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≈ $29k – $75k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (Chennai)
Seniority
Architect · 15+ years exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 17, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 25, 2026.

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UST

UST is a digital transformation and technology services company that partners with clients to deliver AI-driven solutions and business outcomes. It hires data scientists, Salesforce integration specialists, Java, .NET and Node.js developers, mainly in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The company is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

Who we are:

At UST, we help the world’s best organizations grow and succeed through transformation. Bringing together the right talent, tools, and ideas, we work with our client to co-create lasting change. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact-touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at .

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Software Architect / Principal Software Architect with 15+ years of software engineering experience and deep expertise in C++, C#, .NET, and WPF. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing and architecting large-scale enterprise and industrial software platforms, leading technical teams, and driving architecture decisions across complex engineering programs.

This role will be responsible for defining software architecture, technology strategy, scalability, performance optimization, and technical governance for next-generation semiconductor equipment and automation solutions. The architect will collaborate closely with global engineering teams, product management, system architects, and leadership stakeholders to build high-performance, reliable, and maintainable software systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the overall software architecture and technical roadmap for enterprise-scale applications.
  • Lead architecture and design reviews across multiple product lines and engineering teams.
  • Design highly scalable, distributed, and high-performance software solutions using C++, C#, .NET, and WPF.
  • Architect complex multithreaded, concurrent, and real-time systems with a focus on reliability and performance.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers and development teams.
  • Establish software engineering standards, coding practices, design patterns, and architectural governance.
  • Drive application modernization, performance optimization, and technology adoption initiatives.
  • Architect solutions integrating software with hardware systems, instrumentation, motion control systems, sensors, and industrial automation platforms.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, and Process Engineering.
  • Lead technical risk analysis, architectural assessments, and strategic technology decisions.
  • Review and approve high-level and low-level design documents.
  • Support customer escalations and provide architecture-level troubleshooting for critical issues.
  • Participate in product strategy discussions and long-term technology planning.

    Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • 15+ years of software development experience, including significant architecture and technical leadership responsibilities.
  • Strong expertise in Modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20).
  • Extensive experience in C#, .NET Framework, and .NET Core/.NET.
  • Deep experience with WPF, MVVM, and enterprise desktop application architecture.
  • Proven experience architecting large-scale software systems and mission-critical applications.
  • Strong expertise in multithreading, concurrency, synchronization, and asynchronous programming.
  • Solid understanding of software architecture patterns, design principles, and system integration.
  • Experience leading geographically distributed engineering teams.
  • Strong knowledge of performance optimization, memory management, and system scalability.
  • Experience with source control and DevOps platforms such as Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, or similar.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.

    Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in Semiconductor Equipment, Inspection Systems, Metrology, Lithography, Manufacturing Automation, or Industrial Systems.
  • Experience designing software platforms that integrate with:
  • Motion Control Systems
  • Cameras and Vision Systems
  • Sensors and Instrumentation
  • Robotics and Factory Automation Equipment
  • Experience with cloud-connected industrial applications.
  • Knowledge of AI/ML integration within industrial software platforms.
  • Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or other enterprise databases.
  • Exposure to CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing, and software quality frameworks.
  • Knowledge of SEMI standards and semiconductor manufacturing workflows.
  • Experience with microservices, distributed systems, and modern software architecture methodologies.

    Key Technical Skills

    Programming Languages

  • C++
  • C#
  • SQL

    Frameworks & Technologies

  • .NET / .NET Core
  • WPF
  • MVVM
  • Windows Desktop Development
  • REST APIs
  • Azure DevOps
  • Git

    Architecture Expertise

    • Enterprise Software Architecture
    • Solution Architecture
    • System Design
    • Scalability & Performance Engineering
    • Software Modernization
    • Technical Governance
    • Design Patterns
    • Distributed Systems

    Leadership Competencies

    • Technical Leadership
    • Architecture Governance
    • Strategic Technology Planning
    • Stakeholder Management
    • Engineering Mentorship
    • Team Leadership
    • Innovation & Problem Solving
    • Cross-Functional Collaboration

    Desired Attributes

    • Strong architectural vision and strategic thinking.
    • Ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams.
    • Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.
    • Passion for building scalable and maintainable software platforms.
    • Strong ownership mindset with focus on business outcomes.
    • Comfortable working with executive stakeholders and global engineering teams.

      What we believe:

      We’re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we’ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the centre of everything we do.

      Humility:

      We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

      Humanity:

      Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

      Integrity:

      We honour our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

      Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

      UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

      All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

      USTreserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

      • To support and promote the values of UST.

      • Comply with all Company policies and procedures

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