Reports to: Engineering Lead
Job location: Koramangala - Bangalore

Work mode: 5 days WFO

About the company:
Altellect is a strategic venture ecosystem that builds, operates, and scales intelligent, high-growth startups across diverse sectors. As we expand our portfolio, we’re looking for passionate and driven professionals to join us in shaping the future of our ventures. We are on a mission to build and launch 10+ product-led businesses across multiple technology domains. At Altellect, you’ll help lay the foundations of innovation - from people and products to culture and performance - as we transform ideas into thriving businesses.

About the role

At Altellect, the Senior Solutions Architect sits at the intersection of technology, product strategy, and venture creation. This role is responsible for designing high-level system architectures, translating business requirements into scalable solutions, and ensuring seamless integration across internal platforms and new venture builds.

A successful SA at Altellect:

Moves fluidly between strategy and execution
Is comfortable advising founders as well as engineering teams
Can architect multi-tenant, modular, and scalable systems for 10+ ventures
Understands speed-to-market needs while planning for long-term extensibility

This role directly shapes the technology DNA of every venture in the Altellect ecosystem.

JD & Key Responsibilities

A. Architecture Design & Technical Strategy

Architect end-to-end systems for multiple B2B and B2C ventures simultaneously.

Define high-level designs, APIs, microservices, integrations, data flows, and infrastructure requirements.
Choose the right technology stacks per venture based on speed, scalability, cost, and long-term relevance.
Build reusable architecture components that can be leveraged across ventures.

B. Venture Discovery & Technical Scoping

Participate in venture validation and discovery phases.
Conduct feasibility studies and define technical requirements for new venture ideas.
Translate business models into technical execution plans.

C. Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with product, engineering leads, design, data, and operations teams.
Translate business goals into architectural decisions.
Evaluate trade-offs and make recommendations aligned with venture timelines and GTM strategies.

D. Execution Oversight & Quality Assurance

Review technical designs, PRDs, SRS, and engineering plans.
Ensure architecture compliance and alignment across all engineering teams.
Conduct regular code reviews for critical modules.
Oversee API contracts, integration patterns, performance benchmarks, and engineering quality.

E. Technical Advisory & Leadership

Mentor engineering leads and developers.
Establish architectural best practices, coding standards, and documentation guidelines.

Support due diligence for partnerships, integrations, and third-party tools.

Experience / Background

10–12+ yrs software dev & architecture
5+ yrs solution architecture leadership
Expertise in cloud‑native, distributed systems & design patterns
Skilled at articulating architectural vision to business & engineering leaders
Proven success in high‑growth, multi‑product environments

Attitude / Temperament

Strategic, structured thinker with clarity
Strong communicator; simplifies complex tech concepts
High ownership, proactive, problem‑solving mindset
Challenges assumptions; drives better technical approaches

Expected Tech stack expertise:

Must have:

Cloud: AWS / Azure (compute, storage, networking, security, DevOps)
AI SDLC: Agentic workflows, AI‑assisted coding, automation‑led development
AI & LLMs: LLMs, RAG pipelines, vector DBs, AI tooling
Architecture: DDD, event‑driven, microservices, composable patterns
Backend: Node.js, Python, JS
DevOps: CI/CD, infra automation, observability tools
Integration: REST APIs, Kafka/MQTT/pub‑sub, event streaming
Database architect

Good to have:

React.js or frontend architecture exposure.
Experience with security frameworks and zero-trust approaches.
Knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes), IaC tools (Terraform, ARM templates).
Experience with serverless architectures and API gateways.
Exposure to data engineering pipelines and analytics platforms.
Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.

What you'll bring to Altellect

Define & enforce architectural vision across ventures
Problem‑first mindset; design elegant, scalable solutions
Thought leadership in cloud, AI, integration & modern design
Guide teams with clarity, structure & technical depth
Elevate engineering quality, developer experience & performance
Build reliable, scalable, high‑impact systems for venture success

Sr Solutions Architect