Software Architect

Foundation Inc
Boston, MA, United States
16 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Computer-Aided Design Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Code Review Computer Graphics Distributed Systems Github Protocol Buffers Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Machine Learning
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Pair Programming Performance Tuning Next.js Service-Oriented Architecture Spinnaker SQL Databases Systems Integration TypeScript Pulumi Google Cloud ReactJS Delivery Pipeline Large Language Models Kubernetes Information Technology Machine Learning Operations Front End Software Development Terraform Grpc Docker

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Software Architect to help shape the foundation of our products as we scale. You will lead architecture decisions across our systems, collaborate closely with product and research teams, and drive the delivery of high-impact features across the stack., * Lead the architecture, technical design, and execution strategy for cross-functional engineering initiatives.

  • Define scalable system designs and establish engineering best practices across the organization.
  • Partner closely with Product and Research teams to translate ideas into production-ready features.
  • Break down complex initiatives into clear technical specifications, implementation plans, and delivery milestones.
  • Mentor engineers and researchers through architecture reviews, code reviews, technical documentation, and pair programming.
  • Improve the reliability, scalability, observability, and performance of our platforms and services.
  • Contribute hands-on to critical parts of the codebase with clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
  • Drive continuous improvements in developer experience, infrastructure, and deployment workflows.
  • Help foster a strong engineering culture focused on quality, ownership, and collaboration., * Google Cloud, AWS
  • Python, TypeScript
  • Protobuf, gRPC
  • Next.JS, React.JS
  • GitHub Actions
  • Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker
  • PostgreSQL

Requirements

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 10+ years of experience building and scaling complex software systems.
  • Strong experience designing distributed systems and service-oriented architectures.
  • Fluency in Python, TypeScript, and SQL.
  • Experience designing and implementing gRPC and Protobuf-based APIs.
  • Experience working with cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Strong knowledge of data modeling, performance optimization, and scalable system design.
  • Familiarity with machine learning including LLMs.
  • Experience building Frontends with React.JS.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams., * Experience managing infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.).
  • Experience working with CAD software.
  • Background in computer graphics, simulation, or physics-based systems.
  • Experience building or working with Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs).
  • Experience deploying or integrating machine learning systems into production environments.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes-based production environments.

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