Senior Software Architect

About the role

As a Senior Software Architect for the TrustX SaaS platform, you will define, evolve, and safeguard the technical architecture of our cloud‑based identity and authentication services. You will work hands‑on with backend, frontend, mobile, DevOps, database, and QA teams to ensure the platform is secure, scalable, performant, well‑designed, and implemented according to best practices.

Key responsibilities

• Define and evolve the end‑to‑end architecture for the TrustX SaaS platform, covering frontend, backend, mobile, data, and cloud infrastructure.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, performant system designs, including APIs, service boundaries, data models, integration patterns, and deployment architectures.
• Partner with developers to guide implementation approaches, validate design assumptions, and ensure delivery aligns with architectural intent.
• Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and architectural assessments to ensure quality and consistency across teams.
• Own and maintain architectural artifacts such as diagrams, decision records, patterns, and guidelines.
• Lead performance analysis and tuning across backend services, frontend flows, databases, API traffic patterns, and cloud infrastructure.
• Participate in P1 incident management and drive post‑incident reviews with corrective actions.

Required profile

• 10+ years designing and building enterprise‑class software, with at least 3+ years in an architect or senior technical lead role.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, API design, and cloud‑native architecture.
• Strong experience with Java ecosystems (Spring Boot, Spring Framework, REST APIs, Hibernate, JVM performance considerations).
• Excellent command of AWS cloud services (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch) or equivalent providers.
• Experience designing for security, scalability, performance, reliability, and observability.
• Ability to evaluate and compare technologies, frameworks, and architectural approaches with clear reasoning.
• Strong communication skills to explain complex technical concepts to both engineers and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Computer Science/Engineering degree or equivalent experience.

Required skills

• Java (Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Hibernate)
• REST APIs
• AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch)
• OAuth2, OpenID Connect, TLS
• Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry
• Microservices and distributed systems
• API design and cloud‑native architecture
• Performance profiling and tuning
• Reliability patterns (circuit breakers, retries, idempotency)
• Observability (logs, metrics, tracing)

What we offer

• Work in rapidly growing fields of identity verification, authentication, biometrics, telephony, and fraud.
• Opportunity to influence and shape the architecture of a major SaaS platform used by global enterprise customers.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Flexible, supportive environment that respects work/life balance.