Lead Architect – Java/Spring Boot, Cloud - TX

Greetings Everyone

Who are we?

For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune

500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members

across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization. For a brief

1 minute video about us, you can check https://youtu.be/uJWBWQZEA6o

[https://youtu.be/uJWBWQZEA6o].

Role Summary

We are seeking a Lead Architect who can own system architecture end-to-end and

clearly articulate design decisions, technology choices, and tradeoffs to senior

stakeholders. This role requires deep hands-on technical expertise combined with

strong technical communication and leadership capabilities. The ideal candidate

should be comfortable leading architecture discussions, guiding teams, and

influencing platform direction.

Key Responsibilities

• - Lead architecture design for complex, large‑scale backend and platform
• systems, with ownership across application, integration, data, and cloud layers.
• - Drive architecture and design clarity, focusing on long‑term scalability,
• performance, security, and resiliency rather than pure feature development.
• - Clearly articulate architecture decisions, design patterns, and tradeoffs to
• engineers, product teams, and senior client stakeholders.
• - Define and govern technology standards, design guidelines, and engineering
• best practices across teams.
• - Review, challenge, and approve high‑level and low‑level technical designs.
• - Lead technical discussions with client architects and senior engineering
• leadership, influencing platform direction and roadmap decisions.
• - Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and cloud services aligned with
• platform strategy.
• - Support delivery teams by resolving complex technical challenges and
• architectural risks.
• - Mentor senior engineers and tech leads to raise overall architectural maturity
• of the organization.
• Required Qualifications
• - 10+ years of overall software engineering experience with 3–4 years in an
• architecture or lead role.
• - Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and API-driven
• architectures.
• - Strong experience designing distributed systems and enterprise-scale
• platforms.
• - Deep experience with cloud architectures (Azure, GCP, or AWS).
• - Strong knowledge of architecture and design patterns.
• - Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and release architecture.
• - Excellent technical communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• - Proven ability to lead architecture discussions and defend design decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• - Experience in regulated enterprise environments (Healthcare, BFSI, Retail).
• - Experience with Kafka, Pub/Sub, or event-driven architectures.
• - Knowledge of observability, performance tuning, and production readiness.
• - Experience collaborating directly with client architecture teams.
• - Experience in cloud migration or platform modernization initiatives.
• Location
• * Texas, Chicago, NY - Photon Offices
• Compensation, Benefits and Duration
• Minimum

Compensation

USD 50,000

Maximum

Compensation

USD 175,000

Compensation

is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate.

The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.

Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable

pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time

employees.

This position is available for independent contractors

No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date

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