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The Software Architect will play a key role in shaping the architecture and design of our Java-based SaaS application, which is deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You should have the ability to thrive on new technical challenges and innovate our products, technology stack, and development processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide architectural oversight and technical direction for the development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of a large-scale Java-based SaaS application.
- Lead and mentor a diverse engineering team, ensuring best practices in software development, testing, and operations.
- Collaborate with DevOps and Data Engineering teams to ensure scalable and resilient infrastructure and data solutions.
- Develop a deep understanding of product functionality and how it relates to business goals and practices.
- Demonstrate strong ownership over the challenges and solutions, proactively driving initiatives to address obstacles and implement effective strategies.
- Design and implement cloud-native solutions, leveraging GCP services and best practices.
- Evaluate and integrate various cloud technologies to optimize application performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
- Ensure the application architecture is aligned with business goals and is scalable, maintainable, and secure.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities required:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
- 15+ years industry experience.
- In-depth knowledge of cloud-native architectures, microservices, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound architectural decisions.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Full stack experience in developing N-tier Java web applications.
- Strong experience with building and consuming RESTful APIs/services.
- Good experience with cloud-based development/leverage cloud services.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience working in a Lean/Agile environment.
- Experience with database design and data modeling.
- Extensive knowledge of the software development process and corresponding technologies.
- Excellent understanding of design patterns and architectural styles.
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