About Unilog
Unilog is the only connected product content and eCommerce provider serving the Wholesale Distribution, Manufacturing, and Specialty Retail industries. Our flagship CX1 Platform is at the center of some of the most successful digital transformations in North America. CX1 Platform’s syndicated product content, integrated eCommerce storefront, and automated PIM tool simplify our customers’ path to success in the digital marketplace.
With more than 500 customers, Unilog is uniquely positioned as the leader in eCommerce and product content for Wholesale distribution, manufacturing, and specialty retail.
Unilog’s Mission Statement
At Unilog, our mission is to provide purpose-built connected product content and eCommerce solutions that empower our customers to succeed in the face of intense competition. By virtue of living our mission, we are able to transform the way Wholesale Distributors, Manufacturers, and Specialty Retailers go to market. We help our customers extend a digital version of their business and accelerate their growth.
Designation: Java Architect
Location: Bangalore / Mysore / Remote
Job Type: Full-time
Department: Software R&D – CX1 PIM
Role Overview
We are hiring a Java Architect with strong database expertise to anchor the architecture and engineering practice for CX1 PIM. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with end-to-end ownership of the Java application architecture, database design, performance optimization, and integration patterns across the platform. The Architect will partner closely with Engineering Management, Product, DevOps, and DBA teams to drive the CX1 PIM Re-Architecture program, the next phase of multilingual capability expansion, AI Agent integrations, and the ongoing MySQL work.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end Java application architecture for CX1 PIM — service decomposition, integration patterns, performance, scalability, and security.
- Define and govern the database architecture (MySQL primary, Solr secondary) — schema design, indexing strategy, stored procedure governance, partitioning, replication, and tuning for catalogs in the millions of items range.
- Lead the CX1 PIM Re-Architecture initiative.
- Partner with the DBA team on production readiness.
- Lead architecture decisions for AI Agent integrations.
- Conduct code reviews on critical paths — stored procedures, customer-facing APIs.
- Mentor and grow senior engineers; establish engineering practices (testing, observability, error budgets).
- Support production incident response — root cause analysis, durable fixes.
Required Skills & Experience
Java Backend
- 10–14 years of overall software engineering experience with at least 3–5 years in an Architect / Principal Engineer role.
- Expert-level Java (Java 21+), Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Security), Hibernate, jOOQ / JPA.
- Deep experience designing distributed, multi-tenant SaaS systems handling large data volumes (catalogs with millions of items).
- Microservices, REST API design, asynchronous messaging (RabbitMQ or Kafka or equivalent), caching strategies (Redis).
- Strong fundamentals in concurrency, performance tuning, JVM internals, profiling, and memory management.
Database
- Expert in relational database design — MySQL (primary) with strong knowledge of stored procedures, partitioning, replication, indexing, and query optimization.
- Working knowledge of Solr (or Elasticsearch) for search and indexing workloads.
- Proven experience designing data models for product information management, multilingual content, or catalog-heavy systems.
- Experience with database migration, version-control of schema changes (Liquibase / Flyway), and zero-downtime upgrade strategies.
- Familiarity with NoSQL stores is a plus.
Architecture & Practice
- Hands-on experience leading a multi-quarter architecture or re-platforming initiative end-to-end.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Leadership & Soft Skills
- Proven track record of mentoring senior engineers and influencing technical decisions across teams.
- Comfortable working with Product, PS, DBA, and DevOps stakeholders.
- Strong ownership mindset — willing to dive into production incidents and lead root-cause analysis.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, suitable for executive-level stakeholder communication.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)
- Prior experience in B2B SaaS, PIM, MDM, or eCommerce content management domains.
- Experience integrating AI / LLM-based features into enterprise applications.
About our Benefits:
Unilog offers a competitive total rewards package including competitive salary, multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all our employees’ needs, career development, advancement opportunities, annual merit, a generous time-off policy, and a flexible work environment.
Unilog is committed to building the best team and we are committed to fair hiring practices where we hire people for their potential and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. As such, we do not discriminate or make decisions based on your race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, sex, national origin, age, disability, familial status, marital status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, or any other protected class.