Java Architect - Onsite

Keylent Inc; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Keylent Inc is seeking a senior software architect/leader to design and evolve production systems at scale in a fast-moving SaaS environment. You will design and evolve architectures, own technical direction, and partner with product, security, and operations to deliver reliable, multi-tenant solutions.

The role requires deep hands-on experience in Java and Spring Boot, React front-ends, Kafka data pipelines, Snowflake data warehousing, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing and evolving production software architectures in senior leadership roles.
• Hands-on Java and Spring Boot experience in distributed, production-scale systems.
• Experience with React and modern web application architecture.
• Proven track record designing event-driven systems and large-scale data pipelines with Apache Kafka.
• Strong understanding of cloud data warehousing concepts with Snowflake.
• Experience integrating with multiple third-party platforms and APIs.
• Solid CI/CD, automated testing, deployment strategies, and production operations knowledge.
• Experience building SaaS products including multi-tenancy, security, availability, scalability, and serviceability.
• Ability to lead through technical influence and collaborate across teams.
• Excellent communication, decision-making, and technical documentation skills.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

Apache Kafka

Snowflake

Event-driven

Data pipelines

Multi-tenant SaaS

CI/CD

Production ops

Tech leadership

APIs integrations

Cloud-native

Communication

Documentation

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

• Significant experience designing and evolving production software architectures, including experience in a principal, staff, or equivalent senior technical leadership role
• Strong hands-on background with Java and Spring Boot in distributed, production-scale systems
• Experience with React and modern web application architecture
• Proven experience designing event-driven systems and large-scale streaming or data pipelines using Apache Kafka
• Strong understanding of cloud data warehousing concepts and practical experience with Snowflake
• Demonstrated success architecting and operating integrations with multiple third-party platforms and APIs
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, deployment strategies, and production operations
• Experience building SaaS products, including multi-tenancy, security, availability, scalability, and serviceability considerations
• Ability to lead through technical influence and collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries
• Excellent communication, decision-making, and technical documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and cloud-native architecture
• Familiarity with containers and orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with data governance, data quality, schema evolution, and analytical modeling
• Experience implementing AI or LLM-enabled capabilities in production systems
• Familiarity with LLM integration patterns, evaluation, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt management, and responsible AI practices