We are seeking a Senior Advisor with deep expertise in modern web technologies and a proven track record of driving technical strategy, system architecture, and engineering excellence at scale. This role is responsible for shaping technical direction, mentoring senior engineers, and ensuring platforms are robust, scalable, secure, and future-ready.
The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical depth with strategic thinking and can influence teams and stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
Strategic Responsibilities:Provide technical leadership and advisory oversight across engineering teams and initiatives.
Define and evolve system architecture and design standards, ensuring scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
Guide teams on technology selection, architectural trade-offs, and best practices.
Serve as a technical mentor to senior and mid-level engineers, raising overall engineering maturity.
Oversee and improve CI/CD, release management, and DevOps practices to enable reliable, high-velocity delivery.
Establish strong repository management and code governance practices using platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or equivalent.
Partner with product, business, and leadership stakeholders to translate business objectives into technical strategy.
Review critical designs, lead architectural discussions, and provide final technical sign-off where required.
Drive adoption of engineering best practices, including security, observability, performance, and reliability.
12+ years of experience in software engineering with significant exposure to technical leadership or advisory roles.
Strong hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails in production environments.
Solid proficiency in JavaScript and modern web development practices.
Extensive experience with SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).
Proven ability to design complex systems and platforms, including high-availability and scalable architectures.
Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).
Strong expertise in Git-based source control and repository management.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across teams.
Experience with React for modern frontend architecture.
Experience with Node.js for backend or service-oriented architectures.
Exposure to microservices and distributed systems.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Familiarity with security, performance optimization, and observability practices.
Acts as a trusted technical advisor to engineering leadership.
Drives clarity, consistency, and technical rigor across teams.
Balances hands-on technical credibility with high-level architectural and strategic oversight.
Leads by influence, mentorship, and technical excellence rather than hierarchy.
