Software Architect

Summary

Join Cast & Crew, a leading entertainment technology and services provider, as a Software Engineering Architect. You will leverage your expertise in AI, event-driven architecture, and microservices to design and develop scalable software systems. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, gathering requirements, performing architectural analysis, and creating technical solutions. You will communicate progress to senior management and stakeholders, while also introducing and upholding state-of-the-art engineering standards. The ideal candidate possesses a strong leadership background and proven experience in evaluating industry best-of-class technical approaches. Cast & Crew offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years experience in software engineering, leveraging Object-Oriented Programming fundamentals, Test Driven Development and Design principles Distributed Architectures
• Proven experience in ground-up software design and architecture
• Expertise in event-driven design, microservices, and AI technologies
• Hands-on experience of AWS Cloud services
• Track record of anticipating technical problems that will fall out of major projects and designing solutions to overcome those problems
• Proven track record of distilling ambiguity to clarity and direction
• Demonstrated expertise with building and/or significantly improving large, business-critical systems involving stability, security, performance, and scalability
• Time-honed expertise with modern SaaS across the entire lifecycle: development, testing, staging, deploying, and monitoring
• Proficiency in .NET, Java, and Node.js
• Strong experience in RDMS and SQL
• Solid understanding of system integration techniques
• A passion for innovation, continuous learning, and keeping up with emerging technologies and industry trends
• Solid experience in event driven design paradigm using applications (Kafka, SQS, SNS etc.)
• Proficient in designing, building, and deploying microservices-based applications

Responsibilities

• Communicate progress, risks, and technical challenges to senior management and stakeholders, providing regular updates on product development initiatives
• Understand the company direction, goals, and industry competitive environment to determine and communicate how specific architectural decisions add value to the organization and to business
• Communicate and evangelize the overall technology strategy to many stakeholders
• Work with engineering leadership to introduce and uphold state-of-the-art engineering standards, architectural governance, design patterns, and practices in a business friendly and sustainable manner
• Architect event-driven systems and microservices for scalable solutions
• Participate in designing of AI-driven applications
• Integrate/consolidate complex systems across different platforms
• Develop solutions in .NET, Java, and Node.js environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless implementation
• Make informed technical decisions that support the product strategy
• Foster a collaborative environment, promoting effective communication and knowledge sharing among engineering teams and cross-functional departments

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• Health and wellness programs
• Employee discounts