Software Architect

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Define architectural vision and technical direction across web, automation, and integration projects
• Guide development teams on scalable patterns, clean code, and maintainable architecture
• Review technical proposals and translate business needs into system-level decisions
• Balance fast delivery with long-term sustainability and low technical debt
• Act as the technical voice in client conversations — building trust and clarity
• Shopify & Automation (Hands-on)
• Lead technical design and development of custom Shopify themes and apps (Liquid, GraphQL, CLI)
• Architect and implement Make.com workflows (e.g., PDF generation, B2B automation)
• Provide technical oversight for day-to-day Shopify support (approx. 1 day/week)
• Integration & Data Workflows (Hands-on)
• Design and maintain robust, reusable workflows in Make.com, Workato, or n8n.
• Integrate with third-party APIs and data sources (CSV/JSON pipelines).
• Architect and optimize automation across business systems (e.g., CRMs, ERPs, eCommerce).
• Full-Stack Systems (Hands-on)
• Oversee architecture and hands-on delivery in React/Next.js, Node.js/TypeScript, and Python.
• Drive backend service design, microservices, and cloud-native approaches.
• Ensure systems are secure, scalable, observable, and testable.
• DevOps & Delivery Enablement (Hands-on)
• Design and evolve DevOps pipelines using GitHub Actions, Docker, and shell scripting.
• Champion CI/CD best practices, environment consistency, and infrastructure automation.
• Enable developer productivity through tooling and automation.
• What Success Looks Like
• Architecture is documented, scalable, and well understood by the team
• Automation pipelines are reliable, extensible, and low maintenance
• You become a trusted advisor to our clients, representing their best interests
• Technical debt decreases while delivery throughput and quality increases
• You help scale the engineering culture through mentorship and architectural stewardship
• Reduced reliance on bespoke code
• Faster time-to-value for clients through integration-first solutions
• Improved maintainability across distributed teams

Required Skills/Experience:

• Software | Essential:
• Enterprise architecture tools and methodologies
• Cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Source control (Git, GitHub/GitLab)
• Strong SaaS/API-first mindset (Shopify, HubSpot, Xero, Workato, N8N, Make, etc.)
• Nice to have:
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
• Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) or microservices gateways
• Experience | Essential:
• 5+ years engineering experience with automation/integration projects.
• 3+ years in a software architecture or technical lead role
• Proven experience designing and deploying distributed systems
• Familiarity with modern architectural patterns (microservices, event-driven architecture)
• Experience in decomposing monolithic/bespoke codebases into modular, service-based workflows
• Strong ability to hold context and shift between industries and varying requirements
• Nice to have:
• Experience in large-scale enterprise or multi-tenant systems
• Background in systems integration or legacy modernisation
• International or cross-cultural project experience
• Skills | Essentials:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to design secure, maintainable, and scalable systems
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, .NET, Python, or Node.js)
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong documentation skills
• Nice to have:
• Ability to influence and align cross-functional teams
• Experience with domain-driven design or clean architecture
• Soft Skills:
• Strategic thinker with attention to detail
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Confident communicator across technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and making technical trade-offs
• Team-first mindset with a collaborative attitude