Java Architect
Reading, PA -Onsite
- Java Architect with Java, Spring Boot, React, Kafka, SNOWFLAKE, AWS/Google Cloud Platform/Azure, AI, LLM, RAG, CI/CD - Preferred 15+years profiles and need 4 years recent Architect exp
· Define and evolve the platform’s technical architecture and long-term roadmap, aligning design decisions with product goals, scale, reliability, security, and cost
· Provide technical leadership across backend services built with Java and Spring Boot and frontend applications built with React
· Design scalable event-driven architectures and high-throughput data pipelines using Apache Kafka
· Guide data architecture and integration patterns involving Snowflake and other analytical data systems
· Lead architecture for complex third-party integrations, including API design, authentication, data mapping, reliability, versioning, and failure handling
·Establish architectural standards and patterns for service boundaries, data contracts, observability, security, and performance
·Strengthen CI/CD practices, deployment automation, testing strategy, and release reliability across engineering teams
·Collaborate with product, data, security, operations, and engineering leaders to evaluate tradeoffs and guide technical decisions
·Review designs and provide mentorship to engineers and technical leads, raising engineering quality across teams
·Identify and address technical risks, scalability constraints, architectural debt, and operational bottlenecks
·Evaluate AI and LLM technologies and lead their practical, secure integration into the product or engineering workflows where they provide measurable value
·Communicate technical strategy, options, and tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
·Required Qualifications
·Significant experience designing and evolving production software architectures, including experience in a principal, staff, or equivalent senior technical leadership role
·Strong hands-on background with Java and Spring Boot in distributed, production-scale systems
·Experience with React and modern web application architecture
·Proven experience designing event-driven systems and large-scale streaming or data pipelines using Apache Kafka
·Strong understanding of cloud data warehousing concepts and practical experience with Snowflake
·Demonstrated success architecting and operating integrations with multiple third-party platforms and APIs
·Strong understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, deployment strategies, and production operations
·Experience building SaaS products, including multi-tenancy, security, availability, scalability, and serviceability considerations
·Ability to lead through technical influence and collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries
·Excellent communication, decision-making, and technical documentation skills
