Principal Software Architect

Position Summary: 

The Principal Software Architect will design, produce and implement functional software solutions in a fast-paced organization where the technology is the product. This position requires a high attention to detail, self-initiative, the ability to work in an entrepreneurial environment, excellent organization and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work well with other software engineers on the team.  In this role, you will design and develop software solutions within a cloud based, microservices architecture using leading edge technologies including C#, .NET and Visual Studio.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create architectural approaches for software design and implementation to guide the development team.
• Support the transformation of the technology architecture to support the company growth plans, building scalable platform solutions as well as building and customizing best in class software products.
• Partner with the product team to create and manage epic and sprint schedules for the development and deployment of all significant projects based on resources, dependencies, and requirements.
• Instill a culture of urgency while not sacrificing code confidence and product quality.
• Produce, test and debug code.
• Define the technical footprint and architecture; build and execute on the architecture plans in an efficient manner to build the best-in-class user and customer experience.
• Apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of technology strategy, software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders on a daily basis to stay focused on common technology and company goals.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to engineers, including code review.
• Lead by example to foster a team culture conducive to innovation, high productivity, and high quality in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Skills/Experience

• Work within our multi-technology stack including Vue, React, .Net 5, Python and Docker to build services and applications.
• 10 plus years’ experience developing web applications with a popular, strongly typed, general purpose programming language like C#.
• Mastery of C#, .NET, Visual Studio, MVC or demonstrable skills in another equivalent stack.
• BS or MS in computer science or information technology, or equivalent experience required.
• Experience using RESTful web services with the WebAPI framework.
• Proficiency with relational databases like MySQL or SQL Server and performance tuning.
• Experience with agile software development practices, integration and release methodologies. Good mix of architecture and development skills.
• Snowflake experience is a plus.
• Experience building B2B SaaS products and B2C content and data marketplace a plus.

Salary Range:  180,000 - 210,000