Web Application Architect 3

Bloomberg BNA; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomberg Industry Group is seeking an Web Application Architect to lead design and delivery of complex software across React microfrontends and TypeScript services. You will influence architecture, automate infrastructure with IaC, and drive cross-team initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

You will own API design, data-layer abstractions, and observability, while mentoring teams and ensuring robust quality through Jest, Playwright, and k6 tests. Arlington, VA onsite.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development and delivery of commercial applications.
• Strong leadership and Agile/Scrum with DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with AWS, serverless patterns, and microservices.
• Proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript and React 18.
• Experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver high-quality, scalable applications.
• Lead cross-team reviews and influence architectural decisions.
• Develop features across React microfrontends and serverless services.
• Implement and maintain tests (unit, integration, E2E).
• Collaborate with product teams and architects on APIs and data models.

Skills

TypeScript/JavaScript

React 18

NestJS

PostgreSQL

AWS

Serverless

CI/CD

Terraform

Single-spa

Microservices

Microfrontend

IaC

Jest

Playwright

k6

AI coding tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Grafana Faro

TypeORM

JWT auth

Swagger

Job description

## Web Application Architect 3Applylocations: Arlington, VA - 1801 S Bell (INDG)time type: Full timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition id: 143295Responsible for complex application design, development, integration, delivery and support. Individual in this position must be a self-directed professional, who will use their expertise to influence teams on best approach with new and existing technologies and programming languages to achieve business goals.**What you will do:*** Architect, design and deliver high-quality code by promoting and designing INDG best practices.* Solve complex problems in a creative manner in a timely fashion.* Act as the go-to expert in at least one technical area and have a very good working knowledge of the broader architecture of the entire system.* Strongly influence the direction on resolving/diagnosing/monitoring systems & platforms.* Identify key problems affecting their team and adopt innovative technical solutions to solve them.* Design and guide feature design and implementation of features for the entire team and deliver solutions for cross-team initiatives.* Participate in cross-business technical reviews.* Design and develop scalable, high-availability, high-performance products.* Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.* Build and maintain features across the Tax Provision platform — from React microfrontend screens to TypeScript serverless Lambdas, Fastify services, and NestJS applications supporting ASC 740 corporate tax provision calculations.* Use AI coding assistants effectively — writing precise prompts, reviewing AI-generated code critically, and applying outputs productively within a large, multi-repo codebase.* Write and maintain unit, integration, E2E, and performance tests using Jest, Playwright, and k6.* Collaborate with architects and product teams to evolve async job patterns (imports, report generation), calculation service APIs, data layer abstractions, and cross-cutting observability (OpenTelemetry, Grafana Faro).* Develop, deploy, and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and AWS SAM targeting AWS (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS/PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, Secrets Manager, Route 53, WAF).You need to have:* Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.* 5 years of software development experience and/or commensurate skills building commercial applications with modern software engineering practices.* Experience completing tasks quickly and efficiently at a production level.* Experience running and taking ownership of a large project deliverables both collaboratively and independently.* Experience reducing the complexity of projects, services, and processes to get more done with less work.* A track record of being a strong influencer and thought leader in the full software development life cycle of distributed software delivery teams using Agile/Scrum and DevSecOps practices.* Expertise with cloud technologies i.e. AWS, Serverless, Event Driven Architecture, SOA, MicroServices, Microfrontend, CI/CD, Infrastructure as code, and other modern technologies.* Strong TypeScript/JavaScript (Node 18+) — the primary language across APIs, Lambdas, business logic, and tooling.* Proficiency with React 18 and modern React patterns (hooks, context, query management).* NestJS — working with module-based architecture, TypeORM, JWT auth, and Swagger.* PostgreSQL — schema management, query optimization, stored procedures, TypeORM migrations.* Microfrontend architecture — experience with single-spa or similar composition patterns.* MobX / MobX-State-Tree and TanStack React Query for state and server-state management.* GitLab CI/CD — pipeline authoring, shared templates, environment management, and security scan integration.* Terraform — writing and maintaining AWS infrastructure modules (CloudFront, S3, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, VPC, IAM, RDS, WAF, Route 53).* Jest (unit + integration), Playwright (E2E), k6 (load/performance).* Hands-on experience with one or more AI coding tools: Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or equivalent.* Ability to use AI assistants effectively within a large, multi-repo codebase — including context management, prompt engineering, and critically evaluating generated output.**Compensation Range:**$150,000.00-$185,000.00 Placement in the salary range will be decided upon completion of the interview process. Salary determination will be determined based on factors including but not limited to relevant experience, demonstrated skills related to the requirements of the role, education, certifications, and geographic location. **Equal Opportunity**Bloomberg Industry Group maintains a continuing policy of non-discrimination in employment. It is Bloomberg Industry Group’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, and the Company is committed to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified individuals without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law (“Protected Characteristic”). Bloomberg prohibits treating applicants or employees less favorably in connection with the terms and conditions of employment, in all phases of the employment process, because of one or more Protected Characteristics (“Discrimination”).