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Position Overview
Boeing Digital Services org is currently looking for Lead Software Architect to join their team in Bengaluru, KA. As a Software Architect, you will be part of the Boeing Global Services, which develops software applications and products for that create direct value to its customers. We provide re-vamped work environments focused on delivering data-driven solutions at a rapidly increased pace over traditional development. Be a part of our
passionate and motivated team who are excited to use the latest in software technologies for modern web and mobile application development. Through our products we deliver innovative solutions to our global customer base at an accelerated pace.
Position Responsibilities
Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to clearly communicate with other team members
Demonstrated ability to create positive impact on customer by developing polished, cohesive, effective, and user-friendly applications for large and complex aviation related systems
Candidate must be a self-starter with a positive attitude, high ethics, and strong analytical and creative problem-Solving skills and a track record of working successfully under pressure in a time-constrained environment
Able to communicate with others on the team virtually
Experience in understanding and interacting with multiple data formats
Ability to rapidly learn and understand software from source code
Knowledge and/or experience of SAFe projects and processes desirable
Organization skills to manage a workload of various tasks, which may be interrupted by high priority system issues or requests.
Estimate user stories/features (story point estimation) and tasks in hours with the required level of accuracy and commit them as part of Sprint Planning
Contributes to the Backlog refinement meetings by promptly asking relevant questions to ensure requirements achieve the right level of DOR
Works with the Product Owner to confirm that the code and acceptance tests reflect the desired functionality
Raise any impediments/risks (technical/operational/personal) they come across accordingly to arrive at a solution
Update the status and the remaining efforts for their tasks on a daily basis
Ensures change requests are treated correctly and tracked in the system, impact analysis done and risks/timelines are appropriately communicated
Develops working software towards committed Team PI Objectives and Iteration plans
Delivers working software in accordance with expected quality standards
Designs for testability: Design and evolve the system to support testability and test automation
Works on prototyping and evaluating technical feasibility
Own and drive the end-to-end solution and technical architecture for complex, mission-critical aviation systems, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business goals.
Define and govern architectural guidelines, design patterns, coding standards, and best practices across multiple development teams.
Lead design reviews and architecture governance, making and clearly documenting key technical decisions and trade-offs (performance, cost, scalability, security).
Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to Lead and Senior Engineers, guiding them through complex design and implementation challenges.
Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and tools; drive proofs-of-concept to validate architectural approaches before adoption.
Define non-functional requirements and ensure the architecture delivers the required scalability, availability, resiliency, security, and observability.
Partner with Product Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into a scalable and maintainable technical roadmap.
Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to define CI/CD, deployment, and cloud infrastructure strategy on Microsoft Azure.
Identify and mitigate architectural risks and technical debt, and drive continuous improvement of the system landscape.
Act as the primary technical point of contact for the program, communicating architecture and technical direction to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Define the architecture for integrating AI, ML, and LLM capabilities into products - agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, model APIs, and intelligent automation - and set the standards for building and operating them in production.
Establish responsible-AI and governance practices, and guide teams on adopting AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot) effectively and responsibly.
Own the modernization strategy for legacy / brownfield systems, selecting appropriate approaches (strangler fig, lift-and-refactor, incremental modernization) and sequencing the transition.
Define the full-stack and API architecture (REST and GraphQL) and the integration patterns across distributed, multi-cloud enterprise environments.
Evaluate AI/ML feature quality, reliability, and operational readiness, and define the testability, observability, and metrics needed to support them in production.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)
Bachelor’s degree is required as basic qualification.
Full stack developer who has excellent programming skills in the latest tools & technology frameworks like Java 8+ (Core and Advanced), Spring Boot 3.x, Angular 12, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React JS
Must have hands-on experience with message brokers; knowledge of either Kafka or RabbitMQ is a mandatory requirement for designing reliable asynchronous workflows, event-driven integrations, and ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
Experience with cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure
Proficient in writing unit and integration tests using tools like Jest
Asynchronous Programming: Proficiency in asynchronous programming concepts, including callbacks, promises, and async/await,
Debugging and Testing: Being able to effectively debug and test JavaScript code using tools like browser developer tools and testing frameworks (e.g., Jest or Mocha)
Version Control: Familiarity with version control systems like Git is important for collaborating with other developers and managing code changes.
Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills are crucial for a JavaScript developer to be able to analyze and solve complex programming challenges.
Knowledge of Web APIs: Understanding how to interact with various web APIs, such as fetching data from a server or integrating with third-party services
Good experience on Database technologies like SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Hands-on experience with Build and Deployment tools and languages. Experience in best practices and Tools around CI/CD.
Knowledge of integrating with Maven, Gradle and Shell scripting.
Experience with Azure Cloud is highly preferrable
Proven experience as a Software Architect or Technical Lead defining end-to-end solution architecture for large-scale, enterprise Java applications.
Deep expertise in architecting microservices and distributed systems using Java 8+, Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Cloud, and RESTful/GraphQL API design.
Strong command of software architecture patterns and principles - Domain-Driven Design (DDD), event-driven architecture, CQRS, SOLID, and the 12-factor app methodology.
Hands-on experience designing cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure (AKS, App Services, Functions, API Management, Event Hubs) including containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
Expertise in defining non-functional requirements - scalability, performance, high availability, resiliency, and observability - and designing systems to meet them.
Strong background in application and data security - OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, secure coding practices, secrets management, and compliance with enterprise security standards.
Experience establishing CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/ARM/Bicep), and DevOps practices using Azure DevOps or equivalent.
Ability to perform architectural trade-off analysis, create and maintain architecture decision records (ADRs), and produce clear technical design documentation and diagrams (C4/UML).
Proven experience architecting AI/ML/LLM-powered product features for production - including agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), model APIs, prompt orchestration, and intelligent automation.
Proficiency with modern AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot) and the ability to guide teams in adopting them responsibly and effectively across development workflows.
Strong command of GraphQL and REST API design and of the integration patterns that connect full-stack systems across complex, distributed enterprise environments.
Experience defining modernization strategy for legacy / brownfield systems using patterns such as strangler fig, lift-and-refactor, and incremental modernization.
Ability to evaluate AI feature quality, reliability, and operational readiness, and to establish responsible-AI and governance practices for production systems.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)
Experience with DevOps Practices such as Continuous integration and continuous deployment (using Microsoft DevOps), configuration management, metrics and monitoring schemes, virtualization and cloud computing using Microsoft Azure
Proficiency in Angular or React Native for cross-platform mobile development
Solid understanding of mobile UI/UX best practices and platform-specific design guidelines
Knowledge and/or experience of the Aviation Industry desirable
Familiarity with Java software development in order to effectively perform analysis of issues and identify potential code defects
Scripting experience with JavaScript, Python.
Typical Education & Experience
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 12 + years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master 11+ Years ) related in computer science, aerospace or other closely related field.
Relocation
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Language Requirements
Not Applicable
Education
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Relocation
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Security Clearance
This position does not require a Security Clearance.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
- Contingent Upon Award Program
- This position is not contingent upon program award
Shift
Shift 1 - Morning (India)
