Software Architect
TLDR
Lead architectural standards and system integration across cloud-native, DevOps-driven projects, elevating AI-assisted software engineering.
- Collaborate with customers to understand business needs and translate them into practical and cost-effective technical solutions.
- Define and maintain architecture standards, design principles, coding standards, and engineering best practices across projects.
- Review solution designs, technical documentation, and code to ensure quality, security, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Design and oversee system integrations using APIs, messaging technologies, cloud services, and modern architectural patterns.
- Support pre-sales by preparing solution architectures, technical proposals, effort estimates, proof-of-concepts, and technical presentations.
- Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and architectural approaches, recommending innovations that improve engineering capability and business value.
- Resolve complex technical challenges and provide architectural guidance for critical design and implementation decisions.
- Mentor and coach Technical Leads, Software Engineers, and other technical team members while encouraging continuous learning and engineering excellence.
- Lead the adoption of AI-assisted software engineering by promoting the effective use of AI for solution design, code generation, testing, documentation, and developer productivity while ensuring responsible and code quality.
- Collaborate with engineering team to ensure successful project delivery.
- Design scalable, secure, high-performing, and maintainable software architectures that meet business and technical requirements.
- Drive the adoption of cloud-native development, DevOps, CI/CD, containerization, automation, and modern software engineering practices.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics, or a related discipline.
- 8-10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in Software Architecture or senior technical leadership roles.
- Strong understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, microservices, event-driven architecture, and RESTful APIs.
- Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, Java, or C++.
- Hands-on expertise in modern frameworks including Node.js, React.js, .NET, Flutter, or similar technologies.
- Experience with working directly with international customers in solution consulting or pre-sales engagements.
- Strong background in designing secure, scalable, and highly available software solutions.
- Practical exposure to AI-assisted software engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor,or similar), including quality assurance of AI-generated software artefacts.
- Solid experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure), and modern DevOps practices.
- Experience working in Agile software development environments.
Exposure to a modern software development environment
Opportunity to contribute to a supportive and innovative workplace culture
Mentorship and professional development from experienced team members
Benefits
Learning Budget
Mentorship and professional development from experienced team members
Supportive and innovative workplace culture
Opportunity to contribute to a supportive and innovative workplace culture
Remote-Friendly
Exposure to a modern software development environment
Q4US builds tailored software solutions that help international clients tackle complex business challenges in the FinTech, Data Intelligence, and Smart Factory sectors. With ambitions to establish itself as the leading software house in the Nordics and a sought-after employer in Sri Lanka, Q4US stands out for its commitment to high-quality craftsmanship and client-focused services.