Software architecture is the practice of making the structural decisions — service boundaries, data flow, technology choices — that determine whether a system scales, stays secure, and remains maintainable years later. It's core to the Privacy Engineer role, where architects must bake data minimization, encryption boundaries, and consent-aware data flows into a system's design from the start rather than bolting compliance on afterward. Indian tech companies and GCCs typically expect 6-8 years of engineering experience, often with a cloud architecture certification (AWS/GCP), before handing someone this title.
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