Application Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico.

📋 Description

• Establish and uphold application architecture standards, principles, and best practices.

• Create scalable, secure, and highly available API ecosystems and integration solutions.

• Oversee architecture reviews and offer technical guidance to engineering teams.

• Set standards for API design, security, observability, documentation, and lifecycle management.

• Spearhead integration strategies across internal applications, SaaS platforms, enterprise systems, and external partners.

• Conduct domain discovery and event storming workshops with both business and technical stakeholders.

• Architect and implement event-driven and message-based frameworks.

• Promote the use of AI-driven engineering practices and pinpoint opportunities to enhance business value, operational efficiency, and developer productivity.

• Advocate for engineering excellence through TDD, Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and automated quality practices.

• Lead modernization projects and efforts to reduce technical debt.

• Design cloud-native solutions utilizing Microsoft Azure and contemporary platform services.

• Formulate strategies for scalability, resiliency, disaster recovery, observability, and operational excellence.

• Collaborate with platform teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and the developer experience.

• Mentor architects, technical leads, and engineering teams while nurturing a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

• Act as a trusted advisor for strategic technology investments and modernization efforts.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

• Over 10 years of experience in Software Engineering.

• At least 5 years of experience in Architecture, Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or Technical Leadership roles.

• Demonstrated experience in designing enterprise-scale integration platforms and distributed systems.

• Strong proficiency in API Architecture and Enterprise Integrations.

• Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD).

• Expertise in Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).

• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD).

• Familiarity with Microservices and Distributed Systems.

• Proficient in Cloud-Native Architecture.

• Experience with enterprise messaging technologies such as Kafka, Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, RabbitMQ, or similar platforms.

• Strong understanding of REST APIs, OpenAPI Specifications, OAuth2, OIDC, API Security, and Identity Management.

• Proven experience in implementing observability practices, including monitoring, logging, distributed tracing, and telemetry.

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including Azure API Management (APIM), Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure SQL, Application Insights, and Azure AI Services.

• Experience with API governance, enterprise integration strategies, and service reusability initiatives.

• Knowledge of CQRS, Event Sourcing, Saga Patterns, and Distributed Transaction Management.

• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and enterprise observability platforms.

• Awareness of AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases, and Semantic Search.

• Strong communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and mentoring abilities.

• Azure, Cloud, or Architecture certifications are highly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Flexible working hours

• Professional development budget

• Home office setup allowance

• Global team events