Senior Solution Architect Cloud & Data Platforms

Machine Intelligence Technologies, LLC; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Machine Intelligence Technologies LLC seeks an experienced Cloud Architect to lead end-to-end architecture for high-traffic, customer-facing web apps. You will design scalable microservices on AWS, build SPAs with React.js, and model data on PostgreSQL with a focus on reliability and cost efficiency.

Lead architecture reviews, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, DevOps, and security teams in a cloud-native environment. 24-month contract with extension possible.

Qualifications

• Experience leading architecture for high-traffic, customer-facing web apps.
• Design of microservices-based and event-driven architectures on AWS.
• Proficiency with React.js SPAs and Node.js APIs.
• Strong data modeling for OLTP/OLAP on PostgreSQL.
• Ability to create architecture blueprints across layers and deployment topology.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture for high-traffic, customer-facing web applications.
• Design scalable microservices and event-driven architectures using Node.js, REST APIs, and GraphQL.
• Architect SPAs with React.js focusing on modular components and performance.
• Define relational and non-relational data models optimized for high-volume OLTP on PostgreSQL.
• Create architecture blueprints covering application layers, data flows, integration, observability, and deployment topology.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

AWS

Node.js

React.js

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Distributed Systems

Leadership

Tools

AWS

ECS/EKS

Lambda

RDS

PostgreSQL

Redis

CDN

Job description

Duration:

24Months+ Extension

Hourly Rate:

Depending on Experience (DOE)

Work Authorization:

• Lead endtoend architecture for hightraffic, customer-facing web applications.
• Design scalable microservices-based and event-driven architectures using Node.js, REST APIs, and GraphQL.
• Architect single-page applications (SPA) using React.js, modular component design, and optimized client-side performance.
• Define relational and non-relational data models optimized for high-volume OLTP transactions on PostgreSQL.
• Create architecture blueprints covering application layers, data flows, integration, observability, and deployment topology.

Cloud Architecture on AWS

• Design distributed, fault-tolerant, and secure solutions using key AWS services:
• VPC, Subnets, NACLs, Security Groups for network isolation
• ALB/NLB, Auto Scaling, ECS/EKS, Lambda for compute
• RDS PostgreSQL, Aurora, ElastiCache for data
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and high availability for systems processing large transaction volumes.
• Review and optimize cloud costs, architecture fitness, and performance.

Application Performance & Scalability

• Design solutions withbuiltin load balancing, auto-scaling, queueing, caching, and failover patterns.
• Architect for low latency, high throughput, and predictable system behavior under peak load.
• Ensure appropriate use of CDN, caching layers (Redis/Memcached), and async processing.

Security & Compliance

• Own the security architecture across application, data, and network layers:
• Data encryption in transit & rest
• Secure VPC patterns
• Work with InfoSec teams on threat modeling, vulnerability resolution, and cloud security posture.

Technical Leadership

• Guide engineering teams on architecture patterns, design reviews, best practices, and code quality.
• Collaborate with product owners, UX, DevOps, and QA to ensure cohesive delivery.
• Mentor developers and junior architects; evangelize modern engineering and cloud-native principles.

MACHINE INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. MACHINE INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will MACHINE INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract