Application Architect at Applaudo

Application Architect at Applaudo

Applaudo is seeking an experienced Application Architect to design robust, scalable, and cloud-native architectures for complex business applications. This role requires a professional adept at translating business requirements into detailed technical designs, defining architectural patterns and technology standards for both backend and frontend environments, and designing integrations across systems with multiple sources of truth.

You will leverage strong architectural judgment combined with hands-on Microsoft Azure experience and a proactive leadership style. You should be comfortable making and documenting technical decisions via Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), and presenting architecture proposals and technical roadmaps to technical leaders, business stakeholders, and C-level executives. The ideal candidate can quickly adapt to complex environments, guide development teams, and utilize AI-assisted development tools to enhance architecture workflows and documentation.

Note: This role operates under a contractor model.

Competencies and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
• 6+ years of Software Engineering experience, with 3+ years in Architecture or Technical Leadership roles.
• Proven and solid experience designing application and software architectures for complex systems.
• Backend architecture expertise with Node.js and frameworks such as Express or NestJS.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong background in REST API ecosystem design and governance.
• Experience with Event-Driven Architecture and asynchronous processing design.
• Proficiency in integrating multi-source-of-truth systems.
• Solid understanding of authentication and authorization (OAuth2, SSO) applied to architecture and security.
• Demonstrated ability to create and defend Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Assertive and proactive communication skills, capable of making technical decisions and effectively explaining and defending their rationale.
• Practical exposure to AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code), with the ability to leverage AI for architecture documentation generation.
• Advanced English proficiency with conversational fluency for direct communication with C-level executives and presenting technical roadmaps without intermediaries.
• Fast ramp-up capability in new environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and translate business requirements into solid technical architectures, creating detailed designs for each proposed module.
• Define technologies, design patterns, and architectural principles for both Backend and Frontend.
• Define, size, and structure the resource architecture for the Order Management System product.
• Work closely with the Product Owner and Business Architect to assess technical feasibility, evaluate alternatives, and ensure product roadmap alignment.
• Present and defend architecture proposals to leadership, technical leads, and specialized teams (Data, Infrastructure, Microsoft) to secure key validations and approvals.
• Define and technically document system integrations with cross-functional platforms from other teams.
• Guide and mentor the development team, establishing best practices and steering the execution of the defined architecture.
• Actively collaborate with the DevOps team to design and implement infrastructure, pipelines, and operational needs for the solution.
• Coordinate with the Data team on the data architecture required to support the product's operational and analytical needs.