobinandjismi; Chalakudy; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobinandjismi is seeking a Senior SaaS Architect & Team Lead in Chalakudy, India. In this leadership role, you will guide the design, development, and deployment of multi-tenant SaaS platforms. The position requires 3-6 years of experience and a strong foundation in both backend and frontend technologies.

Your expertise will help in building secure, scalable, and AI-native applications by mentoring a team of engineers and driving successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience building SaaS products.
• Proven experience architecting multi-tenant, cloud-native applications.
• Hands-on experience with major cloud providers.

Responsibilities

• Own Platform Architecture for SaaS products.
• Lead Engineering Teams and mentor 5+ engineers.
• Design and implement AI-Native Capabilities.

Skills

Backend expertise in Node.js, Python, Java, Go

Frontend experience with React, Vue, Angular

Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Database knowledge (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)

API design (REST, GraphQL)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

LLM frameworks

Job description

Senior SaaS Architect & Team Lead (AI-Native Platforms)

Location: Kottat, Chalakudy

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior SaaS Architect and Team Lead to own the design, development, and delivery of our multi-tenant SaaS platforms at Jobin & Jismi. This is not a coding-only role.

This is a leadership role for someone who can architect systems, guide teams, and embed AI into the core of modern SaaS products. You will define engineering standards, mentor developers, and build scalable, secure, AI-native applications from the ground up.

If you’ve spent years thinking deeply about tenant isolation, RBAC, billing systems, scalability, and security compliance, this role is built for you.

What You’ll Do

• Own Platform Architecture
• Design and evolve multi-tenant SaaS architectures
• Define patterns for scalability, performance, reliability, and security
• Make key decisions on system design, infrastructure, and trade-offs
• Lead Engineering Teams
• Mentor and lead a team of 5+ engineers across backend, frontend, and DevOps
• Set coding standards, review architecture, and enforce best practices
• Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement
• Build AI-Native Capabilities
• Integrate LLM-driven features into products
• Design and implement RAG pipelines and AI workflows
• Work with vector databases and AI orchestration frameworks
• Drive End-to-End Delivery
• Own the lifecycle from design → development → deployment → scaling
• Collaborate with product, design, and business teams
• Ensure delivery timelines without compromising quality
• Design Robust SaaS Systems
• Implement tenant isolation models and access control (RBAC)
• Architect billing, subscription, and usage tracking systems
• Ensure compliance with SOC 2, GDPR, and other standards

What We’re Looking For

We are not hiring juniors or very senior architects. We are looking for high-impact engineers in the 3–6 year experience range—the sweet spot where strong fundamentals meet execution speed.

Core Requirements

• 3–6 years of experience building SaaS products (must-have)
• Proven experience architecting multi-tenant, cloud-native applications
• Strong backend expertise in at least one of: Node.js, Python, Java, Go
• Hands‑on frontend experience with: React, Vue, Angular
• Cloud experience with: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Solid database knowledge: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
• API design expertise: REST, GraphQL, WebSockets

AI & Modern Stack Exposure

• Experience integrating LLMs into real products
• Familiarity with LangChain or similar frameworks
• RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines
• Vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS

Leadership & Systems Thinking

• Led engineering teams of 5+ developers
• Strong understanding of tenant isolation models, RBAC systems, billing and subscription architectures, security and compliance (SOC 2, GDPR)
• Ability to balance performance, scalability, and maintainability

Nice to Have

• Experience with B2B SaaS platforms
• Exposure to ERP or CRM systems
• Integrations with NetSuite, Salesforce, or similar
• Contributions to open‑source projects
• Experience as a founding engineer in an early‑stage startup

Why Join Us

• Build AI‑native SaaS platforms, not retrofitted systems
• Own architecture decisions end-to-end
• Work in a team that values depth, speed, and ownership
• Be part of a company serious about engineering quality and scale

How We Measure Success

• Scalable, well‑architected SaaS systems in production
• High‑performing, well‑mentored engineering team
• Successful integration of AI into core product workflows
• Clean, maintainable, and secure platform foundations