Software Architect

About Us vFairs is an all-in-one event management platform and Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader helping event planners power conferences, trade shows, and corporate events with in-person, hybrid, and virtual solutions. Our platform includes event registration, on-site badge printing, mobile apps, and more, managing the entire event lifecycle from planning through analytics. Rated 4.9/5 for customer support and recognized as a top platform on G2, we're known for robust technology and customer service that goes the extra mile. vFairs has a transparent, fast-paced, and collaborative culture, with geographically distributed teams united by strong processes and the autonomy to drive solutions forward. Overview We are seeking a Software Architect to drive the architectural vision and technical excellence of our engineering ecosystem. The ideal candidate will design scalable, secure, and performant systems, ensuring that our products meet both current business objectives and long-term technical goals. This role requires deep technical expertise, a strategic mindset, and strong leadership to guide cross-functional teams across backend, frontend, infrastructure, and DevOps disciplines.

Key Responsibilities 1. Architectural Leadership

• Define, design, and communicate end-to-end architectures for complex software systems.
• Translate business goals and technical requirements into modular, scalable, and maintainable architectures .
• Define and maintain architectural principles, standards, and patterns across all projects.
• Perform architecture reviews, risk assessments, and technology evaluations .

2. Technical Strategy

• Partner with engineering leads, product managers, and executives to define long-term technical strategy and roadmap .
• Assess emerging technologies and tools, and introduce them where they add business or technical value.
• Ensure alignment between technical direction and business priorities.

3. System Design & Implementation

• Design distributed, event-driven, microservices-based architectures for high-traffic applications.
• Establish API standards , data flow models, integration patterns, and communication protocols.
• Guide teams in building systems that are resilient, observable, and secure .
• Design and review infrastructure blueprints - including load balancing, caching, message queues, and data pipelines.

4. Leadership & Mentorship

• Serve as a technical mentor to engineers and leads across teams.
• Review system designs and code to ensure architectural integrity and adherence to standards.
• Lead technical design reviews , POCs, and architecture discussions.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

5. Security, Compliance, and Performance

• Enforce secure-by-design principles in architecture decisions.
• Oversee data privacy, encryption, and access control models.
• Ensure architectural decisions support performance optimization and observability .

Requirements Experience Level 13+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in architecture and system design roles.

• Strong background in software design principles , distributed systems, and architectural patterns (microservices, CQRS, DDD, event-driven).
• Deep understanding of backend frameworks (e.g., Laravel, Node.js, .NET, or Java) and frontend ecosystems (e.g., Vue.js, React, or Angular).
• Proven experience designing real-time systems (chat, streaming, WebSockets, or WebRTC).
• Expertise with AWS services (EC2, ECS, S3, CloudFront, RDS, Lambda, etc.) and infrastructure design .
• Proficiency in API design , database architecture (SQL & NoSQL), and caching strategies (Redis, Memcached).
• Experience with Nginx , load balancing , and reverse proxy configurations .
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, observability).
• Excellent communication and documentation skills — ability to simplify complex systems for non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with multi-region , multi-tenant , or high-availability architectures.
• Knowledge of machine learning model integration , data streaming pipelines , or event sourcing is a plus.
• Prior experience in SaaS , video streaming , or real-time communication platforms.
• Proven track record of leading architecture for large-scale production systems handling millions of users.

Soft Skills

• Strategic and analytical thinker with a hands-on problem-solving attitude.