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:

1. We have stable and highly-functioning processes – everyone has their own role and clear responsibilities, so decisions are made quickly and without unnecessary approvals.
2. You will have enough independence to make decisions that can affect not only the project but also the work of the company.
3. We are a team of like-minded experts who create interesting products during working hours, and enjoy spending free time together.
4. Do you want an individual development plan? We will form one especially for you + you can count on mentoring from our seniors and leaders.
5. Do you have a friend who is currently looking for new job opportunities? Recommend them to us and get a bonus.
6. 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.
7. What if you're feeling bad? For the full-time collaboration, you can take 5 paid sick leave days per year.
8. 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.
9. 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!