Senior Software Architect: Scale, Reliability & Cloud

CDFAM - Computational Design Symposium; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

CDFAM - Computational Design Symposium in Boston seeks an experienced engineering leader to drive architecture, technical design, and execution strategy for cross-functional initiatives. You will translate ideas into production-ready features by partnering with Product and Research, break down initiatives into clear specs and milestones, and mentor engineers through code reviews and documentation.

The role focuses on reliability, scalability, observability, and performance across platforms, with

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and execution strategy for cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Define scalable system designs and engineering best practices across the organization.
• Partner with Product and Research 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.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

SQL

Distributed systems

gRPC

Protobuf

Google Cloud

React.JS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

ML / LLMs

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Spinnaker

PostgreSQL

Job description

CDFAM - Computational Design Symposium in Boston seeks an experienced engineering leader to drive architecture, technical design, and execution strategy for cross-functional initiatives. You will translate ideas into production-ready features by partnering with Product and Research, break down initiatives into clear specs and milestones, and mentor engineers through code reviews and documentation.

The role focuses on reliability, scalability, observability, and performance across platforms, with