Senior Solution Architect - Hands-On & Client-Facing

Digital Forms; United States; A distancia; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Digital Forms is seeking a Solution Architect who turns messy business problems into a concrete technical plan. You’ll participate in discovery workshops, assess existing systems and APIs, and decide how a new system should be built, then ensure it gets built that way.

This senior, client‑facing role stays hands-on—you'll code, review production code, and own the design from first conversation through production, collaborating with US and EU/UK clients across time zones.

Formación

• 7+ years in software delivery, with at least 3 spent as a Solution Architect or senior backend / technical lead.
• 5+ years actually writing production code in Python, Java, or Kotlin.
• Hands-on time with AWS or Azure.
• Comfortable with API design, event‑driven architecture (Kafka, SQS, or RabbitMQ), and microservices / integration patterns.
• At home with both relational and NoSQL databases.
• Able to read API docs and judge integration options for yourself.
• Experience building custom software, not just wiring up SaaS tools.
• Solid grasp of how software gets shipped (Agile, DevOps).

Responsabilidades

• Get to the bottom of what the client needs, and turn it into architecture that scales and survives contact with reality
• Design the system and choose the stack for new builds
• Stay hands‑on — write and review production code, and prototype when a design needs proving rather than describing
• Look at existing systems and APIs and call what's reusable, what's a dead end, and what needs replacing
• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with client stakeholders, product owners, and developers
• Document the architecture clearly enough that the team can build from it
• Keep the technical direction consistent and feasible as things evolve
• Guide the implementation team and be the person they bring the hard calls to
• Run client workshops and technical discovery sessions

Conocimientos

Solution architecture

Backend development

Python

Java

Kotlin

AWS

Azure

API design

Event-driven architecture

Microservices

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Agile / DevOps

Client-facing workshops

Herramientas

Kafka

SQS

RabbitMQ

Descripción del empleo

Digital Forms is seeking a Solution Architect who turns messy business problems into a concrete technical plan. You’ll participate in discovery workshops, assess existing systems and APIs, and decide how a new system should be built, then ensure it gets built that way.

This senior, client‑facing role stays hands-on—you'll code, review production code, and own the design from first conversation through production, collaborating with US and EU/UK clients across time zones.