Senior Architect

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Developer with a strong background in SaaS product development and expertise in designing scalable, secure, and resilient systems. You will lead the technical architecture of our cloud-native platforms, manage cross-functional

engineering efforts, and implement best practices across backend, frontend, and infrastructure layers.

This is a leadership role based on-site in Jaipur and ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex system challenges and building high-impact software.

Key Responsibilities:

● Lead the design and implementation of scalable SaaS application architecture

● Architect and develop solutions using Laravel, NestJS, Node.js, and AWS

● Build and manage microservices and serverless infrastructure for high availability and maintainability

● Implement and manage asynchronous and parallel request handling for optimized system performance

● Design and scale load handling and queue management systems using BullMQ and Redis

● Develop and integrate real-time data workflows using webhooks and external APIs

● Configure and manage Node.js clusters for performance and fault tolerance

● Collaborate with frontend developers working on React and Vue.js to deliver seamless UI/backend integration

● Ensure code quality, observability, and maintainability across services

● Monitor, debug, and resolve issues in production using logs and performance tracking tools

● Drive CI/CD implementation, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices

Required Skills & Qualifications:

● 5 - 7 years of experience in full-stack or backend software development

● Proven experience as a Lead Developer on SaaS products

● Proficient in Laravel, NestJS, and Node.js

● Deep understanding of BullMQ, Redis, and message/queue-based architectures

● Experience with asynchronous processing, parallel request handling, and load distribution

● Proficient in microservices and serverless architecture patterns

● Strong command of AWS (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, API Gateway, IAM, CloudWatch)

● Hands-on experience with webhooks, job queues, background tasks, and rate-limiting strategies

● Familiarity with Node.js cluster mode and scaling strategies

● Solid experience in debugging, tracing, and performance monitoring

● Frontend integration experience with React or Vue.js (please specify your exposure)

● Strong leadership, collaboration, and mentoring abilities

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):

● Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines

● Exposure to event-driven architecture and multi-tenant SaaS platforms

● Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic

Technical Leadership: Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers to deliver high-

quality software solutions. Provide technical guidance and support to team members,ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.

• Full Stack Development: Hands-on coding in ReactJS, Golang, or Java to contribute

directly to project deliverables. Lead by example, demonstrating best practices in coding,

design, and testing.

• Micro services and Cloud-Native Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain

microservices architecture for scalable and resilient applications. Leverage cloud-native

technologies and principles to build robust and efficient systems.

• Squad Management: Independently manage engineering squads, ensuring effective

collaboration and delivery of project goals. Foster a positive and collaborative team

culture, encouraging innovation and continuous improvement.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers,

and other stakeholders to define project requirements and priorities. Ensure alignment

between technical solutions and business objectives.

• Technology Stack Expertise: Stay updated on industry trends and emerging

technologies. Evaluate and introduce new technologies/tools to enhance the

development process.

Skills Required 

• 5+ years of strong programming experience on the .NET platform(C#.NET)
• Proficient with Web application development – we leverage ASP.NET MVC/Asp.net core / Web API / Typescript / Angular (open to candidates experienced with Web development and zeal to learn) 
• Experience building applications leveraging Azure (or AWS) 
• Hands on experience on Html, CSS, JavaScript, and Bootstrap (or any other CSS framework) 
• Experience with SQL Server (Stored Procedures & UDF) and NoSQL (Cosmos DB or others) 
• Good grip on Fundamentals of CS, OOPS Concepts, SOLID Principles, Design Patterns and its usages 
• Ability to prepare both high level and low-level design of the system 
• Familiarity with TDD, CI/CD, GIT, DevOps 
• Experience with microservices architecture 
• Hands-on exposure to cloud technologies like( azure/ AWS)

Expectations 

• Provide technical leadership and functional help working closely with team members 
• Design, implement and maintain application within all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) on Microsoft Azure (or AWS)  
• Independently carry out the activities without much of guidance  
• Create, understand, and validate design and estimates and be able to justify them 
• Applies knowledge of principles and techniques to solve technical problems. 
• Works closely with other functions to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps 
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills and detail oriented 
• Comprehensive understanding of OOPS concepts, data structures, algorithms and product development techniques and theories  
• Should be able to design schema for enterprise level applications 
• Should be able to apply design patterns 
• Should be open to face new challenges and learn new technologies.
• Should be ready to create proof of concepts and explain the value created out of it.
• Responsible for Deliverables on time
• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization 

Location: Remote

Experience Range: 8+ Years

Srijan’s team of enterprise Drupalists are helping our customers build cutting-edge web experiences, migrate to Drupal, tune and improve their Drupal implementations, and advise on all things Drupal and web architecture. With the rapid adoption of Drupal as a web platform, and with our growing number of technical development  projects supporting our clients and partners, our Technical Architects are in high demand. They consult remotely or travel on-site periodically to work with some of the most talented technologists and some of the hottest web properties on leading-edge web development projects. Engagements vary by customer and can include anything from custom coding and mentoring of partner and  client teams to application design and ongoing guidance on architecture through development and application launch.

