Solution Architect (React/Node)

About the company:

Softermii (https://www.softermii.com/) is an outsourcing/outstaffing company with more than 11 years of experience in web and mobile application development with a team of more than 120 specialists from 6 countries.

We have withstood multiple challenges, such as COVID-19 pandemic and war aggression against Ukraine, we have secured sustainable development processes, saved all our projects and jobs. Even more – we’re constantly growing.

Every day, we add a new project to our portfolio in the following areas of expertise:

• Healthcare

• Real estate

• Livestream E-commerce

• Fintech (Wealth Tech, Capital Trading)

• Real Time Communications (RTC)

In addition, we develop 2 of our own solutions that help our customers get faster applications for video or audio calls (https://www.softermii.com/solutions/vidrtc) or an application for real estate with 3D visualization

(https://www.softermii.com/solutions/apartmii)

Company mission:

Softermii: Succeed Without (L) imitations

We will turn any idea into a valuable product.

Our plans as a company:

We want to move from a regular outsourcing business to an ecosystem of outsourcing, education and product development companies.

Over the years, we have arrived at a highly personalized working model with transparent workflows. This model allows us to create software products that meet our clients’ goals with precision.

Softermii is currently looking for a Solution Architect for an hourly-based collaboration including for healing pre-sale activities (including, but not limited to) - аd-hoc involvement for pre-sales activities and PoCs development and readiness to become Architect for 2-3 Scrum Teams (1 Scrum team consists of PM, BA, 2 Developers,1 QA and 1 DevOps).

Type of cooperation: part-time

⚡️Your responsibilities on the project will be:

• Development and ownership of Product Architecture;

• Close work and supervision of the development team in term of:

• Following planned Product Architecture;

• Following Development Best practices;

• Actually engaging re-usable Components, that Architector intended to include for project;

• PRs review where needed;

• Conduct Tech Session with Devs, for Tech Planning;

• Conduct F2F with DEV, to correct the Implementation approach or practice.

• Hands-on development of POC and TFS:

• For the most complex Components or Features, where risks are too high, the Architector shall take a lead and do hands-on investigation and code writing to confirm the Architecture or Hypothesis;

• POC/TFS has to be estimated and executed according to estimates;

• Risks for POC/TFS has to be highlighted, so when deadlines are not met it was used as arguments of the timeline extention;

• Once POC/TFS successfully confirmed, pass it to the DEV team for further implementation;

• If the hypothesis is not confirmed, look for another approach to solve the tech task;

• This is valid for new starting and existing projects.

• Participation in pre-sale activities;

• Conducting technical discovery prior to project kickoff;

• Preparing high-level solution / product architecture for the client;

• Providing technical estimations for sales proposals and statements of work;

• Participating in client calls, demos, and technical pitches;

• Supporting the sales team with technical expertise during the pre-sale phase.

You can be part of the following team: 1 Scrum team consists of PM, BA, 2 Developers,1 QA and 1 DevOps.

🕹Tools we use: Jira, Confluence, Git, Figma

🗞Technical requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in software development;

• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect or similar role with a strong background in JavaScript;

• Proven experience in successfully conducting pre-sales.

Cloud Architecture & Best Practices:

• Proven experience designing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native architectures, preferably on AWS;

• Deep understanding of cloud architecture best practices, including multi-region deployments, disaster recovery, high availability, and cost optimization;

• Ability to select appropriate AWS services (e.g., Cognito, Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, API Gateway) based on project needs, ensuring alignment with performance, security, and cost requirements;

• Familiarity with other cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP) is a plus.

Cost & Project Estimation:

• Skilled in estimating infrastructure and development costs for cloud-based applications;

• Ability to analyze, optimize, and forecast cloud spending to align with budgetary constraints;

• Experienced in feature-level and project-level estimation, providing accurate timelines, effort breakdowns, and resource planning;

• Capable of identifying trade-offs between scope, time, and cost for various project phases.

