Technical Architect/Lead
Location
United States
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Job Description
Role Description
We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect/Lead to join our engineering team and provide strategic technical leadership for our microservices platform. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will be responsible for architectural decisions, technical debt prioritization, and hands-on technical leadership of our development team. This is a critical role for someone who can balance high-level system design with practical implementation guidance.
Key Responsibilities
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Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Drive architectural decisions across all microservices and the entire application ecosystem
- Lead technical debt prioritization and modernization initiatives
- Break down complex feature development and bug fixes into actionable plans
- Mentor and provide hands-on technical guidance to the team of 8-12 developers
- Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and development processes
- Conduct thorough code reviews and ensure quality across all services
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System Design & Strategy
- Own the technical roadmap and architecture evolution for the platform
- Make technology stack decisions and lead modernization efforts
- Design scalable solutions for our microservices architecture (Ruby on Rails, Node.js/TypeScript, React)
- Ensure system reliability, performance, and security across all services
- Lead integration strategies with third-party systems and partners
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Partner Customization & Business Logic
- Oversee partner customization strategy and custom sagas development
- Identify opportunities to consolidate custom sagas into standard workflows
- Collaborate with product and business teams on partner-specific requirements
- Ensure custom solutions align with overall platform architecture
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Team Collaboration
- Work closely with QA, Product Management, UI/UX design, and Technical Customer Support functions
- Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making processes
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence
Qualifications
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Experience
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years in technical architecture or team lead roles
- Proven track record leading engineering teams and complex technical projects
- Experience with microservices architecture at scale
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Technical Skills
- Backend : Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails and Node.js/TypeScript
- Frontend : Experience with React, TypeScript, and modern frontend tooling
- Databases : PostgreSQL, Redis, and database design/optimization
- Infrastructure : Docker, Kubernetes, AWS services, message queues (RabbitMQ)
- API Design : RESTful APIs and GraphQL (Apollo Server experience preferred)
- Development Tools : Git workflows, CI/CD, monitoring and observability tools
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Industry Knowledge
- Preferred: Experience in fintech, mortgage, or lending industry
- Understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance considerations
- Experience with document management and workflow automation systems
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Leadership Skills
- Strong communication and mentoring abilities
- Experience establishing technical standards and processes
- Ability to make data-driven technical decisions
- Collaborative approach to cross-functional teamwork
Benefits
- Competitive Salary : $165,000 - $180,000
- Remote : Fully remote position with flexible working arrangements
- Growth Opportunity : Join a fast-growing, venture-backed company
- Technical Impact : Shape the architecture of a platform serving the mortgage industry
- Learning & Development : Work with modern technologies and cutting-edge practices
- Comprehensive Benefits : Health, dental, vision, 401k, and equity compensation
What You'll Be Working On
- Leading technical debt initiatives and platform modernization
- Architecting solutions for complex mortgage workflows and partner customizations
- Optimizing performance across our microservices ecosystem
- Implementing scalable solutions for document processing and data management
- Building robust integration patterns with third-party mortgage industry tools
Job Requirements
- Experience 10+ years of software engineering experience 5+ years in technical architecture or team lead roles Proven track record leading engineering teams and complex technical projects Experience with microservices architecture at scale
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years in technical architecture or team lead roles
- Proven track record leading engineering teams and complex technical projects
- Experience with microservices architecture at scale
- Technical Skills Backend : Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails and Node.js/TypeScript Frontend : Experience with React, TypeScript, and modern frontend tooling Databases : PostgreSQL, Redis, and database design/optimization Infrastructure : Docker, Kubernetes, AWS services, message queues (RabbitMQ) API Design : RESTful APIs and GraphQL (Apollo Server experience preferred) Development Tools : Git workflows, CI/CD, monitoring and observability tools
- Backend : Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails and Node.js/TypeScript
- Frontend : Experience with React, TypeScript, and modern frontend tooling
- Databases : PostgreSQL, Redis, and database design/optimization
- Infrastructure : Docker, Kubernetes, AWS services, message queues (RabbitMQ)
- API Design : RESTful APIs and GraphQL (Apollo Server experience preferred)
- Development Tools : Git workflows, CI/CD, monitoring and observability tools
- Industry Knowledge Preferred: Experience in fintech, mortgage, or lending industry Understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance considerations Experience with document management and workflow automation systems
- Preferred: Experience in fintech, mortgage, or lending industry
- Understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance considerations
- Experience with document management and workflow automation systems
- Leadership Skills Strong communication and mentoring abilities Experience establishing technical standards and processes Ability to make data-driven technical decisions Collaborative approach to cross-functional teamwork
- Strong communication and mentoring abilities
- Experience establishing technical standards and processes
- Ability to make data-driven technical decisions
- Collaborative approach to cross-functional teamwork
Benefits
- Competitive Salary : $165,000 - $180,000
- Remote : Fully remote position with flexible working arrangements
- Growth Opportunity : Join a fast-growing, venture-backed company
- Technical Impact : Shape the architecture of a platform serving the mortgage industry
- Learning & Development : Work with modern technologies and cutting-edge practices
- Comprehensive Benefits : Health, dental, vision, 401k, and equity compensation
- What You'll Be Working On
- Leading technical debt initiatives and platform modernization
- Architecting solutions for complex mortgage workflows and partner customizations
- Optimizing performance across our microservices ecosystem
- Implementing scalable solutions for document processing and data management
- Building robust integration patterns with third-party mortgage industry tools
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