Technical Lead/Solution Architect

* The client is expected to have **2–3 interview rounds** * A **client coding/technical assessment** will be part of the selection process **Description:** We are seeking an experienced **Senior Technical Lead / Solution Architect** to provide technical leadership, execute customer technology roadmap, architect for scalable enterprise solutions, and lead the successful delivery of high\-quality software products. The ideal candidate should possess strong full\-stack development expertise with **React JS, Python, and SQL** , along with hands\-on experience in cloud platforms, DevOps practices, modern software architecture, and mentoring engineering teams. The role requires a highly self\-driven individual who can independently drive technical initiatives with minimal oversight while collaborating closely with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams. **Key Responsibilities** **Technical Leadership** Own the end\-to\-end technical architecture for assigned products and platforms. Define and drive the technology roadmap aligned with business objectives. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate. Make architectural decisions considering scalability, security, performance, maintainability, and cost. Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines. Lead technical design discussions and architecture reviews. Drive Migration from legacy to newer technology stack. **Solution Architecture** Design scalable, secure, resilient, and cloud\-native applications. Define microservices, APIs, integration patterns, messaging, and event\-driven architectures. Produce high\-level and low\-level design documents. Ensure applications meet non\-functional requirements including availability, reliability, observability, and security. Drive API\-first architecture and reusable component design. **Software Development** Lead full\-stack application development using: * React JS * Python * SQL Contribute to complex software development activities where required. Review code and ensure adherence to engineering standards. Resolve complex technical challenges across frontend, backend, databases, and integrations. **Project Delivery** Drive technical deliverables from inception through production deployment. Build solutions with minimal supervision while ensuring high quality. Estimate development efforts and identify technical risks. Ensure timely delivery through effective planning and execution. Support Agile delivery methodologies. **Team Leadership** Mentor and coach a small team of software engineers. Conduct technical reviews and provide constructive feedback. Foster engineering excellence and continuous learning. Guide developers in design, coding, testing, debugging, and deployment. Assist in hiring and onboarding technical talent when required. **Cloud \& DevOps** Design and implement cloud\-native architectures. Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate deployments and infrastructure. Define CI/CD pipelines and release strategies. Improve application observability using logging and monitoring tools. Ensure infrastructure scalability and operational excellence. **Quality \& Security** Promote secure coding practices. Ensure applications comply with security and compliance standards. Drive automated testing strategies. Improve code quality through static analysis, code reviews, and automated pipelines. **Stakeholder Collaboration** Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, UX teams, QA, and customers. Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Present architectural recommendations to senior leadership. Communicate technical decisions effectively to both technical and non\-technical stakeholders. **Required Technical Skills** **Front\-End:** React JS, JavaScript (ES6\+), TypeScript, Redux/Context API, REST API integration **Back\-End:** Python (Fast API / Flask / Django), RESTful APIs **Database:** SQL \- PostgreSQL / SQL Server / MySQL Experience working with AWS Cloud Platform, Serverless architecture, Cloud networking, Storage services, Auto Scaling, Load Balancing, CI/CD Pipelines, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, Deployment automation.