Application Architect

Role Description

This role is for a hands-on Application Architect who wants genuine ownership - driving key architectural decisions and directly influencing how a modern US e-commerce platform is built and evolves.

• Lead three parallel workstreams:
  • Legacy ColdFusion → Angular/.NET migration
  • On-prem → Azure re-platforming
  • Greenfield Order Management System
• Work in a team that treats AI-augmented engineering as a first-class skill.
• Co-author PRDs with BAs and turn a spec into a working prototype in a couple of days.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on engineering experience with .NET / C# (.NET 8+), of which 3+ in an Architect or Lead role on production e-commerce or large-scale transactional systems.
• Clean Architecture and CQRS (MediatR, Dapper, Hangfire, Polly).
• Strong practical command of Clean Architecture/Vertical Slice, CQRS, and integration patterns (MediatR, Dapper, Hangfire/Quartz, Polly, MassTransit / Service Bus).
• Solid experience with Angular (latest LTS) - able to guide frontend architecture, review code, and pair with the UI team on storefront migration.
• Proven Azure architecture experience: App Service / Container Apps, Azure SQL, Service Bus, Key Vault, Application Insights, Azure DevOps CI/CD; IaC with Bicep or Terraform.
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering Order Management/e-commerce backends (catalog, pricing, cart, checkout, payments, fulfillment, returns).
• Mandatory: practical Agentic / AI-Augmented Engineering experience - daily use of Claude Code, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or equivalent for code generation, refactoring, code review, and rapid prototyping; familiarity with spec-driven / PRD-driven AI workflows (e.g., BMAD-METHOD, Spec-Kit, or similar).
• Ability to co-author PRDs with Business Analysts, decompose them into technical specs / ADRs, and produce a working prototype within days using AI coding agents.
• Experience modernizing legacy platforms (ColdFusion, classic ASP.NET, or similar monolith → modern stack) and migrating workloads from on-prem to Azure is a strong plus.
• Strong written and verbal English (Upper-Intermediate / Advanced) - must communicate confidently with US-based product, engineering, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfort working as the technical face of the engagement: leading discovery sessions, presenting trade-offs to the client, and making and defending architectural decisions.
• Comfort working with distributed teams and collaborating with US-based clients.

Responsibilities

• Migration of the legacy ColdFusion e-commerce platform to a modern Angular storefront served with a .NET 8+ backend.
• Lift-and-shift / re-platforming of the existing system from on-prem to Azure (target architecture, landing zone, IaC, CI/CD, cutover plan).
• Greenfield design and delivery of a new Order Management System (OMS) and future engagement projects to onboard franchise and corporate stores.
• Use AI coding agents (Claude Code, ChatGPT, Copilot) to rapidly prototype concepts, validate integration approaches, and accelerate the team's delivery velocity.
• Define and enforce engineering standards: branching strategy, code review, testing pyramid, observability, security/PCI-DSS posture.
• Hands-on contribution: write production code on critical paths (auth, checkout, OMS core), unblock the team, lead spikes.
• Lead technical discovery and refinement sessions with the client; present architectural options and trade-offs to both engineering and business stakeholders.
• Mentor the .NET and Angular engineers; raise the bar on AI-augmented development practices across the team.

Schedule

5/2, 8-hour working day (40 hr per week), flexible schedule. Ability to interact with New York time zone at least 4 hours a day.

Hiring Process

HR interview + Technical Interview.

Benefits

• Cutting-Edge Technologies on Real Projects: Work with the latest technologies on live projects.
• Work-Life Balance with Benefits: Paid time off, including vacation days and sick leave. Remote work options.
• Investment in Your Growth: Training programs, courses, and opportunities to enhance your English language skills.
• Team Building and Unity: Organize team-building events and group activities to foster strong bonds and a sense of belonging.