Meaning
A senior technical expert who makes high-level design choices and dictates technical standards for software systems and platforms.
Three examples from work
System design
DevHow should our services handle cross-tenant data isolation?
ArchitectWe will enforce row-level security policies at the database layer with tenant-scoped tokens.
Tech evaluation
CTOHave you evaluated our cloud infrastructure cost projections?
ArchitectYes, migrating to serverless edge functions will reduce idle compute costs by forty percent.
Scalability review
LeadCan our current event broker support ten times current transaction volume?
ArchitectWe need to partition the event topics and implement asynchronous batching.
Architects design systems for scalability, security, and maintainability, ensuring that technical choices support long-term business goals.