Job Description
Job Title: Principal Architect :-
About Flipkart :-
Flipkart is committed to the cause of transforming commerce in India through our investments in made-in-India technology innovations, customer-centric features and constructs, a diverse category landscape and a world-class supply chain. With a customer base of over 350 million, product coverage of over 150 million across 80+ categories, focus on generating direct and indirect employment and a commitment to empowering generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs and a sustainable growth strategy – Flipkart is maximizing for our customers, stakeholders, and the planet at large! Flipkart is a part of the Walmart-owned Flipkart Group, which also includes group companies Flipkart Health+, Myntra, and Cleartrip.
About the role :-
We are looking for a seasoned Architect who can help us build scalable, extensible and maintainable platforms and backend infrastructure :
Tech stack and Tech Scale :-
— Peak Traffic: Managing peak loads estimated to exceed 500,000+ RPS during flagship events like BBD with low latency.
— High Availability: Maintaining 99.99% uptime across mission-critical services while managing over thousands concurrent offers.
— Chance to gain expertise in Apache Storm, Kafka, Aerospike, Redis, Elasticsearch, Mongo DB, Spark, Viesti, and cutting-edge Gen AI/ML technologies.
You are responsible for:(What you’ll do) :-
● Architect Scalable Systems: Design and build scalable, distributed, and high-performance consumer-facing platforms to support millions of transactions per second.
● Technical Leadership: Provide thought leadership and direction on key architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical strategy.
● Innovation & Optimization: Identify opportunities for innovation in the consumer shopping experience, leveraging AI/ML, personalization, and performance optimizations.
● Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with product, engineering, UX, and data science teams to drive seamless customer experiences across platforms.
● Security & Reliability: Ensure system security, scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability by following industry best practices.
● Mentorship & Guidance: Mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and architectural best practices.
● Technology Evaluation: Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to continuously enhance Cleartrip’s tech ecosystem.
Skills Required (What you’ll need) :-
- 16+ years of experience in software architecture, system design, and distributed computing.
- Deep expertise in microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and cloud-native development.
- Strong knowledge of high-scale, low-latency, and high-availability architectures.
- Proficiency in Java (preferred), Golang, Python, or other modern programming languages.
- Hands-on experience with Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (GCP).
- Experience with data-intensive applications, AI-driven personalization, and search optimization is a plus.
- Strong understanding of security, compliance, and data privacy best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, leadership abilities, and communication skills.
About Flipkart :-
Flipkart is committed to the cause of transforming commerce in India through our investments in made-in-India technology innovations, customer-centric features and constructs, a diverse category landscape and a world-class supply chain. With a customer base of over 350 million, product coverage of over 150 million across 80+ categories, focus on generating direct and indirect employment and a commitment to empowering generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs and a sustainable growth strategy – Flipkart is maximizing for our customers, stakeholders, and the planet at large! Flipkart is a part of the Walmart-owned Flipkart Group, which also includes group companies Flipkart Health+, Myntra, and Cleartrip.
About the role :-
We are looking for a seasoned Architect who can help us build scalable, extensible and maintainable platforms and backend infrastructure :
Tech stack and Tech Scale :-
— Peak Traffic: Managing peak loads estimated to exceed 500,000+ RPS during flagship events like BBD with low latency.
— High Availability: Maintaining 99.99% uptime across mission-critical services while managing over thousands concurrent offers.
— Chance to gain expertise in Apache Storm, Kafka, Aerospike, Redis, Elasticsearch, Mongo DB, Spark, Viesti, and cutting-edge Gen AI/ML technologies.
You are responsible for:(What you’ll do) :-
● Architect Scalable Systems: Design and build scalable, distributed, and high-performance consumer-facing platforms to support millions of transactions per second.
● Technical Leadership: Provide thought leadership and direction on key architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical strategy.
● Innovation & Optimization: Identify opportunities for innovation in the consumer shopping experience, leveraging AI/ML, personalization, and performance optimizations.
● Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with product, engineering, UX, and data science teams to drive seamless customer experiences across platforms.
● Security & Reliability: Ensure system security, scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability by following industry best practices.
● Mentorship & Guidance: Mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and architectural best practices.
● Technology Evaluation: Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to continuously enhance Cleartrip’s tech ecosystem.
Skills Required (What you’ll need) :-
- 16+ years of experience in software architecture, system design, and distributed computing.
- Deep expertise in microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and cloud-native development.
- Strong knowledge of high-scale, low-latency, and high-availability architectures.
- Proficiency in Java (preferred), Golang, Python, or other modern programming languages.
- Hands-on experience with Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (GCP).
- Experience with data-intensive applications, AI-driven personalization, and search optimization is a plus.
- Strong understanding of security, compliance, and data privacy best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, leadership abilities, and communication skills.
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