Lead Architect
OnTheList
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Quarry Bay • Hong Kong
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Tech Stack
About the role
- Partner closely with the Head of IT to define and execute the company’s technology vision, architecture roadmap, and strategic initiatives.
- Provide strong technical leadership across the entire project lifecycle, including solution architecture, technical design, development, QA/testing, deployment, and optimization.
- Translate business and product requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
- Own the creation of system architecture designs, diagrams, integration specifications, and technical documentation.
- Lead and mentor both in-house and offshore development teams, ensuring engineering excellence, productivity, and adherence to industry best practices.
- Oversee the full software development lifecycle to ensure high-quality deliveries and effective risk management.
- Lead and guide development of web and mobile applications, ensuring strong performance, excellent UX, and consistent quality across iOS and Android.
- Establish and enforce engineering standards including coding conventions, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows, and secure development practices.
- Manage AWS cloud infrastructure with a focus on scalability, cost efficiency, and high availability using Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Conduct architectural reviews, code reviews, and technical audits to maintain system quality and reliability.
- Collaborate with business analysts, product managers, and key stakeholders to ensure solutions align with business objectives.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, architectural patterns, and industry trends to drive innovation.
- Coordinate with technology partners and vendors during solution design or integration.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related disciplines.
- 10+ years of relevant IT experience with at least 3 years in technical leadership or architectural roles building large-scale distributed systems.
- Solid experience in retail/e-commerce industry in a must.
- Deep understanding of Shopify eco-systems and integrations.
- Proven experience as a Technical Architect, Technical Lead, or similar senior engineering role.
- Strong knowledge in modern architecture paradigms: Microservices, event-driven, SOA, serverless, and cloud-native designs.
- Solid hands-on development experience with JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks including React.js, Next.js, React Native, and Nest.js.
- Solid experience building mobile applications with React Native for both iOS and Android, including native module integration, debugging, optimizing performance, and handling app releases.
- Strong experience designing system architecture, producing technical diagrams, and writing clear technical documentation.
- Deep understanding of web and mobile development with a strong appreciation for high-quality UI/UX.
- Extensive experience with AWS cloud infrastructure; skilled with IaC tools (Terraform/CloudFormation) and automated DevOps pipelines.
- Hands-on experience building high-availability systems using AWS EKS/ECS and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience leading distributed/remote engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of APIs, system integrations, scalable networking technologies (load balancers, firewalls), and web security mechanisms.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in English; Cantonese and Mandarin highly preferred.
- Experience in Agile environments; relevant cloud or architecture certifications are a plus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
solution architecturetechnical designdevelopmentQA/testingdeploymentoptimizationMicroservicesevent-driven architectureSOAserverless
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringengineering excellencerisk managementcollaborationcommunicationpresentationstakeholder managementproductivityinnovation