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Architecture
The overall design and how the parts of the system connect.
A Solution Architect decides how your product is put together behind the scenes: which technologies to use, how the parts connect and how it will grow. Good early choices save you from an expensive rebuild later.
You decide how many rooms you want and how you want to live. The architect decides the foundations, the structure and where the pipes run, so the house stands up and can be extended later.
A stack that suits your product, budget and the skills available.
A design that copes with ten customers today and ten thousand later.
Security, integrations and performance thought through before code is written.
If two or more of these sound familiar, add this role to your Product team.
The overall design and how the parts of the system connect.
Languages, databases, hosting and key services.
How data is protected and how the product stays fast.
Guiding engineers and reviewing important technical decisions.
Volunteers give up to three hours a day, Monday to Friday, over three months or more. Daily and weekly updates keep you informed, and rapid feedback from you in the first two weeks makes the biggest difference.
Understands the product brief and constraints, then shares a simple diagram of the proposed design and stack, explained in plain English.
Key technical decisions written down, engineers building on the agreed design and early risks flagged.
An architecture document, a decision log and a design ready to grow with the product.
You do not need to be an expert to recruit well. Use these questions at interview and listen for the signs below.
Turns vision into a plan. A road map of what gets built first, next and later, and why.
Read the guide →Build the product. Screens, features and the logic behind them.
Read the guide →Keeps you online. Hosting, monitoring and alerts so problems are spotted fast.
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