Senior Software Architect - Real-Time Distributed Systems

Sceye; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Chef-Prepared Lunches

Snacks & Refreshments

Wellness Perks

Dog-Friendly Environment

Comprehensive Health Coverage

401(k) with Match

High-Performance Culture

Job summary

Sceye is seeking an experienced Software Architect to define and evolve the software architecture for its stratospheric HAPS fleet. You will own the technical vision across avionics, ground systems, mission operations, and data platforms to ensure scalable, reliable software supporting a growing fleet.

You will lead architecture reviews, set coding standards, and mentor senior engineers, while balancing cloud, edge, and on-prem choices with cybersecurity and regulatory considerations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in CS; Master's preferred.
• Proven leadership in architecture of large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the overall software architecture across flight, ground, and mission systems.
• Set technical direction and coding standards for distributed teams.
• Evaluate technologies to support scalability and reliability.
• Lead architecture reviews and design documentation.
• Mentor engineers and align stakeholders on architecture decisions.
• Address build-vs-buy and cloud/edge tradeoffs with cybersecurity in mind.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Terraform

Pulumi

Telemetry systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kafka

MQTT

RabbitMQ

Terraform

Pulumi

Docker

Git

Job description

Sceye is seeking an experienced Software Architect to define and evolve the software architecture for its stratospheric HAPS fleet. You will own the technical vision across avionics, ground systems, mission operations, and data platforms to ensure scalable, reliable software supporting a growing fleet.

You will lead architecture reviews, set coding standards, and mentor senior engineers, while balancing cloud, edge, and on-prem choices with cybersecurity and regulatory considerations.