Architect

Architects at Flipkart are responsible for driving Technology & Good Practices in Engineering in their
respective teams. We are a rapidly growing & constantly improving organization. We seek very high
levels of ownership in all individuals, especially roles like this – ownership of systems in your team and
their impact on the entire Flipkart eco-system. Going beyond your role & contributing to make the
organization & business better is an expectation. Actively participate in development along with
team members for as much as 75% of their time, creating modules & systems that can then be treated
as a working reflection of the best practices.
• Participating in code reviews, design reviews, architecture discussions.
• Being responsible for Scaling, Performance & Quality for the team.
• Setting up best practices to help the team achieve the above and constantly thinking about improving
the technology use are your responsibilities. Driving the adoption of these best practices around coding,
design, quality, performance in your team.
• Experiment with new & relevant technologies and tools, and drive adoption while measuring yourself
on the impact you are able to create.
• Implementation of long term technology vision for your team.
• Responsible for the architecture of your product; ensuring it is aligned to the requirements and the
charter.
• Active participant in technology forums & represent Flipkart in external forums.
• Creating architectures & designs for new solutions around existing and new problem spaces at
Flipkart.
• Drive technology & tool choices for your team & be responsible for them.