Principal Architect

Job Description:

🧭 Key Responsibilities

• N4 System Architecture & Ownership

• Lead and evolve the architecture of the N4 platform for scalability, high-availability, and security.

• Ensure robust performance and compliance, meeting the demands of mission-criticallogisticsoperations in a high-velocity setting.

• Own the full lifecycle delivery from requirements through deployment and post-production support.

• Hands-on Software Engineering

• Write production-grade code, build reusable frameworks, and implement complex business logic usingJava, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA.

• Advance N4 data models, APIs, and services, powering automation, inventory control, and seamless integrations.

• Distributed Systems Mastery

• Architect andmaintainboth traditional JEE stack, and event-driven, microservices-based architectures usingKafkaandActiveMQ (JMS).

• Ensure reliability, fault-tolerance, and message integrity in global deployments.

• Complex Problem Solving

• Lead “war room” sessions to address distributed system failures, bottlenecks, deadlocks, and memory leaks using advanced debugging and profiling methods.

• Database Administration & ORM

• Expert in database administration for SQL (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle) and NoSQL (Mongo and/or Cassandra) platforms.

• Design andoptimizehighly availableschemas for large-scale, high-concurrency transaction volumes.

• Deep understanding of object-relational mapping concepts and efficient data access strategies.

• UI Skills

• Guide and contribute to intuitive, data-rich user interfaces forlogisticsand terminal operators.

• Ensure seamless integration between front-end and back-end architectures.

• AI & Analytics Integration

• Architect data pipelines forPower BIand analytics platforms, enabling AI/ML-based predictive features and operational intelligence.

• Security & Data Governance

• Implement and promote best practices in authentication (OAuth2), encryption, and compliance (OWASP), safeguarding sensitivelogisticsdata.

• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate effectively with both senior and junior engineers, cross-discipline teams (US/India), QA, Product, and customers.

• Engage directly with enterprise customers, including operational leaders and IT teams, to capture business requirements, address technical challenges, and support solution delivery.

• Ensure high-quality documentation, efficient testing, and transparent progress reporting.

• Mentoring & Knowledge Sharing

• Mentor and coach engineers of all levels; foster a collaborative, high-performance, and innovative team culture.

🛠 Technical Toolkit

• Core Backend:

• Expert inJava (17+), J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate/JPA.

• Messaging & Distributed Systems:

• Deep knowledge ofKafkaandActiveMQ (JMS), microservices, orchestration, caching, distributed debugging.

• Data Management & Analytics:

• Advanced skills inSQL, NoSQL(PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra), Power BI integration, and database administration.

• ORM & Data Access:

• Deep experience with object-relational mapping tools and methodologies.

• UI Development:

• Exposure to modern UI frameworks, building intuitive enterprise interfaces.

• AI / ML Integration:

• Experience integrating AI/ML workflows and developer productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor).

• Cloud & DevOps:

• Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), Jira.

🎓 Requirements & Qualifications

• Education:

• Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Computer Scienceor related discipline.

• Experience:

• 10+ yearsprofessional software development; minimum 4 years as principal architect/engineer.

• Proven record of leading and delivering large-scale enterprise software products; directlogisticsdomain experience a plus.

• History of collaborating and communicating effectively with both senior and junior engineers.

• Demonstrated experience working directly with enterprise customers and their operational and IT teams to deliver solutions that meet real-world requirements.

• Problem-Solving & Learning:

• Advanced analytical skills for fast-paced, ambiguous, and critical technical challenges.

• Self-motivated, adaptable, and eager to learnnew technologiesand industry trends.

• Technical Fluency:

• Mastery of algorithms, data structures, design patterns, database administration, object-relational mapping concepts, and UI development.

• Strong distributed debugging capabilities.

• Ownership & Communication:

• Demonstrated ability to drive initiatives independently and keep global stakeholders well-informed.

• Logistics Background (Plus):

• Experience with supply chain, yard management, warehouse, or port/logisticstechnology is a significant advantage.