Solution Architect — Full-Stack & Mobile Application Architecture

Surat / Ahmedabad

Hybrid / On-site

7+ years in software engineering (Java/.NET mandatory), with 2+ years in a dedicated Solution Architect role —including ownership of SADs, TDDs, design reviews, and architectural governance

About Project Tree

At Project Tree, we bridge the gap between complex business challenges and elegant technical solutions. As a premier IT service provider in Gujarat, we specialize in building scalable, future-ready applications. We are looking for a high-caliber Solution Architect to join our leadership team and define the technical foundations of our global enterprise projects.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Solution Architect who can bridge the gap between business needs and technical execution. This is a hands-on role — you will design end-to-end application architectures across web and mobile, write and review code alongside delivery teams, and mentor developers as they grow. You will not just draw diagrams; you will roll up your sleeves and prove your designs work.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

Application Architecture: Design and own application architecture for full-stack and mobile solutions spanning frontend, backend, APIs, databases, mobile apps, and integrations.
Requirements Translation: Translate business and functional requirements into technical designs, including component diagrams, data models, sequence flows, and technology selection rationale.
Standards & Governance: Define and enforce architectural standards, design patterns, and coding best practices across project teams.
Technology Evaluation: Assess and introduce modern technologies, frameworks, and tools where they add genuine value — not novelty.
Data Modeling: Define data models and make informed decisions between relational and NoSQL approaches based on use cases.
Data Lifecycle & Retention: Establish strategies for data storage, archival, and retention aligned with business and compliance needs.
Data Consistency Patterns: Apply appropriate consistency models such as eventual consistency and CQRS where required.

Hands-On Delivery

Technical Delivery: Lead and participate in hands-on delivery — prototyping, building reference implementations, conducting code reviews, and resolving complex technical blockers.
Planning & Estimation: Contribute to estimation, technical risk assessment, and solution proposals during project planning.
Documentation: Document architectures clearly enough that teams can build from them independently.
Architecture Artifacts: Create and maintain ADRs (Architecture Decision Records), C4 model diagrams, and API contracts (OpenAPI/Swagger).

Leadership & Collaboration

Mentoring: Mentor and coach mid-level and junior developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, and stakeholders to evaluate trade-offs and recommend pragmatic solutions.

Observability & Monitoring

Logging, monitoring, tracing (OpenTelemetry, ELK, CloudWatch)
Alerting & incident response design

KPIs & Success Metrics

System Scalability & Performance: Ensuring applications can handle projected load with sub-second latency.
Technical Debt Reduction: Measurable decrease in legacy issues and code complexity over time.
Architectural Alignment: Zero major deviations from the approved design during the development lifecycle.
Time-to-Market Efficiency: Improving delivery speed through reusable components and standardized frameworks.
Performance Tuning Effectiveness: Implementation and impact of performance tuning strategies, including caching and database optimization.
Load Testing & Benchmarking: Regular execution of load testing and benchmarking to validate system performance against defined thresholds.
Profiling & Optimization Practices: Effective use of profiling tools and techniques to identify bottlenecks and improve system efficiency.

Experience (Non-Negotiable)

Technical Skills & Qualifications

7+ years of hands-on professional software engineering experience, of which a mandatory 2+ years must have been in a dedicated Solution Architect role — with a proven track record of:
Authoring Solution Architecture Documents (SADs) and Technical Design Documents (TDDs)
Providing technical direction to delivery teams and leading design reviews
Planning architecture and delivery roadmaps across full project lifecycles
Enforcing adherence to best practices, standards, and governance frameworks
Candidates who cannot evidence the above with real examples from prior roles will not be progressed.

Backend

Server-Side Technologies: Strong proficiency in Java or .NET (mandatory), with working knowledge of Node.js as an advantage.
Object-Oriented Programming: Solid command of OOP principles (encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction) with demonstrable application in enterprise-grade backend systems. This is a core requirement, not a nice-to-have.

Frontend

UI Frameworks: Hands-on experience with React, Angular, or Next.js.

Mobile

Mobile Architecture: Experience in architecting mobile application solutions. Flutter experience is desirable.

Solution Architect

API Design: Solid experience designing RESTful and event-driven APIs. Knowledge of GraphQL APIs.

Cloud

AWS: Practical experience with AWS and its managed services for application workloads — compute, storage, messaging, and serverless.

DevOps & Infrastructure

CI/CD & Containers: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code concepts.

Delivery & Ways of Working

Agile Methodology: Experience working in SAFe Agile or WaterAgile (hybrid waterfall/agile) delivery environments.

Education

Degree: Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or information technology.

Nice to Have

Exposure to domain-driven design, microservices patterns, or event-driven architectures.
Experience with integration middleware or API management platforms.
AWS Solutions Architect certification, TOGAF, or equivalent.
Prior consulting or multi-client delivery experience.

Soft Skills

AI-Augmented Delivery: Ability to leverage AI tools and LLMs within project execution — for design, development, review, documentation, and problem-solving — to accelerate delivery and improve quality.
AI Enablement & Team Leadership: Capable of guiding and upskilling project teams in the effective use of the organization's approved AI tooling, establishing best practices, and ensuring the team consistently extracts maximum value from these tools.
Strategic Communication: Excellence in articulating complex technical visions to stakeholders, clients, and engineering teams.

What We Offer

Career Evolution: We offer a merit-based trajectory from Architect Senior Architect Lead Architect, culminating in Principal Architect/CTO. Your journey is defined by transitioning from technical execution to Strategic Architectural Governance.
Project Tree Life: We believe in celebrating our wins together! Enjoy a vibrant culture with frequent team lunches, dinners, annual trips, and our signature Cricket tournaments.
The Advantage: Technical autonomy to shape the company's tech direction, premium hardware at our Iconic Shyamal (Ahmedabad) office, and competitive salary benchmarks.

How To Apply

If this feels like the right role for you, click on the Apply button to submit your Resume and Architectural Portfolio/GitHub and complete the application form.

To learn more about our vision and the impactful work we do, feel free to explore our website at https://projecttree.in

Solution Architect Full-Stack & Mobile Application Architecture