We are seeking an experienced Microservices Architect to perform the role of Engineering Manager, leading the architecture, design, planning, and delivery of large-scale eCommerce initiatives built on a Java-based microservices ecosystem. This role combines engineering leadership, solution architecture, and delivery ownership to ensure successful execution of strategic platform modernization and customer experience initiatives.

This is a technology-first, hands-on engineering leadership role. The successful candidate must remain actively involved in architecture, technical decision-making, engineering quality, and solution delivery while leading distributed engineering teams.

Core Requirements

15+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in engineering leadership, architecture, or delivery leadership roles.
Design distributed data architectures and determine appropriate database strategies across relational, NoSQL, cache, search, and event-streaming platforms.
Familiar with observability platforms like Jaeger, Prometheus, Grafana
Define microservices architecture, service boundaries, bounded contexts, and domain decomposition using DDD principles.
Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or equivalent.
Strong hands-on engineering background in Java and Spring Boot microservices, with the ability to review architecture, designs, APIs, and implementation approaches.
Experience designing and delivering large-scale eCommerce or digital-commerce platforms.
Deep understanding of REST APIs, distributed systems, integration patterns, event-driven architecture, and messaging or streaming technologies such as Kafka.
Strong knowledge of cloud-native architecture and public cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevOps, observability, SRE practices, resiliency, and production operations.
Strong understanding of database technologies, caching strategies, scalability, performance optimization, security, and high-volume platform readiness.
Lead technical design reviews and guide teams on scalable, secure, maintainable, resilient, and high-performing solution designs.
Collaborate closely with SRE and platform engineering teams to drive observability, reliability, performance optimization, capacity planning, and operational excellence
Define and enforce engineering standards, architecture principles, development practices, and technical governance.
Foster a culture of engineering excellence through continuous improvement, innovation, automation, code quality, technical debt reduction, and adoption of modern engineering practices
Mentor engineering leads and senior engineers on architecture, design thinking, engineering best practices, problem solving, and technical decision-making while supporting their professional growth
Champion engineering quality through code reviews, testing strategies, CI/CD practices, release governance, and production readiness assessments
Working knowledge of AI and GenAI concepts and their practical application in software development, engineering productivity, personalization, recommendation systems, and customer experience initiatives.
Act as the primary technical and delivery leader for customer and internal stakeholders, driving technical discussions, resolving escalations, influencing solution decisions, and building stakeholder confidence
Strong stakeholder communication, project planning, risk management, negotiation, and decision-making skills
Proven experience leading distributed engineering teams, including offshore teams, and owning complex delivery from estimation through deployment and production stabilization.
Coordinate execution across cross-functional teams, product & platform teams, and external vendors or partners involved in the client engagement

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