Technical Architect (Frontend/Backend) Internship

Overview: Full-Stack Architectural Leadership

The Technical Architect (Frontend/Backend) is responsible for establishing the technical foundation and ensuring architectural coherence across all distinct application layers: the high-performance, customer-facing e-commerce UI; the secure internal administrative applications; and the specialized AI agent interaction interfaces. This role is highly hands-on, focused on bridging the gap between high-level architectural design and implementation across the full stack.

Internship Details

Duration: 3 months (extendable based on performance and project scope)

Start Date: Immediate

Location: Remote

Stipend: Unpaid initially; may convert to a paid internship, full-time role, or even direct client absorption (FTE) based on your performance

Key Responsibilities & Core Projects

You will lead the technical strategy for our application layers, ensuring robust, scalable, and API-first development practices.

Layer Foundation: Establish the technical foundations for all applications, specifically leveraging Next.js 14, React 18, and Tailwind CSS for the frontend, and the Node.js 22 (NestJS) modular monolith for the backend.

API-First Design: Design and document the API-first architecture that facilitates seamless communication both within the monolithic modules (MES $\leftrightarrow$ WMS $\leftrightarrow$ OMS) and externally for tool-to-tool communication (e.g., Slack to AI agents).

Technology Selection & Standardization: Select and standardize frameworks, libraries (e.g., Radix UI, Framer Motion), and coding patterns to ensure consistency, performance, and maintainability across the Monorepo structure.

System Diagrams & Documentation: Create comprehensive system diagrams and document all major architectural decisions for the frontend UX, the admin/B2B portal, and the integration points with Meilisearch and MinIO.

Code Quality & Mentorship: Enforce high code quality and testing standards across the organization. Lead technical strategy workshops and actively mentor developers on best practices, performance optimization, and security protocols.

Required Technologies & Tools

Candidates must demonstrate deep, hands-on architectural experience across the specified, cutting-edge stack:

Frontend Mastery: Next.js 14, React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, Framer Motion.

Backend Expertise: Node.js 22 (NestJS Modular Monolith), TypeScript.

Architecture & Workflow: Monorepo structure, API design (REST/GraphQL), CI/CD via Makefile, Automated Testing Pipelines.

Data & Auth Knowledge: Strong familiarity with PostgreSQL, Redis, and JWT-based tenant-aware authentication (Authentik/Ory Kratos).

AI Agent Focus

You will be critical in designing the user and technical interfaces for our AI capabilities.

Interface Design: Define the frontend patterns and API integration points for the AI agent interfaces, ensuring high usability and real-time feedback.

Tool Communication: Architect the backend services that enable AI agents to interact with in-house SaaS tools (e.g., retrieving information from a Jira-like system or posting updates to a communication tool).

Framework Alignment: Ensure architectural compatibility with AI orchestration frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex.

Success Metrics & Career Path

Performance will be measured by:

Architectural Coherence: Successful establishment and enforcement of full-stack architectural standards across all applications.

Performance: Achieving measurable improvements in frontend performance (Lighthouse scores) and API response times.

Team Enablement: The effectiveness of mentorship and documentation, resulting in consistent code quality and faster feature delivery across development teams.

Mentorship Structure: Reports to the Solution Architect/Head of Technology, providing direct technical guidance and mentorship to Frontend and Backend Senior Developers.

Originally posted on Himalayas