Posted 11 days ago

Solution Architect & Development Team Lead — React / Node.js / SaaS Architecture

IslamabadRemoteFull-time

AI Summary

Solution Architect and Development Team Lead who proposes end-to-end technical solutions and stays hands-on writing React and Node.js code while leading a small team of developers.

About this role

We're hiring a Solution Architect who will also act as our development team's lead — someone who proposes real technical solutions and then stays hands-on to help build them. This is not a role for someone who wants to hand off a diagram and walk away. You'll lead a small team (a Senior Software Engineer and a Junior Developer), make the architecture calls, and still be writing and reviewing code yourself.

We want someone who thinks in terms of solutions delivered, not hours logged — who's willing to go the extra mile when a project needs it, and who's spent real time at a well-known Pakistani software house doing both hands-on development and solution architecture work.

Key Responsibilities

Propose end-to-end solution architecture for new projects and features across our portfolio — websites, SaaS-style solutions, and backend systems (including data-heavy builds like our Parts Blue vendor-catalog backend)
Stay hands-on as lead developer — writing and reviewing production code in React and Node.js, not just producing architecture diagrams
Lead and mentor a small development team, setting the technical direction and quality bar for their work
Make the call on stack, tooling, and system design trade-offs, and stand behind those decisions
Partner directly with our Technical Project Manager to scope, estimate, and sequence work across multiple concurrent projects
Own code review standards and the overall technical quality/reliability bar for the team's output
Take ownership of problems beyond your immediate ticket when that's what it takes to actually ship

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

7+ years of software development experience (10+ years ideal), including meaningful time in a Solution Architect or technical leadership capacity — not purely an individual-contributor track
That experience should include time at a known, well-regarded Pakistani software house
Continued, active hands-on development — you should still want to be in the code, not just reviewing it from a distance
Strong, demonstrable React and Node.js expertise
Real experience architecting SaaS-style, multi-tenant, or multi-client web solutions
Comfort owning both frontend and backend architecture decisions
Familiarity with modern tooling — Sanity, Vercel, Supabase, Cursor, GitHub (openness to newer AI-assisted tools like Lovable is a plus)
A track record of leading or mentoring developers
An outcomes-first mindset — you measure success by what got delivered, not hours logged
Strong communication skills, including with non-technical stakeholders

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

Remote working opportunity
Opportunity to work across multiple products and projects.
Exposure to modern technologies and AI-assisted development tools.
Opportunity to work closely with technical and project leadership.

Skills

AI-assisted Development ToolsArchitecture DiagramsCode ReviewCursorGitHubLovableMulti-tenant SystemsNode.jsReactSaaS ArchitectureSanitySupabaseSystem DesignVercel