Senior Java Architect

Happiest Minds Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Happiest Minds Technologies is seeking a Senior Java Architect in Bangalore to lead architecture, design, development and deployment of enterprise-scale solutions. You will drive microservices, RESTful APIs, data processing, and scalable platforms with emphasis on performance, security and reliability.

You will mentor engineering teams, define standards, collaborate with DevOps, and ensure non-functional requirements including observability and DR are met. 14–18 years experience desired.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing large-scale distributed systems.
• Hands-on with Java, Microservices, Node.js and REST APIs.
• Experience in architecture deliverables: HLD/LLD and standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, development and deployment of enterprise-scale solutions.
• Define architecture principles, reusable patterns and governance.
• Collaborate with DevOps and security for CI/CD and secure design.
• Mentor teams in MEAN stack and promote Agile delivery.
• Ensure logging, monitoring, performance, scalability and DR readiness.

Skills

Microservices

Java

Node.js

Jenkins

C3

Restful APIs

Azure DevOps

SQL

NoSQL

HLD

LLD

System Architecture

Tools

Git

Elasticsearch

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Description

Role - Senior Java Architect

Location - Bangalore

Experience - 14 to 18 Yrs

Lead the architecture, design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale solutions aligned with business and customer requirements.

• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems with expertise in microservices architecture, event-driven systems, load balancing, database design, security, and high-availability solutions.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in Java,Microservices, Node.js, C#, RESTful APIs, Git, Jenkins/Azure DevOps, and modern backend application development.
• Extensive experience with SQL and NoSQL databases; exposure to Elasticsearch is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of application scalability, performance optimization, caching strategies, resilience, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
• Experience creating architecture deliverables including High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), integration architecture, and technical standards.
• Define and implement architecture principles, reusable design patterns, engineering best practices, and governance frameworks.
• Design secure, scalable, and reliable data processing and application platforms while ensuring data quality, validation, transformation, and lifecycle management.
• Drive non-functional requirements including performance, scalability, availability, reliability, observability, and operational excellence.
• Establish standards for logging, monitoring, tracing, alerting, error handling, retry mechanisms, and production support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, DevOps, and security teams to drive technology selection, proof‑of‑concepts, implementation reviews, CI/CD automation, and secure design practices.
• Mentor engineering teams, particularly in MEAN stack development, promoting Agile delivery, coding standards, and software engineering best practices.
• Demonstrated expertise in software engineering practices with a strong focus on code quality, automated testing, maintainability, and balancing delivery speed with technical excellence.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to manage technical roadmaps, risks, and architectural dependencies.
• Exposure to 3D application development/implementations will be an added advantage.

Deal Breaker Skill

Architecting an application

Mandatory Skills

• Microservices
• Java
• Node.js
• Jenkins
• C3
• Restful APIs
• Azure Devops
• SQL
• NoSQL
• HLD
• LLD
• System Architecture