Frontend Development:

• Strong expertise in React.js and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks for building responsive and accessible user interfaces;

• Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3, and visualization libraries such as ECharts and Chart.js for dynamic charting and data-driven interfaces.

Backend Development:

• Experience with Node.js and backend frameworks such as NestJS and Express.js for scalable server-side development;

• Proficient in designing event-driven architectures and asynchronous communication patterns using message queues (e.g., AWS SQS, SNS, Kafka) or event buses;

• Knowledge of data processing and querying, including working with Parquet files and DuckDB;

• Proficient in designing and managing relational (PostgreSQL) and search engine databases (Elasticsearch, OpenSearch).

Technical Leadership:

• Ability to provide architectural guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to development teams, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards;

• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on resolving complex technical challenges, including performance tuning and security hardening.

DevOps & CI/CD:

• Proficient in DevOps practices, including infrastructure-as-code (IaC), continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and automated testing;

• Experience with tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and monitoring/logging solutions (e.g., CloudWatch).

Continuous Learning & Innovation:

• Commitment to staying current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in software development, cloud computing, and DevOps;

• Ability to evaluate and introduce innovative solutions that improve system performance, reliability, and developer productivity.

AI accelerated development:

• Hands-on experience with AI tools (Claude Code) for Solution Architecture creation acceleration, decision making and project implementation support.

Tech stack summary:

• AWS Libraries (Cognito, Lambda, DynamoDB, Cloudwatch and API gateway);

• Dynamic charts (ECharts);

• Graphic libraries Charts.js;

• HTML, CSS;

• JS/TS;

• Node.js (Nest);

• Parquet files querying (DuckDB);

• PostgreSQL, Suppabase;

• React.js;

• Search Engines (ElasticSearch, OpenSearch);

• Experience with DevOps practices and tools;

• Deep knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and libraries, including React, Node.js, and related tools;

• Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices;

• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively.

🗞 Will be a plus if you have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Soft Skills:

• Strong client-facing experience in presales and technical Discoveries, impressive portfolio of enterprise, ISV and startup kind of Clients;

• Strong communication skills in English, capable of translating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders;

• Collaborative mindset, able to work effectively across distributed teams and within multicultural environments;

• Proactive, ambitious problem solver with strong focus on high-level results.

👨‍💻Who will you have the opportunity to meet during the hiring process (stages):
Call, HR, Tech interview, Final interview.

What we can offer you:

• We have stable and highly-functioning processes – everyone has their own role and clear responsibilities, so decisions are made quickly and without unnecessary approvals.

• You will have enough independence to make decisions that can affect not only the project but also the work of the company.

• We are a team of like-minded experts who create interesting products during working hours, and enjoy spending free time together.

• Do you want an individual development plan? We will form one especially for you + you can count on mentoring from our seniors and leaders.

• Do you have a friend who is currently looking for new job opportunities? Recommend them to us and get a bonus.

• And what if you want to relax? If you join us full-time, we provide 21 paid vacation days. We also have 11 paid days off for Public Holidays.

• What if you're feeling bad? For the full-time collaboration, you can take 5 paid sick leave days per year.

• Do you want to volunteer? We will add you to a chat, where we can get a bulletproof vest, buy a pickup truck or send children's drawings to the front.

• And we have the most empathetic HRs (who also volunteers!). So we are ready to support your well-being in various ways.

A little more information that you may find useful:

• our adaptation period lasts 3 months, this period of time is enough for us to understand each other better;

• there is a performance review after each year of our collaboration where we use a skills map to track your growth;

• we really have no boundaries in the truest sense of the word – we have a flexible working day.

We are looking for like-minded professionals who believe in making the world a better place by building technology that’s meant to last and scale.

Join Softermii and help us take software to the next level of awesome.

Of course, we have a referral bonus system. So if you have a friend who likes our job opening, you can give us their telegram contact, and we in turn will thank you with a bonus if we start working with them!