Technical Architect

Modus; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital agency seeks a Technical Architect to join their remote Engineering team. This role involves designing and implementing high-quality web applications, collaborating closely with various teams, and mentoring junior developers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in web application development, a strong technical background, and exceptional communication skills.

Benefits

Premium health care plans

401k matching

Flexible work schedules

Training courses and certifications

Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of architecting, developing, and maintaining web applications.
• Hands-on coding experience is a must.
• Experience with modern testing methodologies (TDD).

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with design & product to craft great digital product experiences.
• Define architectural solutions and create detailed specifications.
• Maintain hands-on involvement in coding and lead code reviews.

Skills

API development

Web application development

Technical documentation

Automated testing

Cloud architecture

Team collaboration

Communication

Job description

You’re an impressive leader with the skills and experience to motivate and guide a development team and help clients think through solutions to their problems. Your technical abilities are strong and you have a history of architecting, programming, and maintaining mobile and web applications. You can communicate clearly with business leaders and technical practitioners alike to ensure the on-time delivery of complex and innovative projects with the highest technical quality standards while working with a global team to design and build smart, creative, and effective digital solutions including mobile apps, intranets, responsive websites, APIs, and other innovative digital products.

Modus is a collaborative digital agency with a fully remote global team spread throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Modus creates clever, creative, and impactful digital experiences—designed for thoughtful humans, by thoughtful humans. We’re an interdisciplinary group of pros who question everything in the name of delivering bespoke products and solutions that transform businesses from something customers need to something that delights them.

Our Technical Architect is an integral part of our growing Engineering team, working across a wide range of clients and projects, participating in selling technical vision to new and existing clients as well as helping bring that vision to life through implementation.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with design & product to craft great digital product experiences

• Gather requirements and design technical solutions that solve our client's business challenges

• Define architectural solutions and create detailed specifications

• Work with product managers and team leads to plan and estimate work and organize sprints

• Span the full development lifecycle - Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain applications

• Create web applications following best practices of accessibility, internationalization, and automation

• Maintain hands-on involvement in coding and engineering tasks as needed. Lead code reviews

• Work cooperatively with Modus project and account managers, designers, and engineers

• Communicate with other team members, project leads, and our clients, as required

• Other duties related to the position that may arise from time to time and as may be required

Qualifications:

• 6-10+ years of architecting, developing, and maintaining web applications, APIs, and content-managed sites

• Deep knowledge of databases, API development, and best practices to ensure performance

• Deep experience in one major tech stack that is popular across the web

• Proven hands-on coding experience is a must

• Experience with content-managed systems is a must

• Experience with modern testing methodologies (TDD)

• Understanding of AWS and cloud-based architectures in general

• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills - internal and external stakeholders

• Real-world experience with cross-browser, cross-platform, and design constraints on the web

• Very experienced in developing and executing automated unit, functional, and integration tests

• Growth mindset and demonstrated emotional intelligence to mentor other developers

In addition to a competitive salary, Modus offers a great work environment, premium health care plans, 401k matching, flexible work schedules, training courses and certifications, the opportunity to work with the latest technologies and other great benefits.

If you are self-motivated and enjoy being part of a diverse team of talented people helping invent the digital future, apply now!