Senior Application Architect

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Application Architect to lead the design and architecture of enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications built on Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and AWS. This is a hands-on architecture role requiring deep expertise in event-driven systems, distributed application design, and AWS-native services.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining application architecture, reviewing solution designs, driving engineering best practices, and guiding development teams in building scalable, resilient, and highly available applications. The successful candidate should be equally comfortable designing solutions, reviewing code, troubleshooting complex production issues, and mentoring engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and design enterprise applications using Java, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot.
• Design and implement event-driven architectures leveraging Apache Kafka, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Amazon SQS, and Amazon SNS.
• Lead architecture reviews and evaluate solution designs for scalability, resiliency, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Establish application architecture standards, reusable frameworks, and coding best practices.
• Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and resilient distributed systems.
• Review code and provide recommendations for improving modularity, performance, and maintainability.
• Guide engineering teams on Kafka streaming architecture, event processing, and asynchronous communication patterns.
• Design and review API strategies, service-to-service communication, and integration patterns.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, cloud engineering, and product teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
• Mentor engineers and serve as the technical authority on application architecture and cloud-native design.

Required Qualifications

• 18+ years of software development experience with at least 8 years as an Application Architect or Technical Architect.
• Expert-level experience with:
• Java
• Spring Framework
• Spring Boot
• Apache Kafka
• Strong experience designing event-driven and microservices-based architectures.
• Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with Python for automation, serverless functions, or supporting services.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous messaging, and enterprise integration patterns.

Core Technical Skills

Application Development

Java

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Python

RESTful APIs

Microservices Architecture

Kafka Expertise

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience with Kafka streaming, including:

AWS Expertise: Hands-on experience designing applications using AWS services, including:

Architecture & Integration: Strong experience with:

Database Experience

Working knowledge of application and database design with experience in one or more of:

Responsibilities include:

• Basic database schema design
• Data modeling
• Transaction management
• Query optimization
• Database integration with microservices

Leadership Expectations

• Lead architecture and design discussions across engineering teams.
• Evaluate existing applications and recommend architectural improvements.
• Drive adoption of engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor developers and technical leads.
• Influence technical decisions through strong architectural leadership.
• Balance business priorities with scalable, maintainable technical solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or AWS CloudFormation).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified Developer – Associate.

Key Skills:: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS, Microservices