Software Architect (Remote Boston MA) Foundation EGI

CDFAM - Computational Design Symposium; Boston (MA); A distancia; USD 180.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

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

Formación

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Python

TypeScript

SQL

Distributed systems

gRPC

Protobuf

Google Cloud

React.JS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

ML / LLMs

Educación

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

Herramientas

Terraform

Pulumi

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Spinnaker

PostgreSQL

Descripción del empleo

Responsibilities

• 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.

What Were Looking for

• 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.

Bonus Points

• 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.

Our Tech Stack

• Google Cloud, AWS
• Python, TypeScript
• Protobuf, gRPC
• Next.JS, React.JS
• GitHub Actions
• Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker
• PostgreSQL