Technical Architect/Development Lead

Job Title: Technical Architect/Development Lead

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Duration: / Term: C2C

Experience Desired: 10+ Years
 

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced Development Lead / Solution Architect to spearhead the design and development of scalable, resilient backend systems. This role requires a senior technologist with a strong architectural mindset and hands-on coding expertise. The ideal candidate will combine strategic architectural vision with practical development leadership, owning end-to-end solution design and driving implementation from concept to production in a client-facing environment.

Required Experience & Technical Skills:
10-14 years of overall software development experience with 4 plus years in technical lead/architect roles

• 3-4 years in architecture / technical leadership roles.
• Strong hands-on experience in Python for backend development
• Experience in Java, especially Spring Boot and Microservices
• Proven expertise in solution architecture and distributed system design
• Extensive experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, EKS, etc.)
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed architectures
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with logging, monitoring, and observability tools such as Kibana / ELK stack
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Strong understanding of data structures, system scalability, and performance tuning
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading senior engineers and influencing architecture decisions.
• Comfortable working across geographically distributed teams.
• Good to have:
• Experience with AI/ML
• Exposure to big data technologies (Spark, Kafka).
• Experience with API gateways and event-driven architecture.
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments.
• Key Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end solution architecture and system design for scalable, cloud-native applications
• Drive hands-on development using Python and Java for backend services and microservices
• Architect and implement solutions on the AWS cloud platform
• Design and build highly scalable, resilient, and secure distributed systems
• Lead and mentor development teams, enforcing coding standards and best practices
• Collaborate closely with clients and stakeholders for requirement analysis, technical discussions, and solution design
• Design and implement containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes
• Define and implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices
• Ensure system observability, logging, and monitoring using tools like Kibana / ELK
• Drive performance optimization, reliability, and scalability initiative

Key Skills:

Java, Springboot, Microservices, Python, AWS, AI.