Lead Software Architect

Lead Software Architect Company: Boeing India Private Limited Overview Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world. As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity. Technology for today and tomorrow The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500+ engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace. People-driven culture At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected. No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing. With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace. 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)