Technical Architect

Photon; Hyderabad, Chennai District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to define end-to-end architecture for large-scale, cloud-native applications. You will lead engineering teams, set standards, and guide cloud deployments across GCP/AWS/Azure while collaborating with product stakeholders.

The role requires deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern front-end frameworks like React JS. You will drive CI/CD, security, and performance improvements across the stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10-14+ years of experience in software development with significant architecture responsibilities.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong track record of leading technical teams and driving architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead end-to-end architecture for scalable, cloud-native applications.
• Design robust backend systems with Java, Spring Boot, and microservices.
• Architect and guide React-based front-ends for performance and responsiveness.
• Establish architecture standards, patterns, and best practices across the org.
• Create HLD/LLD documents and review designs and code.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Drive microservices adoption, event-driven patterns, and API-first design.
• Ensure performance, scalability, availability, and security of systems.
• Lead cloud deployment strategies across GCP/AWS/Azure.
• Define integration patterns with external systems and APIs.
• Implement observability with monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Drive CI/CD and DevOps practices for automated build/test/deploy.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to teams.
• Conduct architecture reviews and enforce engineering best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture decisions

Cloud-native design

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

React JS

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Jenkins/GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Title

Technical Architect

Job Location

Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect with deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture, GCP, and modern front-end frameworks such as React JS. This role requires a highly skilled professional who can define and drive end-to-end architecture, design scalable cloud-native solutions, and lead engineering teams in delivering high-performance applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead end-to-end architecture for scalable, distributed, and cloud-native applications.
• Design robust backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Architect and guide development of responsive and high-performance front-end applications using React JS.
• Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices across the organization.
• Create high-level and low-level design (HLD/LLD) documents and review technical designs.
• Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Drive adoption of microservices, event-driven architecture, and API-first design principles.
• Ensure system performance, scalability, availability, and security across applications.
• Lead cloud architecture and deployment strategies (GCP/AWS/Azure).
• Define integration patterns with external systems, APIs, and third-party services.
• Implement observability practices including monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Drive CI/CD strategy and DevOps practices for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to development teams.
• Conduct code reviews, architecture reviews, and enforce engineering best practices.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards and security guidelines.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10-14+ years of experience in software development, with significant experience in architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems.
• Strong experience leading technical teams and driving architecture decisions.

Back-End Expertise

• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.
• Extensive experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Expertise in RESTful APIs, API Gateway patterns, and service orchestration.
• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, Pub/Sub, etc.).
• Strong understanding of database design (SQL/NoSQL) and data modeling.

Front-End Expertise (React JS)

• Strong experience with React JS, Redux (or similar state management libraries), and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Experience in building scalable, reusable, and component-driven UI architectures.
• Knowledge of front-end performance optimization and responsive design.
• Familiarity with front-end testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress.

Cloud & DevOps Expertise

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Strong knowledge of containerization using Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Bitbucket Pipelines.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Cloud Monitoring).

Engineering & Architecture Practices

• Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and high-availability architecture.
• Experience with domain-driven design (DDD) and clean architecture principles.
• Knowledge of security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, API security).
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Nice to Have

• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
• Exposure to serverless architectures and modern cloud-native patterns.
• Knowledge of GraphQL and API management platforms.
• Experience with headless CMS or composable architectures.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and web performance optimization.
• Experience in enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.