• Prior experience building, leading and architecting Drupal
  • Knowledge of Drupal 8, 9 is a
  • Knowledge of at least 1-2 non php
  • Perform complex Drupal development tasks including custom module development using the Drupal API system and hooks from major  Drupal core systems
• Ability to guide technical discussions with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to negotiate mutually agreeable outcomes with clients, partners, and Srijan stakeholders.
• Ability to perform complex Drupal development tasks including custom module development using the Drupal API system and hooks from major Drupal core systems
• Experience defining and scope a technical solution for large scale Drupal projects
• Experience working in a consulting or agency environment with direct interaction with enterprise-level clients
• Excellent ability to partner with both internal and external
• Strong leadership and presentation

• Passion for the web, open-source
• Deep experience architecting web
  • Understanding of  HTTP Layers
  • Understanding of API Modeling
  • Understanding the caching layers
  • Understanding of Microservice
  • Understanding of the Event bus
• PHP, Drupal, MySQL, SQL administration, and optimization, and Unix/Linux or Windows
• 5+ years relevant experience developing Drupal
• Must be a self-starter that thrives in a fast-paced work
• Knowledge of or experience with other CMS technologies and/or open-source technology is a
• Long-time Drupalists, that are active contributors, are well rewarded, but we’ll also help great developers and consultants become one
• Experience providing technical support or consulting strongly
• Strong problem-solving abilities, initiative, and the ability to thrive under
• Excellent interpersonal and English communication
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred
• Understanding of Virtualisation and
• Well versed with Build, Bake and Run process of CI/CD
• Understanding of Debugging, Performance optimization and CI/Cd
• Should have a pulse of the latest technology

Built a collaboration platform - messaging, voice, video - to be used in mobile apps, web etc. 

● Good understanding of Docker and Kubernetes deployments

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Work on an intranet portal for excellent employee user experience and productivity using Java full stack tools (React/Angular + Java (Spring boot)
2. Support Web App built for employee IT Applications provisioning process.
3. Take static design components and develop solutions to elevate work into engaging digital experiences.
4. Collaborate with the team to build backend code and integrations as needed.
5. Develop user interfaces that are standards-compliant, cross-browser compatible, and performance-optimized.
6. Create and maintain a repository of common and reusable code.
7. Develop and maintain documentation for code.

Qualifications & Skills:

1. Hands on experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React (or Angular with willingness to explore React)
2. 6+ years of experience in Java full stack web app development
3. Familiarity with developing custom components as well as using component libraries such as MUI/Bootstrap/Ant Design
4. Comfortable navigating inside a UNIX/Linux environment
5. Ability to write REST APIs and consume with AJAX calls
6. Experience with Java/ Core Java

Perks and Benefits:

1. Attractive Bonus and Stock options for eligible positions
2. A whole suite of best in class leave bouquet: Paid Time Off , Maternity leave, Paternity leave, Sick leave, Casual Leaves, National Holidays  etc.
3. Medical insurance benefits of 5L covering parents (including COVID hospitalization)
4. Learning and Development - certification reimbursement (as applicable)
5. Host of benefits to curate your salary as per your need
6. Relocation benefits
7. World class office infrastructure with Gaming rooms, plush pantry and Break out areas. 

About YEXT:

The ultimate source for official answers about a business online should be the business itself. However, when consumers ask questions on company websites, too often they are left in the dark with wrong answers. Yext (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud, solves this problem by organizing a business's facts so it can provide official answers to consumer questions — wherever people search. Starting with the company website, then extending across search engines and voice assistants, businesses around the world, like Taco Bell, Marriott, and Jaguar Land Rover—as well as organizations like the U.S. State Department—trust Yext to radically improve the search experience on their websites and across the entire search ecosystem.

Yext is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, genetics, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and/or status as a trans individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, marital, parental and/or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

We indulge in all things that would excite you!!

• Work on large-scale, custom distributed software systems using Java, Scala, MongoDB, JavaScript (AngularJS, ReactJS) and the likes

• We work almost exclusively on customer site providing a mix of delivery and consulting services, so you'll be flexible about travel

• Employ Agile development including task estimation, test automation, deployment automation, and Continuous Integration to improve overall execution speed and product quality

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, transparent, non-hierarchical, and ego-free culture where your talent is valued over a designation or title

• Spread the word about best practices in software development inside and outside Equal Experts community like Expert Talks

What we look for in you?

• 3 + years Hands-on in development and delivery experience with Java, Scala, and the likes

• Passion for software engineering and craftsman-like coding prowess

• Great OO skills, including strong design patterns knowledge

• Experience working with Agile, TDD, Lean and/or Continuous Delivery approaches and best practices, such as Extreme Programming (XP)

• Enthusiastic to work collaboratively with people and sharing your ideas to solve real business problems.

• Participate with the senior developer in the entire application lifecycle, designing, coding, testing, debugging to deployment.
• Implementing designs and coordinating the frontend development and required backend for it.
• Work on back-end development tasks and designing the architecture for the same.
• Efficient usage of database technologies such as MySQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis etc. as part of the dev work.
• Perform research and find opportunities to utilise web development best practices, form guidelines to improve system productivity, and work on scaling and monitoring.
• Work with cross-functional teams to maintain and make sure the product should be scalable, maintainable and secure.
• Coordinate with multiple junior team members for the development of the tasks & projects.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of experience working as a Full-stack developer or Backend but knows Frontend technology.
• Proficiency in Javascript Frameworks like React and thorough knowledge in CSS skills is an added advantage.
• Built an application from scratch earlier.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of any backend language such as Python, Java etc.
• Experience with Backend Web development.
• Strong computer science fundamentals.
• The ability to own end to end responsibility - right from the requirement to release.
• Willingness and enthusiasm drive to learn new technologies.
• The ability to pick the right tools for the job.
• Desire and ability to play different roles as necessary.

• Developing user interface components and implementing them following well-known React.js workflow.
• Architect the application out in clean MVC kind of architectures in ReactNative for Android/iOS app development.
• Developing APIs with MVC frameworks in Java / Python.
• Designing and building REST APIs.
• Building on and maintaining services on cloud platforms.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.

• Self-motivated, team player, action-and-results oriented.
• Well organised, good communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to successfully work under tight project deadlines.