- Software Architecture / Technical Leadership / AI-Assisted Development -
A global technology company is currently recruiting a Software Architect / Technical Lead to strengthen its software development
capabilities in India.

The successful candidate will provide architecture leadership across a portfolio of commercial software products, supporting the transition of
development ownership to an in-house engineering organisation. The role combines architecture strategy, hands-on technical leadership,
engineering quality, modernisation, and the adoption of AI-assisted development practices.
(Ref: RS61096 - Please include this when making any enquiries.)


Main Responsibilities
• Assess existing product architectures, technology stacks, and technical risks, and develop practical modernisation roadmaps
• Lead architecture and design reviews and document key technical decisions
• Provide hands-on technical support for complex implementation, performance, and security issues
• Guide technology selection, proof-of-concept activities, and reusable engineering practices
• Establish expectations for code quality, automated testing, dependency management, and secure development
• Lead the evaluation and adoption of AI coding agents, including appropriate usage guidelines, security controls, and human review
• Support the use of AI tools for coding, testing, refactoring, documentation, and code review
• Lead architecture knowledge transfer and coach Product Leads and engineers
• Collaborate with engineering teams across Japan, the US, Europe, and India

Ideal Candidate
• 12+ years of commercial software engineering experience, including 4+ years in an architecture or senior technical leadership role
• Experience designing and evolving complex commercial software products, platforms, SDKs, or enterprise applications
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, modularity, performance, scalability, security, testing, and maintainability
Strong hands-on experience with one or more relevant technologies such as C#/.NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, web technologies,
desktop applications, or cloud platforms
•Experience assessing complex codebases and developing incremental modernisation plans while maintaining compatibility and
delivery continuity
• Experience leading design reviews and influencing multiple engineering teams
• Strong problem-solving and English communication skills
• Practical experience using AI-assisted software development tools such as OpenAI Codex or equivalent
• Experience with Azure or AWS, containerisation, infrastructure as code, and modern CI/CD architecture is advantageous
• Experience with secure software development, dependency governance, or software supply-chain risk is advantageous
• Experience with product transition, insourcing, acquisition integration, or external vendor knowledge transfer is advantageous
• Japanese language skills are advantageous

Conditions
• Location: New Delhi, India
• Working Style: office based
• Salary: negotiable, depending on experience
• Job Type: permanent, full-time
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00–18:00, including a 1-hour break
• Start: negotiable

Further details regarding the exact location and employment conditions will be shared during the recruitment process.


Visa Support
All applicants for the Software Architect / Technical Lead position must have valid work authorisation in India.

Application Notes
If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we
receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.