Principal Architect

About Flipkart,

Flipkart is committed to the cause of transforming commerce in India through our investments in made-in-India technology innovations, customer-centric features and constructs, a diverse category landscape and a world-class supply chain. With a customer base of over 350 million, product coverage of over 150 million across 80+ categories, focus on generating direct and indirect employment and a commitment to empowering generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs and a sustainable growth strategy – Flipkart is maximizing for our customers, stakeholders, and the planet at large! Flipkart is a part of the Walmart-owned Flipkart Group, which also includes group companies Flipkart Health+, Myntra, and Cleartrip.

About the role:

We are looking for a seasoned Architect who can help us build scalable, extensible and maintainable platforms and backend infrastructure :

Tech stack and Tech Scale :-

— Peak Traffic: Managing peak loads estimated to exceed 500,000+ RPS during flagship events like BBD with low latency.

— High Availability: Maintaining 99.99% uptime across mission-critical services while managing over thousands concurrent offers.

— Chance to gain expertise in Apache Storm, Kafka, Aerospike, Redis, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Spark, Viesti, and cutting-edge GenAI/ML technologies.

You are responsible for:(What you’ll do):

● Architect Scalable Systems: Design and build scalable, distributed, and high-performance consumer-facing platforms to support millions of transactions per second.

● Technical Leadership: Provide thought leadership and direction on key architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical strategy.

● Innovation & Optimization: Identify opportunities for innovation in the consumer shopping experience, leveraging AI/ML, personalization, and performance optimizations.

● Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with product, engineering, UX, and data science teams to drive seamless customer experiences across platforms.

● Security & Reliability: Ensure system security, scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability by following industry best practices.

● Mentorship & Guidance: Mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and architectural best practices.

● Technology Evaluation: Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to continuously enhance Cleartrip’s tech ecosystem.

Skills Required (What you’ll need):

- 16+ years of experience in software architecture, system design, and distributed computing. - Deep expertise in microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and cloud-native development. - Strong knowledge of high-scale, low-latency, and high-availability architectures. - Proficiency in Java (preferred), Golang, Python, or other modern programming languages. - Hands-on experience with Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (GCP). - Experience with data-intensive applications, AI-driven personalization, and search optimization is a plus. - Strong understanding of security, compliance, and data privacy best practices. - Excellent problem-solving skills, leadership abilities, and communication skills.