[Hiring] App Development Architect @66degrees

Role Description

As an App Development Architect, you'll be at the forefront of solution design, defining technical roadmaps, making critical architectural decisions, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex application projects. You'll mentor development teams, promote best practices, and drive innovation across our application development lifecycle, primarily leveraging the power of Google Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Lead the design and architecture of robust, scalable, secure, and high-performance applications, defining technical standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Solution Design & Strategy: Translate complex business requirements and user stories into detailed technical designs, architectural blueprints, and implementation strategies for application development projects.
• Technology Selection: Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and platforms, with a strong emphasis on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and cloud-native architectures.
• Technical Guidance & Mentorship: Provide expert technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, conducting code reviews, and ensuring adherence to architectural principles and coding standards.
• Performance & Scalability: Design solutions that meet stringent performance, scalability, reliability, and security requirements, anticipating future growth and evolving needs.
• Integration Strategy: Define strategies for integrating diverse systems, including APIs, microservices, third-party platforms, and legacy applications.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with clients, product managers, project managers, and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure alignment between business goals and technical solutions.
• Roadmapping & Innovation: Contribute to technical roadmaps, staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends (e.g., AI/ML integration, serverless, containerization) to drive innovation.
• Risk Management: Identify potential technical risks and challenges, proposing mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in software development, with at least 3-5 years in an Application Architect or similar senior leadership role, focusing on complex enterprise applications.
• Deep, hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud-native applications (GCP preferred).
• Strong understanding and practical experience with modern architectural patterns (e.g., Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Serverless, N-tier applications).
• Expertise in Java and at least one other programming language.
• Expertise in one or more modern programming languages commonly used in enterprise application development (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js, Go, C#).
• Proficient in designing data models and selecting appropriate database technologies (relational, NoSQL) based on application requirements.
• Extensive experience with RESTful API design principles, API Gateways (e.g., Apigee), and secure API development.
• Solid understanding and experience with DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to define technical solutions for complex business problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to lead technical discussions, present architectural designs, and mentor development teams.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Should be ready and available to work in shifts.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team, fostering strong relationships with application development teams.

Company Description

66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected class.

Please note, we cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind, at this time.

As an AI transformation partner, 66degrees leverages intelligent solutions to enhance our recruitment experience. We utilize AI tools—including LinkedIn Recruiter’s Hiring Assistant and interview transcription technologies—to assist with sourcing, role analysis, and capturing interview highlights.

These tools augment our process, but we "Commit to Our Craft" by ensuring all final hiring decisions are made by our human Talent Team. By applying, you acknowledge the use of these technologies to help us "Win Together" in finding the best fit for our team.