Senior Architect

Senior Architect (On-Site – Pleasanton, CA)Company: ElasLocation: Pleasanton, CA (On-Site)About ElasElas is building a modern operational intelligence platform that helps organizations understand patterns, trends, and performance across their workforce and systems. We integrate data across environments and surface meaningful insights through a unified, intuitive interface.We move fast, build pragmatically, and care deeply about clean architecture, security, and scalability.Role OverviewWe’re looking for a Senior Architect who can design and build scalable, secure systems end-to-end. This is not a purely strategic role — you’ll be deeply embedded with engineering, shaping architecture while actively contributing to implementation.You’ll own core architectural decisions across infrastructure, backend services, and frontend systems, ensuring Elas scales reliably as we grow.What You’ll Do• Design and evolve a cloud agnostic architecture (on AWS)• Lead implementation of Kubernetes-based infrastructure (EKS or similar)• Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like ArgoCD and GitHub Actions• Define and enforce microservices architecture patterns• Build and review Golang-based backend services• Collaborate on and guide React frontend architecture• Establish and maintain secure-by-design systems (auth, access control, data protection)• Drive observability, monitoring, and reliability practices• Partner with engineering leadership to translate product requirements into scalable systems• Mentor engineers and elevate overall system design qualityRequired Experience• 7+ years in software engineering, with significant time in architecture roles• Deep experience with AWS infrastructure (VPCs, IAM, EKS, RDS, etc.)• Strong hands-on expertise in Kubernetes• Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, or similar)• Proficiency in Golang• Experience with React and modern frontend architecture• Proven experience building microservices-based systems• Strong understanding of application and infrastructure security best practices• Experience scaling systems in production environmentsNice to Have• Experience in B2B SaaS platforms• Familiarity with SOC 2 / security compliance frameworks• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, SNS/SQS, etc.)• Background in observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)What We’re Looking For• Someone who builds, not just designs• High ownership mindset — you think in systems, not tickets• Ability to balance speed vs. long-term architecture• Strong communicator who can work across product, engineering, and leadership• Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environmentWhy Join ElasApp• Shape the architecture of a growing platform from the ground up• Work directly with leadership on high-impact decisions• Small, high-caliber team with real ownership• Opportunity to define engineering standards and culture