Director of Data Architecture

Job Description

• Mentor and manage one or more large-scale application development teams, demonstrating a track record of effective leadership • Lead the design and development of scalable enterprise-scale APIs, ensuring they meet both functional and performance requirements • Utilize hands-on experience to design, build, and support customer-facing enterprise-grade applications • Participate in business and technical design reviews, and work with product and commercial stakeholders to allocate engineering resources appropriately • Manage distributed teams effectively, fostering collaboration and ensuring efficient project execution • Provide technical leadership by guiding the team in applying design patterns and adhering to SOLID engineering principles, promoting reusability, modularity, scalability, durability, and fault-tolerant architecture • Manage senior stakeholders, resolve conflicting priorities, and provide visibility on established priorities, scope, resource allocation, and project timelines • Partner with technology leadership team members to ensure service reliability through rigorous testing and release procedures • Develop standards and procedures to ensure quality standards are met and maintained • Ensure compliance with security and firmwide architecture standards

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of technical design patterns and SOLID engineering principles • At least 10+ years of experience with Python, C#, PHP, VueJS, Elasticsearch or equivalent technologies • At least 3+ years of experience with AWS/GCP/Azure, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Docker, and other technologies • Experience with Django and Laravel is a plus • Proven experience in data modeling and database design, with proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases • Thrive in a fast-paced environment, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and scalable solutions • Experience with software development life cycle including but not limited to tools used to manage software development processes such as JIRA, Confluence, GitHub etc • Experience managing a distributed team • At least 3+ years of leadership experience, managing and mentoring engineering teams

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits • Matched 401k and pension plans • PTO • Generous parental leave • Gym subsidies • Educational reimbursements for career development • Recognition programs • Pet-friendly offices