What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Architect/Development Lead position at VDart, Inc.?
Job Title: Technical Architect/Development Lead
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Duration: / Term: C2C
Experience Desired: 10 Years
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly experienced Development Lead / Solution Architect to spearhead the design and development of scalable, resilient backend systems. This role requires a senior technologist with a strong architectural mindset and hands-on coding expertise. The ideal candidate will combine strategic architectural vision with practical development leadership, owning end-to-end solution design and driving implementation from concept to production in a client-facing environment.
Required Experience & Technical Skills:
10-14 years of overall software development experience with 4 plus years in technical lead/architect roles
- 3-4 years in architecture / technical leadership roles.
- Strong hands-on experience in Python for backend development
- Experience in Java, especially Spring Boot and Microservices
- Proven expertise in solution architecture and distributed system design
- Extensive experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, EKS, etc.)
- Strong understanding of microservices and distributed architectures
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with logging, monitoring, and observability tools such as Kibana / ELK stack
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
- Strong understanding of data structures, system scalability, and performance tuning
- Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
- Demonstrated experience leading senior engineers and influencing architecture decisions.
- Comfortable working across geographically distributed teams.
- Good to have:
- Experience with AI/ML
- Exposure to big data technologies (Spark, Kafka).
- Experience with API gateways and event-driven architecture.
- Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments.
- Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture and system design for scalable, cloud-native applications
- Drive hands-on development using Python and Java for backend services and microservices
- Architect and implement solutions on the AWS cloud platform
- Design and build highly scalable, resilient, and secure distributed systems
- Lead and mentor development teams, enforcing coding standards and best practices
- Collaborate closely with clients and stakeholders for requirement analysis, technical discussions, and solution design
- Design and implement containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes
- Define and implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices
- Ensure system observability, logging, and monitoring using tools like Kibana / ELK
- Drive performance optimization, reliability, and scalability initiative
Key Skills:
Java, Springboot, Microservices, Python, AWS, AI.
Salary : $65 - $70