Senior Software Architect

Role Description The Senior Software Architect with 8+ years of experience at Redacto is a full-time, on-site role based in Bengaluru. This position is responsible for defining and evolving the overall software architecture of Redacto’s data privacy platform, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
This is a onsite job (No remote)
What you'll do
Own the entire platform architecture across the Consent, Discover, Vendor, Privacy Governance, and Breach Management modules — from high-level system design to critical component decisions.
Drive R&D: research, prototype, and productionize emerging capabilities — AI/LLM-driven classification, privacy-enhancing technologies, and next-gen data discovery.
Design for hybrid and split-plane deployments — SaaS control plane with Kubernetes-based data planes running inside customer data centers and clouds.
Define architecture standards, design-review processes, and ADRs; ensure consistency, security, and quality across engineering teams.
Partner with product and founders on feasibility, technical trade-offs, and the long-term platform roadmap.
Ensure scalability, multi-tenancy, performance, and reliability as the platform grows across large regulated enterprises.
Translate DPDPA and regulatory requirements into concrete architectural patterns — data residency, isolation, auditability, and privacy by design.
Mentor tech leads and senior engineers; raise the technical bar without owning people management.
Skills
Architecture: Distributed systems, microservices, event-driven design, API-first design; multi-tenancy, data partitioning, and isolation models; HLDs, LLDs, C4 views, ADRs.
Systems & Data: Deep backend expertise (Python, Go, Java, or similar); SQL/NoSQL at scale; streaming and messaging (Kafka or equivalent); data pipelines, CDC, and large-scale scanning/classification workloads.
AI & R&D: Practical experience applying ML/LLMs to product problems — classification, entity recognition, retrieval; ability to evaluate build-vs-buy and model trade-offs.
Cloud & Deployment: Kubernetes, containers, Helm, IaC (Terraform); designing systems that run as SaaS, on-prem, and hybrid; cloud-agnostic patterns across AWS/GCP/Azure.
Security & Privacy: Encryption at rest/in transit, KMS, secrets management, zero-trust; privacy-by-design, data minimization, auditability; familiarity with DPDPA, GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001.
Qualifications
Strong expertise in Software Architecture and Software Design, with experience shaping complex, distributed systems.
Proficiency in Software Development and Programming, including hands-on work with modern languages and frameworks like GoLang.
Deep understanding of Design Patterns and their application in building maintainable, scalable software solutions.
Experience designing secure, high-availability platforms, ideally in data privacy, security, or compliance-focused products.
Ability to lead technical discussions, mentor engineering teams, and make well-reasoned architectural decisions.
Solid knowledge of cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, and modern DevOps practices.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

Work arrangement
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