Senior Web Application Architect

DevSelect; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Web Application Architect to join a dynamic agile team. This role offers the opportunity to design and implement secure, scalable cloud-based software solutions while promoting a DevOps culture. As a key player, you will work with cutting-edge technologies and frameworks, ensuring the delivery of high-quality SaaS products. If you are a collaborative full-stack developer with a passion for innovative software architecture, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking environment that values work/life balance and professional growth.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

401K

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Exceptional work/life balance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience architecting SaaS, cloud, web, and mobile applications.
• 7+ years of programming experience with various languages and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Promote a DevOps culture and collaborate with product leadership.
• Architect and lead the implementation of the company's SaaS platform.

Skills

Cloud-based software solutions

Backend service-oriented architectures

API-driven models

Agile methodologies

DevOps culture

Microservices architecture

Continuous delivery

Communication skills

Education

Higher-education degrees in STEM fields

Vocational certificates

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

JIRA

Git

Job description

Title: Senior Web Application Architect

Location: Seattle, WA - Remote

Openings: 1

Type: Full Time Hire

Job Description

The client is searching for an experienced Senior Web Application Architect to work within an agile team of software developers. The role involves implementing and maintaining secure, scalable, cloud-based software solutions, building customer integration solutions, and streamlining software delivery tools and processes. A strong technical aptitude, team-minded attitude, and the ability to work collaboratively are essential. Applicants should be top-notch full-stack developers with a focus on backend service-oriented architectures, scalable system design, databases, data models, and API-driven models.

Job Responsibilities

1. Promote a DevOps culture within a small team of Senior SDEs and SREs to deliver modern, scalable SaaS software across multiple cloud providers.
2. Collaborate daily with product leadership to define architecture, goals, and deliverables, including prioritizing the JIRA backlog and upcoming sprints.
3. Architect and lead the implementation of the company's flagship SaaS platform using microservice approaches with technologies like Node.js, Express, GraphQL, Python, Django, C#, and .NET Core.
4. Assist in implementing user-facing web applications using modern MVC, MVVM, and SPA frameworks such as React.js.
5. Adhere to software development best practices to create maintainable and extensible solutions.
6. Utilize modern CI/CD tools and methodologies for daily product releases.
7. Work in an agile environment with transparent and fluid communication within the engineering team and across other departments.
8. Collaborate with the product owner to understand requirements and design appropriate solutions.
9. Contribute to platform stability, availability, and quality alongside Senior SREs.
10. Enable SREs to have visibility and responsibility for code operation functions.
11. Interact directly with SREs and customers to triage, debug, and resolve production issues.

Experience and Qualifications

1. Higher-education degrees in STEM fields or relevant vocational certificates are preferred but not required; real-world experience is highly valued.
2. At least 5 years of professional experience architecting SaaS, cloud, web, and mobile applications.
3. Over 7 years of programming experience with languages and frameworks such as React, Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, Express, Ruby on Rails, Python, Django, C#, and .NET.
4. Familiarity with cloud platforms, Linux system administration, IaaS, PaaS, and container/orchestration technologies.
5. Experience shipping products in a continuous delivery environment using client-side JavaScript frameworks and backend languages in a service-oriented architecture.
6. Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes or similar tools.
7. Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases like MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, CouchDB, DocumentDB, DynamoDB, MongoDB, and Redis.
8. Strong understanding of modern API design patterns (REST, GraphQL, JSON).
9. Knowledge of source control systems such as git and workflow patterns like GitFlow.
10. Familiarity with Big Data systems like Hadoop, HBase, HDFS, Spark, Kafka is a plus.
11. Understanding of privacy-by-design frameworks and security techniques is a plus.
12. Excellent verbal and written communication and documentation skills are required.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401K
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Exceptional work/life balance

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