Senior Software Architect

**What We Do**:
As the world's number 1 open source HR software, we know we have a strong product. With over 3 million global users, we are looking to expand our client base. We have built software that is both easy to use and easy to integrate with other best-in-class solutions. Each member of our team rallies around the belief that our customer's success is our success. We exercise this believe by always being valuable, relevant and consistent in everything that we do. Few of our clients

As the Senior Architect/Chief Architect at, you will play a critical role in shaping the architecture and technical direction of our cutting-edge software products. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including development, product management to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions. Your expertise will drive innovation, scalability, and performance to meet the evolving needs of our customers and business.

**Responsibilities**:
**Architectural Strategy**:

- Develop and communicate a clear architectural vision and strategy aligned with the company's goals and market trends.
- Evaluate existing architecture, identify areas for improvement, and propose strategic solutions.

**Solution Design**:

- Lead the design of complex and innovative software solutions, considering factors such as scalability, security, maintainability, and performance.
- Collaborate with product managers to understand customer needs and translate them into technical requirements and design specifications.

**Technology Evaluation**:

- Stay abreast of emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies relevant to the software industry.
- Evaluate third-party technologies and tools to integrate into the product ecosystem.

**Team Leadership**:

- Mentor and guide a team of software architects and engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the development teams.

**Code Quality and Standards**:

- Set coding standards and best practices, ensuring adherence to quality guidelines.
- Review architecture and design decisions to ensure consistency and alignment with the established standards.

**Collaboration**:

- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, UI/UX designers, and QA engineers.
- Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

**Scalability and Performance**:

- Design solutions that can scale to meet growing user demands while maintaining optimal performance.
- Perform periodic performance reviews and optimization initiatives.

**Risk Management**:

- Identify potential technical risks and mitigation strategies early in the development lifecycle.
- Provide guidance on security best practices and data protection.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
Proven experience (10 years) in software architecture and design, with a track record of successfully delivering complex software projects.
- Strong expertise in architecture patterns, microservices, cloud computing, and modern development frameworks.
- Hands-on experience in PHP, Javascript ,Vue or React and MySQL.
- Experience with database design, data modeling, and storage technologies.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Strong leadership and interpersonal abilities, with the capacity to lead and inspire technical teams
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience in Agile development methodologies.

**Preferred**:

- Previous experience as a Senior Architect in a product-based software company.
Industry certifications related to architecture, cloud platforms, or related areas.