Responsive - Software Architect - Distributed Systems
Responsive
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Job type
- Full-time
Required skills
- Agile
- AWS
- Apache
- Apache Solr
- Azure
- backend
- caching
- containerization
- cross-functional
- Docker
- Elasticsearch
- frontend
- GCP
- Java
- Jira
- Kubernetes
- microservices
- NoSQL
- React
- SaaS
- SQL
- uptime
About the role
Responsive
Website:
responsive.io
Job details:
About The Role
- Responsive is looking for a Software Architect who combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to design and evolve scalable, reliable, and secure SaaS architectures.
- In this role, you will collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams to define architectures, drive technical decision-making, and ensure solutions align with business goals.
- You will play a critical role in building trust with stakeholders, mentoring engineering teams, and driving innovation across the organization.
- We welcome candidates who thrive at the intersection of architecture, technology strategy, and hands-on problem-solving, and who are eager to make an impact in a fast-paced SaaS Youll Be Doing :
- Architecting Solutions at Scale : Design, document, and evolve large-scale distributed systems that balance performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with product, security, and engineering teams to shape and continually refine Responsives technology stack and architecture.
- Technical Leadership : Embed with engineering teams for large projects, providing architectural guidance, and act as a consultant for smaller initiatives.
- Hands-On Contribution : Lead by doingcoding, optimizing, and troubleshooting across the stack (Java, Spring Boot, React, MongoDB)while partnering with feature development teams.
- Performance & Reliability : Investigate, analyze, and resolve bottlenecks to optimize system performance, maintain high uptime SLAs, and ensure efficient resource utilization.
- Cloud-Native Expertise : Design architectures leveraging AWS, Azure, or GCP, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and Innovation & Adoption : Evaluate emerging tools, frameworks, and approaches; drive adoption where beneficial to improve developer productivity, performance, or customer experience.
- Mentorship & Enablement : Mentor engineers, foster best practices in solution design, and participate in technical roundtables and architectural reviews across the organization.
- Incident Leadership : Participate in architectural governance and, over time, join on-call rotations for high-severity incidents to support system reliability.
- Emerging Tech : Evaluate emerging tech (databases, LLM APIs, orchestration tools) and translating hype into grounded engineering Were Looking For : :
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related :
- 12+ years of overall software development experience, with at least 5 years focused on architecting and designing large-scale, cloud-based distributed systems.
- Proven track record leading architectural initiatives in SaaS or enterprise-scale Qualifications & Ability :
- Strong expertise in designing API-driven applications and microservices architectures.
- Mastery in Java and Spring Boot for backend development, with working knowledge of React for frontend integration.
- Hands-on experience with data layer technologies, including databases (MongoDB, SQL/NoSQL), caching systems, and messaging/event-driven architectures.
- Expertise in search and retrieval technologies such as ElasticSearch or Apache Solr.
- Strong knowledge of application and cloud security best practices.
- Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture, container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in performance optimization, monitoring, and troubleshooting using modern observability tools.
- Excellence in written and verbal communication, with the ability to tailor complex technical concepts for executives, engineers, and customers alike.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate and resolve organization-wide technical discussions, aligning stakeholders while driving to decisions.
- Experience in Agile environments, with tools like JIRA.
- Familiarity with AI-driven search and semantic technologies.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and real-time data processing frameworks
- Familiarity with modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Join Us?
- Impact-Driven Work : Build innovative solutions that redefine strategic response management.
- Collaborative Environment : Work with a passionate team of technologists, designers, and product leaders.
- Career Growth : Be part of a company that values learning and professional development.
- Competitive Benefits : We offer comprehensive compensation and benefits to support our employees.
- Trusted by Industry Leaders : Be part of a product that is trusted by world-leading organizations.
- Cutting-Edge Technology : Work on AI-driven solutions, cloud-native architectures, and large-scale data processing.
- Diverse and Inclusive Workplace : Collaborate with a global team that values different perspectives and ideas
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