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)
- 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.
