Technical Architect

We are seeking a seasoned Technical Architect who has previously owned and governed backend architecture in production systems. The role focuses on defining long-term technical direction, ensuring architectural consistency across teams, and aligning system design with business and scalability goals. Strong experience in Java, Node.js, and modern cloud platforms-preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with working knowledge of AWS-is required.

Roles and responsibilities

• Own system-level and cross-cutting architectural decisions across multiple teams and services, including trade-off analysis, long-term scalability, and cost considerations.

• Act as the final technical authority for system design, non-functional requirements, and architectural standards.

• Drive architectural trade-offs by balancing scalability, reliability, security, cost, and delivery speed.

• Establish and enforce architectural guardrails, patterns, and reference implementations across teams.

• Work with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Design cloud-native applications with a focus on scalability, fault-tolerance, and performance.

• Lead architecture reviews, code quality checks, and performance analysis.

• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and platforms based on project needs.

• Ensure best practices around security, monitoring, CI/CD, and DevOps are followed.

• Collaborate with product, QA, DevOps, and other cross-functional teams.

Requirements

Must have

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a formal Technical Architect / Solution Architect role, owning system design decisions end-to-end.

• Proven experience in creating and reviewing HLD and LLD documents, with the ability to articulate complex systems clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong architectural understanding of Java and Node.js ecosystems, with the ability to guide teams on framework and design choices. Hands-on coding as needed for critical paths and reviews.

• Solid experience designing and deploying applications on GCP (preferred) and/or AWS.

• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, API design (REST, GraphQL), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with NoSQL and SQL databases. (Firestore, Datastore, and Cloud Spanner) is a plus.

• Knowledge of performance tuning, observability (logs, metrics, tracing), and security best practices.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, etc.).

Good to have

• Experience working in multi-cloud or cloud migration projects.

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Exposure to frontend frameworks such as React,Next.js , Vue, or Angular is a plus.

• Mandatory certifications (at least one):

  • GCP Professional Cloud Architect or

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)

About us

We are a Portland-based SaaS product company on a mission to empower businesses to work from Anywhere. Our global team of engineers, designers, testers, product experts, customer experience associates, and marketers come together to create a better way to work. Our products and services help businesses to be more productive, flexible, and scalable. Together, we can change the way the world works!