Lead Architect

Summary

Join PairSoft as a Lead Architect (.NET Full Stack with AI) and lead the design and implementation of product architectures using Microsoft technologies and Azure services. You will expertly utilize large language models (LLMs) across the software development lifecycle, collaborate with DevOps and CloudOps teams, and maintain active involvement in coding. Lead a team of architects and engineers, ensuring projects are executed with technical excellence. Work closely with cross-functional teams to align product vision and technical execution, championing development best practices. Design and lead the implementation of modular, scalable, and loosely coupled distributed systems. Stay current with emerging trends and mentor junior architects and engineers. This is a remote opportunity based in India.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years of hands-on experience in software architecture for SaaS solutions with Microsoft Technologies, including C#, ASP.NET, Web Services, MS SQL, Web API, and Visual Studio
• Substantial experience working on multiple significant projects involving complex distributed systems, with exposure to different architectural drivers and decision-making contexts. We value breadth of exposure over simply long tenure in a single environment
• Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, including: Eventual consistency
• Event-driven architecture
• Loose coupling and separation of concerns
• Awareness of potential pitfalls in distributed system design (tight coupling, mixed responsibilities, maintainability challenges)
• Strong understanding of DevOps and CloudOps practices, with clear insight into how applications behave in production environments, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization
• Hands-on expertise in front-end technologies such as JavaScript, jQuery, Angular (2+), Bootstrap, CSS, and HTML. (Note: Node.js is not required.)
• Deep Azure architecture expertise, including services like App Services, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, Azure DevOps, and Active Directory
• Expertise in applying AI-driven technologies—including LLMs—for tasks beyond coding, such as requirements analysis, documentation, and planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of articulating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Proven ability to lead and mentor a cross-functional team of architects, developers, and engineers
• Open-minded and collaborative mindset, with a willingness to engage in constructive discussions and explore alternative solutions

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of product architectures using Microsoft technologies and Azure services, ensuring solutions meet performance, scalability, security, and maintainability requirements
• Expertly utilize large language models (LLMs) such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude not merely for code generation but across the entire software development lifecycle—including requirements analysis, preparation of technical documentation, development planning, and optimizing workflows while being aware of AI limitations
• Collaborate closely with DevOps and CloudOps teams, ensuring that architectural decisions account for deployment pipelines, monitoring, performance, reliability, and operational excellence in production environments
• Maintain active involvement in coding to stay connected to the evolving codebase, particularly for complex features, prototypes, and architectural proofs-of-concept
• Lead a team of Product Architects, Development Managers, and Software Engineers, ensuring that all projects are executed with technical excellence and delivered on time
• Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, DevOps/CloudOps, and QA Engineers to ensure alignment between product vision and technical execution
• Champion development best practices including CI/CD, unit testing, code reviews, performance optimization, and modern DevOps techniques. Architects should understand how the application operates in production and be prepared to solve issues that arise there
• Design and lead the implementation of distributed systems that are modular, scalable, maintainable, and loosely coupled. Demonstrate deep understanding of concepts such as eventual consistency, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design, and avoiding tightly coupled, mixed-responsibility systems
• Stay current with emerging trends in Microsoft technologies, cloud computing, distributed systems, and AI, and integrate new tools and methodologies into the product lifecycle
• Present technical solutions and architectural strategies to senior leadership and other stakeholders, ensuring alignment between business goals and technical implementation
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior architects and engineers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant experience designing and maintaining distributed systems and cloud-native applications on Azure
• Experience with microservices architecture and understanding its trade-offs and benefits
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of modern DevOps practices, including infrastructure as code, automated deployments, and monitoring
• Previous experience developing and managing enterprise-level web applications and distributed systems
• Contributions to open-source projects or published research in AI, cloud architecture, or software engineering