Product Development - Head

Job Title: Solution Architect

Work Location: Tokyo

Experience: 7-10 years

Number of Positions: 3

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Solution Architect to join our dynamic team in Tokyo. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in designing, implementing, and deploying cutting-edge solutions involving Machine Learning (ML), Cloud Computing, Full Stack Development, and Kubernetes. The Solution Architect will play a key role in architecting and delivering innovative solutions that meet business objectives while leveraging advanced technologies and industry best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable and efficient technical solutions.
• Design and implement complex systems involving Machine Learning, Cloud Computing (at least two major clouds such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), and Full Stack Development.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of cloud-native applications with a focus on NoSQL databases, Python, and Kubernetes.
• Implement algorithms and provide scalable solutions, with a focus on performance optimization and system reliability.
• Review, validate, and improve architectures to ensure high scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency in cloud environments.
• Guide and mentor development teams, ensuring best practices are followed in coding, testing, and deployment.
• Contribute to the development of technical documentation and roadmaps.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and propose enhancements to the solution design process.

Key Skills & Requirements:

• Proven experience (7-10 years) as a Solution Architect or similar role, with deep expertise in Machine Learning, Cloud Architecture, and Full Stack Development.
• Expertise in at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Solid experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment.
• Strong hands-on experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Proficiency in Python, including experience with ML frameworks (such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.) and libraries for algorithm development.
• Must have implemented at least two algorithms (e.g., classification, clustering, recommendation systems, etc.) in real-world applications.
• Strong experience in designing scalable architectures and applications from the ground up.
• Experience with DevOps and automation tools for CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and high-performance computing.
• Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, etc.).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Scrum.
• Knowing Japanese Language is an additional advantage for the Candidate. Not mandatory.

Roles & Responsibilities :

·        To lead team from front to all the software developers including Interns at b+m India office

·        To upgrade and guide to the entire software developers team with technical solutions and updated technologies from time to time .

·        Participate in the complete lifecycle of projects from inception to deployment to value delivery.

·        Developing best practices to ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope of work.

·        Create a project Management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective. Developing and monitoring project plans, project schedules, working hours and ensuring project deadlines are met.

·        Escalate all obstacles that cannot be dealt with promptly that could result in project delays.

·        Communicate project status and key issues to stakeholders on a regular basis.

·        Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of multiple projects (if needed).

·        Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant internal stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.

·        Delegate project tasks based on requirement to the team members' ,  individual strengths, skill sets, and as per their experience levels.

·        Attend seminars and training as required improve & maintain proficiency (if needed).

·        Perform other software development related duties like,

     Software development in C# with MS Visual Studio, Developing and designing GUIs in WPF.

     Source code development for libraries (.dll), e.g. for data exchange

     Creating standard interfaces via web service and OPC UA

    Connecting MS SQL database systems for secure data transfer.

Creating VR and AR applications in Unity

DevDarshan is a devotional platform launched by IIT graduates to promote the teachings of Indian culture and the Hindu way of life in India around the world. In the 21st century, where everything around is digitized then why not temples. That’s the idea behind DevDarshan.We’ve built a community of devotees from multiple Countries, through our Mobile Application that connects Temples and Devotees, have successfully raised seed investment and also started to generate revenue for the temples and Priests associated with us. Right now we are looking to grow our team and build new exciting features for devotees all around the world.

This is where you come in.

We are looking for a passionate and self-motivated individual to help design our backend Systems to support both the Mobile App and WebApp

Requirements: 

• Experience in NodeJS, Typescript, ExpressJS AWS EC2. You have built backend REST API’s
• Expert in System Design and Software Architecture Processes, How different components interact with each other in scale
• Experience with DevOps, Docker, AWS, Google Cloud.
• Experience in Managing Development Teams, complete delivery lifecycle
• Good understanding and experience of NoSQL and SQL Databases, which to be used when. 
• Experience with CI/CD Systems like Jenkins, Github Actions.
• Some Experience with Realtime Databases/Systems or Socket based applications would be preferred.
• Some Experience with building Algorithms, Social Apps is preferred. 
• Any experience with Handling Video Delivery like ffmpeg/HLS/WebRTC is preferred but not mandatory.

The Role

This Role naturally progresses into Engineering Manager / Software Architect.

• You will be involved at all stages of the product development process, from design to development and deployment.
• You will architect, build, scale, backend systems that powers our applications which will be used by millions of devotees every day.
• You possess a passion for improving techniques, processes, tracking, and continuously improve our engineering practices and would work on a daily basis towards that

Profile Summary:

Performance engineers should be proficient in any of the programming languages. One should not only a programmer but one who can do testing. Performance Engineer must then run those tests, analyse the results, and provide appropriate solutions to help enhance system performance, reliability, and scalability. They are also often required to work with engineers and developers to perform bug fixes. 

Skills Required:

1. A performance engineer must be familiar with either one of the C, C++, C# or .Net, Java, Python (programming languages). Strong knowledge on any one of the programming languages is must.

2. Strong Software Development Skills

3. Experience with Logging and Performance Tools

   Tools: Apache JMeter, MS VSTS, Shell, Jenkins, Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk

4. Program Scripting

5. Experience in Database Profiling with one the standard database- SQL Server, MS SQL

6. Strong logical reasoning/ building

Experience: 3-4+ yrs

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You will be a lead developer responsible for the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. You should excel in working with large-scale applications and frameworks and have outstanding communication and leadership skills. 

Responsibilities

• Writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code
• Develop and support software including applications, database integration, interfaces, and new functionality enhancements
• Coordinate cross-functionally to insure project meets business objectives and compliance standards
• Support test and deployment of new products and features
• Participate in code reviews
• Technical Lead experience exploring other open source frameworks and technologies and integrating with project

Qualifications

• 5+ years of development experience at least two or more of the following languages (Python, Ruby, javascript and Java)
• Expertise in object oriented design and design patterns
• Experience releasing highly scalable enterprise products full lifecycle
• Experience mentoring and training others on complex technical issues
• Experience with implementing algorithms to solve complex real world problems
• Solid coding practices including good design documentation, unit testing, peer code reviews
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• A proven ability to learn and adapt to new, complex development environments with deep dive analytical skills
• Strong object-oriented programming skills, knowledge of design patterns, and an uncanny ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces
• Experience in algorithm design and problem solving
• Experience leading small teams of engineers
• Experience with technologies like MongoDB, DynamoDB is highly desirable
• Experience developing full stack web applications using Perl, Java, Python or PHP
• Experience in any of the top JavaScript MVC frameworks, like Backbone, Angular, Ember, Spine or Knockout
• Passion for creating efficient, scalable, highly usable web interfaces
• Candidates from  Product Start-up companies would be highly preferred.