Senior Architect

Michmer; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive salary

Equity grants

Health coverage

Flexible work arrangements

Budget for conferences & certs

Sabbatical options

Job summary

Michmer in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Principal Software Architect to define and evolve the end-to-end system architecture. You will lead architectural vision across high-throughput distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and Rust/Python-based engines.

You will set technical benchmarks, mentor engineers, and align roadmaps with business goals. The role requires 8+ years in software engineering, 3+ years in an architect role, and hands-on cloud/Kubernetes expertise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a Principal, Staff, or Software Architect role.
• Deep expertise in Rust and Python, with experience in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with multi-region deployments on cloud platforms and Kubernetes ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain multi-year technology strategy, architecture guidelines, and system integration patterns across microservices and data stores.
• Architect low-latency, memory-safe Rust modules for performance-critical engines.
• Design robust API platforms, orchestration layers, and data pipelines using Python (FastAPI, Asyncio).
• Drive IaC standardizations with Terraform or Pulumi and oversee Kubernetes-based deployments and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud architecture

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE

Tools

Rust

Python

Kubernetes

Terraform/Pulumi

Job description

Job Title: Principal Software Architect / Lead Architect (Rust, Python & DevOps)

Location: [Bangalore/chennai/hyderabad, Remote / Hybrid]

Employment Type: Full-Time

Department: Engineering & Technical Architecture

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Software Architect to define, shape, and evolve our end-to-end system architecture. In this role, you will lead the architectural vision across high-throughput distributed systems, performant core engines, and cloud-native infrastructure.

You will work at the intersection of low-level systems engineering (Rust), rapid service deployment and data orchestration (Python), and scalable cloud infrastructure (DevOps / IaC). You will set technical benchmarks, establish engineering standards, and partner directly with engineering leadership to align technical roadmap with core business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership & System Strategy:
  
  • Define and maintain the multi-year technology strategy, architecture guidelines, and system integration patterns across microservices, event streams, and data stores.
  • Architect low-latency, memory-safe system modules in Rust for performance-critical engines and compute workloads.
  • Design robust API platforms, orchestration layers, and data pipelines utilizing Python (FastAPI, Asyncio, Pytest).
  • Establish cloud-native architectural patterns, ensuring security, high availability, fault tolerance, and cost optimization.
• DevOps, Infrastructure & Platform Engineering:
  
  • Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) standardizations using Terraform or Pulumi.
  • Oversee production-grade container orchestration using Kubernetes, continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and service mesh topologies.
  • Build end-to-end observability, tracing, and alerting strategies (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog).
• Technical Governance & Engineering Excellence:
  
  • Author and review Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and lead formal system design reviews.
  • Conduct technical spikes, create proof-of-concept (PoC) architectures, and evaluate emerging technologies.
  • Establish security standards (zero-trust, IAM, secret rotation, threat modeling) across codebases and cloud infrastructure.
• Mentorship & Cross-Functional Alignment:
  
  • Mentor staff and senior engineers, cultivating architectural thinking and engineering maturity across teams.
  • Collaborate with Product, Security, and Business Operations to translate complex business objectives into clear technical execution plans.

Required Qualifications

• Experience:
  
  • 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a Principal, Staff, or Software Architect role owning production systems at scale.
• Core Technical Expertise:
  
  • Rust: Hands-on mastery of async runtimes (Tokio, Axum/Actix), memory safety models, concurrency primitives, FFI, and performance tuning.
  • Python: Deep expertise in async architectures, system tooling, API framework design, and scientific/data engine integration.
  • Systems Design: Extensive track record designing distributed systems, event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS), and high-concurrency storage systems (PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Redis).
• Cloud & DevOps Architecture:
  
  • Advanced knowledge of multi-region deployment strategies on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Deep experience with Kubernetes, Helm, service meshes (Istio/Linkerd), and GitOps pipelines (ArgoCD/Flux).
  • Hands-on proficiency with Terraform/Pulumi and modern cloud security architectures.
• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with low-level system profiling, Linux kernel configuration, eBPF, or hardware-level optimization.
• Prior experience executing large-scale platform migrations (e.g., monolith to microservices, multi-cloud migrations, or cloud cost optimizations).
• Active participation in open-source communities or track record of published technical work/whitepapers.

What We Offer

• Highly competitive executive salary, equity grants, and performance bonuses.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and disability coverage.
• Flexible work arrangements (Remote / Hybrid flexibility).
• Dedicated budget for research, tech conferences, and certifications.
• Generous paid leave policy and sabbatical options.