Senior Software Architect

Remote / 12+ Month Contract Role

U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Overview

As a Software Architect you will become a hands-on leader in shaping the technical direction of the product engineering teams. An ideal candidate will have built and scaled several different types of SaaS platforms, ideally in Python and Docker based environment. We are a startup-oriented organization, and the best candidates will bring a very iterative and resourceful mindset to the table.

Responsibilities

• Become the technical leader for the Innovation Lab’s product development efforts
• Provide feedback, coaching, mentoring for fellow engineers
• Make sustainable technical and architectural decisions for your team(s) and products all the while ensuring high levels of quality
• Leverage feedback loops to continually iterate and improve on your team’s outputs over time
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering Leadership on the product roadmap while owning the technical portion of it
• Navigate the ambiguity that is iterative product development

Requirements

 

• 10+ year Python web application/infrastructure experience
• Expert in at least an asynchronous and/or micro python web framework such as Flask, Tornado, Pyramid, etc.
• Experience in a distributed and/or asynchronous job/streaming platforms such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, or Kinesis
• Demonstrated track record of successfully managing and shipping cloud-based products to market as well as continued maintenance and support (full SDLC)
• Experience in mentoring and growing the skills of other engineers on the team
• Architectural knowledge in building and scaling horizontal and vertical platforms
• Strong experience in cloud and docker based infrastructure and architecture

Bonus

• Experience with Machine Learning and model management
• Experience in both Multi and Single tenant deployments
• Startup experience
• Scala Experience
• React Experience
• Open source contribution history