Boeing

Lead Software Architect

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19 hours ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive end-to-end solution and technical architecture for complex, mission-critical aviation systems.
  • Define and govern architectural guidelines, design patterns, coding standards, best practices, and non-functional requirements across multiple development teams.
  • Lead design reviews, architecture governance, technical trade-off analysis, architecture decision records, and technical documentation.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to Lead and Senior Engineers.
  • Evaluate technologies, frameworks, and tools and drive proofs of concept to validate architectural approaches.
  • Partner with Product Management, Product Owners, DevOps, platform teams, and stakeholders on technical roadmaps, deployment, CI/CD, and Azure cloud infrastructure strategy.
  • Identify and mitigate architectural risks and technical debt and own modernization strategies for legacy and brownfield systems.
  • Define full-stack, REST, GraphQL, distributed-system, integration, security, scalability, availability, resiliency, and observability architectures.
  • Define architectures and governance practices for AI/ML/LLM capabilities, including agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, model APIs, intelligent automation, and responsible AI.
  • Evaluate AI feature quality, reliability, testability, observability, metrics, and operational readiness for production.
  • Develop working software, estimate and track tasks, support backlog refinement and sprint planning, resolve impediments, and deliver committed iteration objectives.
  • Design for testability, develop unit and integration tests, prototype technical solutions, and ensure software meets quality standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience is required.
  • Typically 12+ years of related experience, or an equivalent combination such as a master's degree with 11+ years of experience.
  • Proven experience as a Software Architect or Technical Lead defining end-to-end architecture for large-scale enterprise Java applications.
  • Strong full-stack programming experience with Java, Spring Boot, Angular, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ and reliable asynchronous, event-driven workflows.
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native services, including AKS, App Services, Functions, API Management, and Event Hubs.
  • Expertise in microservices, distributed systems, REST and GraphQL API design, and architecture patterns including Domain-Driven Design, event-driven architecture, CQRS, SOLID, and twelve-factor applications.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code using Terraform, ARM, or Bicep, and Azure DevOps or equivalent.
  • Experience with SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Maven, Gradle, Shell scripting, Git, and testing tools such as Jest or Mocha.
  • Experience defining security architectures using OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, secure coding practices, secrets management, and enterprise security standards.
  • Experience architecting production AI/ML/LLM features, including agentic workflows, RAG, model APIs, prompt orchestration, and intelligent automation.
  • Proficiency with Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or GitHub Copilot and responsible adoption of AI coding assistants.
  • Ability to create architecture decision records, technical design documentation, and C4/UML diagrams.
  • Experience evaluating AI feature quality, reliability, operational readiness, and responsible-AI governance.
  • Preferred qualifications include Azure DevOps practices, configuration management, metrics and monitoring, virtualization, Angular or React Native, mobile UI/UX, aviation industry experience, Java issue analysis, and Python scripting.

Benefits

  • Relocation is available based on candidate eligibility.
  • The role is based in Bengaluru, India, with variable work arrangements depending on business, customer, and professional needs.
  • The position works on Shift 1, morning hours in India.
  • Boeing describes a flexible, collaborative work environment with professional growth, learning, employee wellbeing, and face-to-face team engagement.

Tech Stack

AngularApache KafkaAzureCSSDockerGitGradleGraphQLHTMLJavaJavaScriptJestKubernetesMavenMicrosoft SQL ServerMochaMySQLPostgreSQLPythonRabbitMQReactReact NativeSpring BootTerraformTypeScript
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About Boeing

10,000+ employees

Boeing designs, manufactures, and services commercial airplanes along with defense and space systems for airlines, governments, and space agencies worldwide. It sells aircraft and related systems plus aftermarket support and lifecycle services. Founded in 1916 and headquartered in Arlington, VA, Boeing is a public company listed on the NYSE (BA), with notable programs including the 737/787 families and work on NASA space initiatives.

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