Software Architect
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable high-performance platforms across backend engineering data engineering and AI/ML solutions. This role will define architecture strategy guide engineering teams and drive innovation in data-driven and AI-enabled products.
In this role you will
Architecture & Design
- Define end-to-end architecture for distributed systems using Java and Python ecosystems
- Design scalable secure and high-availability systems (microservices event-driven architectures)
- Establish best practices for system design coding standards and performance optimization
- Lead architecture reviews and provide technical governance
Backend Engineering (Java & Python)
- Architect and guide development of backend services using:
- Java (Spring Boot reactive frameworks)
- Python (FastAPI Flask data/AI pipelines)
- Ensure API design standards (REST/GraphQL) and system interoperability
- Optimize system performance reliability and scalability
Data Engineering
- Design and implement modern data platforms (batch real-time processing)
- Architect data pipelines using tools like Spark Kafka Airflow
- Define data modeling strategies (OLTP OLAP lakehouse architectures)
- Ensure data quality governance and lineage
AI / Machine Learning
- Architect AI/ML solutions including:
- Predictive models
- NLP / Generative AI use cases
- Collaborate with data scientists to productionize models (MLOps)
- Design scalable inference pipelines and model deployment strategies
- Evaluate and integrate emerging AI technologies
Cloud & DevOps
- Lead cloud-native architecture on AWS/Azure/GCP
- Define CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Ensure containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes)
- Drive infrastructure-as-code and automation strategies
- Leadership & Stakeholder
You have what it takes if you have
- 12 years of experience in software engineering with 5years in architecture roles
- Strong expertise in: Java (Spring ecosystem)
- Python (backend data/AI)
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems and microservicesarchitecture
- Hands-on experience with data engineering frameworks(Spark Kafka Airflow)
- Experience with AI/ML systems and production deployment
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Proven ability to design scalable fault-tolerant systems
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Our Culture:
Spark Greatness. Shatter Boundaries. Share Success. Are you ready Because here right now is where the future of work is happening. Where curious disruptors and change innovators like you are helping communities and customers enable everyone anywhere to learn grow and advance. To be better tomorrow than they are today.
Who We Are:
Cornerstone powers the potential of organizations and their people to thrive in a changing world. Cornerstone Galaxy the complete AI-powered workforce agility platform meets organizations where they are. With Galaxy organizations can identify skills gaps and development opportunities retain and engage top talent and provide multimodal learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of the modern workforce. More than 7000 organizations and 100 million users in 180 countries and in nearly 50 languages use Cornerstone Galaxy to build high-performing future-ready organizations and people today.
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About Company
Cornerstone and our intelligence platform for workforce readiness deliver the insights leaders want, the skills and learning people need, and AI agents that make action easy.