Rivac LabsSoftware Architect
The architectural decisions that are cheap to change on day one become expensive to change a year in, which is exactly why they deserve real analysis up front rather than whatever pattern happened to be popular when the project started. We do system design, apply domain-driven design where it genuinely fits, and lay out the real trade-offs between architectural options for systems that need to keep evolving. This is for teams making a foundational decision — monolith versus services, how to model a complex domain, how to structure a system for a feature roadmap two years out. You get a written architecture with the trade-offs made explicit, not a diagram nobody can defend under questioning.
How We’d Approach This
A clear, staged plan — not a black box
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Understand the domain, team structure, and roadmap constraints that should actually drive the architecture.
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Prototype the core architectural pattern against one representative slice of the domain to test it for real.
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Review the trade-offs and prototype with your engineering leadership before committing to full implementation.
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Document the architecture decisions and support the team through the initial implementation phase.
What You Get
Deliverables from this engagement
- System architecture design and diagrams
- Architecture decision records documenting key trade-offs
- Domain model, where domain-driven design applies
- Implementation guidance for the team carrying it forward
Six Ways We Could Architect This
Different engagement, different build — pick the shape that fits
There’s more than one way to deliver on this service. Browse a few of the ways we’d structure the work, depending on your speed, budget, and integration needs.
Ready to get started?
Tell us what you’re trying to get done and we’ll help you find the highest-leverage place to start — scoped small enough to prove itself before you commit to anything bigger.
Talk to us about Software ArchitectMost engagements like this start as a $500–$2,500 pilot — see full pricing.