# Senior Software Architect

**Company:** [Q4 Inc](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/q4-inc)
**Location:** Pune, India
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Mern, Python, .Net, Java, AWS, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Distributed Systems, API Integrations, Cloud-Native Architecture, Architecture Decision Records
**Posted:** 2026-04-13

> Leads architectural strategy for integrating and migrating Virtua capabilities into the Q4 Platform, connecting technical decisions to business outcomes and mentoring engineering leaders across regions. Requires 7+ years of product software experience, architecture leadership, and hands-on cloud and distributed-systems expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Map company strategic priorities to architectural decisions, anchoring technical debt, migration paths, and platform design in customer value and business outcomes.
- Influence cross-functional teams, product leaders, and stakeholders across North America and India without relying on direct authority.
- Develop and maintain working knowledge of the Q4 Platform and Virtua technical stacks.
- Define technical migration and integration strategies, including what to migrate, sunset, or re-architect.
- Represent local capabilities and constraints in architecture reviews while aligning India teams with broader corporate goals.
- Mentor senior developers and tech leads in India and establish strong architectural standards.
- Maintain, optimize, and document architecture processes and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).

## Requirements
- 7+ years of experience developing commercial software products in product-based companies; SaaS or product-environment experience is preferred.
- 3+ years in a dedicated architecture, principal engineer, or high-influence technical leadership role.
- Experience leading through influence across cross-functional partners and multi-region engineering organizations.
- Ability to frame architectural choices around business impact, revenue enablement, and customer outcomes.
- Experience leading multi-system integrations or platform migrations.
- Strong proficiency in the MERN stack and Python or .NET platforms.
- Candidates with other technology stacks, such as Java, are welcome with strong hands-on AWS experience.
- Experience designing microservices, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and API integrations.
- Experience transitioning legacy monoliths to modern cloud-native environments.
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts through clear business narratives for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to commute to Pune for a hybrid office experience.

## Technical Skills
- MERN stack
- Python
- .NET
- Java
- AWS
- Microservices
- Event-driven architecture
- Distributed systems
- API integrations
- Cloud-native architecture
- Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

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