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We're looking for a highly experienced **Software Architect** who has played the dual role of architect and hands-on contributor. You will work closely with the team and help evolve our architecture, streamline DevOps, and deliver high-quality features that impact global supply chains.This is a builder's role—ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced startup environments, cares about code quality, and wants to lead by doing.

  • Own architecture decisions for core systems (e.g. tracking, document pipelines, analytics)
  • Lead high-impact technical projects from design to implementation across backend (Nest.js, Postgres) and frontend (Next.js, Vercel)
  • Guide refactoring of the existing monolith and help modularize services like tracking, booking, and email processors
  • Build and enforce engineering best practices (code quality, testing, observability, security)
  • Collaborate with product managers, QA, and fellow engineers to ship stable and scalable features
  • Mentor and support mid-level engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence
  • Help define deployment and release strategies on AWS (EBS) and Vercel
  • Contribute to hiring and onboarding of new engineers as we scale

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Who You Are

  • 9+ years of professional engineering experience*
  • Strong command of **Nest.js** and **TypeScript**, with deep architectural knowledge
  • Hands-on experience with **Next.js/React**, ideally deployed on Vercel
  • Proven background in **architecting and scaling web apps**, especially in startup or SaaS environments
  • Familiarity with distributed systems, messaging queues (Kafka, SQS), and asynchronous architecture
  • Solid grounding in API design, system security, observability, and CI/CD
  • Experience mentoring or technically leading small engineering teams
  • Strong communication skills and startup mentality: ownership, speed, pragmatism

    Nice to Have
  • Experience working on document automation / LLM integrations
  • Background in logistics or supply chain tech* Familiarity with Postgres performance tuning and data pipelines
  • Comfortable writing technical documentation and planning refactors

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Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Location requirements

Open to candidates from all countries.

Hiring timezones

Worldwide
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