Principal Software Architect

Konovois a global healthcare intelligence company on a mission to transform research through technologyenabling faster better connected insights.

Konovo provides healthcare organizations with access to over 2 million healthcare professionalsthe largest network of its kind globally. With a workforce of over 300 employees across 5 countries: India Bosnia and Herzegovina the United Kingdom Mexico and the United States we collaborate to support some of the most prominent names in healthcare. Our customers include global pharmaceutical companies medical device manufacturers research agencies and consultancy firms.

As we transition from a service-oriented model to a product-driven platform we are expanding our hybrid Bengaluru-based this role you will work UK hours- 2pm-11pm IST. We are seeking a Principal Software Architect to lead the evolution of Konovos AI-enabled platform ecosystem and define the architectural foundations that will power our next generation of healthcare intelligence solutions.

Reporting to the Head of Technology you will provide architectural leadership across eight product-anchored engineering podsoperatingwithin a Scrum delivery model. You will partner closely withEngineering ProductDataAI teams and executive stakeholders to ensure technical decisions align with both businessobjectivesand long-term platform strategy.

You will own the architecture review process influence product and technology roadmaps and define the patterns processes and engineering policies that enable teams to build scalable secure and maintainable solutions. This roleis responsible forarchitectural oversight across multiple product teams spanning customer-facing applications data platforms AIpoweredservices and internal systems. AsKonovocontinues its evolution from a services-led organization to an AI-enabled platform company you will play a critical role in defining the technical foundations that accelerate innovation improve operational efficiency and create sustainable competitive advantage.

How Youll Make an Impact:

• Own the architecture review process across all engineering teams and ensure alignment with platform strategy.

• Establish andmaintainarchitectural standards engineering policies governance frameworks and best practices.

• Define reusable patterns and reference architectures that improve consistency scalability and engineering efficiency.

• Provide architectural leadership across customer-facing applications data platforms AI services and internal systems.

• Define and evolve Konovos enterprise architecture strategy and technology roadmap.

• Influence product and technology roadmaps through strategic architectural guidance and partnership with Product and Engineering leadership.

• Evaluate emerging technologies andidentifyopportunities to create business value through innovation.

• Lead platform modernization initiatives including API-first architectures event-driven systems cloud optimization and technical debt reduction.

• Define architecture patterns that enable AI-native products intelligent automation machine learning and generative AI capabilities.

• Partner with Data and AI teams toestablishscalable secure and operationally sustainable AI platforms.

• Ensure quality reliability observability security and resilience are built into platform design.

• Mentor senior engineersstaffengineers and technical leaders while fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with globally distributed teams and stakeholders across multiple geographies.

WhatWereLooking For:

• 10 years of professional software engineering experience including significant software architecture and technical leadership experience.

• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale SaaS platforms and distributed systems.

• Experience providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams and products simultaneously.

• Proven ability toestablisharchitectural governance standards and engineering practices within a scaling organization.

• Demonstrated success partnering with Product and Engineering leadership to align technology strategy with business outcomes.

• Deepexpertisein distributed systems architecture microservices domain-driven design event-driven architecture enterprise integration patterns and API-first platform design.

• Strong understanding of cloud-native SaaS platforms performance engineering scalability reliability observability and security-by-design.

• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS preferred) and modern platform engineering practices.

• Experience influencing strategic technology decisions and long-term platform direction.

• AI-native mindset with experience evaluating implementing or enabling AI and machine learning solutions.

• Strong communicationand stakeholder management skills including executive-level engagement.

• Bachelors orMasters degree in Computer Science(or equivalent experience).

• Experience with Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code messaging/event platforms data platform architecture healthcare technology or AI-enabled products is a plus.

Tech Stack (Direct experience or willingness to quickly learn)

• Back End: Go Scala Python

• Front End: JavaScript TypeScript React

• Database: PostgreSQLMySQL MongoDBDocumentDB Pinecone

• Cloud & Platform: AWS Kubernetes Docker Terraform CI/CD Pipelines Observability & Monitoring Platforms

• AI & Analytics: Machine Learning Platforms Generative AI RAGMCPAnalytics & Data Processing Systems

Why JoinKonovo

• Be part of a mission-drivenorganisationthat is empowering life science researchers and data scientists with the broadest ecosystem of healthcare audiences and an intelligent AI-enabled platform so insightsarentjustcollectedtheyreconnected.

• Lead the architectural direction of a rapidly growing global technology platform.

• This is a rare opportunity to helparchitectthe future of a healthcare intelligence platform serving hundreds of global life sciences organizations and millions of healthcare professionals worldwide.

• Influence the technical direction of an organization undergoing a significant transformation toward AI-enabled products modern platform engineering and data-driven innovation.

• Join a fast-growing global team with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

• Enjoy a collaborative and hybrid work environment that fosters innovation and flexibility.

• Experience a workplace that puts employees first offering a workplace designed for growth well-being and balance.

• Become a part of anorganisationthat prioritizes your well-being with comprehensive benefits including group medical coverage accident insurance and a robust leave policy.

• Make a real-world impact by helping healthcareorganisationsinnovate faster.

Ifyoureeager to shape the future architecture of an AI-enabled healthcare intelligence platform andyouresmart nice and driven to make an impact wedlove to hear from you!

Applynowtobepartofourjourney.