Architect cloud-native search platforms with OpenSearch and AWS expertise in this remote role, supporting high-traffic digital commerce discovery across North America. This experienced Software Architect role combines systems design, architecture governance, and hands-on engineering. You will shape enterprise search engines, distributed backend APIs, and scalable data models for Search, Category, and Product Detail Pages. The engagement is a full time, six-month contract with strong extension potential. Key Responsibilities:
Architect large-scale OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, and Lucene platforms Balance architectural leadership with hands-on development and code reviews Create enterprise-standard logical, conceptual, and integration diagrams Define roadmaps, sprint scope, QA strategies,
and reliability metrics Direct CI/CD automation using Terraform, Jenkins, and Git Requirements:
Eight-plus years in software engineering and application architecture Hands-on enterprise search engine development and management experience Cloud-native architecture experience deployed on AWS or comparable platforms Backend coding proficiency in Java, Go, or Python Pacific Time availability, including daily 8:30 AM PST stand-ups Apply software architecture, search engineering, AWS, and technical leadership expertise to critical digital commerce discovery platforms.