(USA) Senior Distinguished I, Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
• Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, and DevOps.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices through thorough code reviews.
• Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.
• Collaborate with project managers to define project scopes, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with architectural goals.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, promoting open communication and collaboration.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in the design, development, and delivery of software products with a large user base.
• Strong track record in an architect role with large-scale software development data-backed services and applications.
• A clear vision for full stack architecture design and great communication skills to articulate that to all levels of stakeholders.
• Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Thorough understanding of distributed technologies, public cloud technologies, scalable platforms, ML-platforms, NLU, Generative AI, and Operational Excellence.
• Strong skills in Data Modeling of a complex domain.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 7 years' experience in software engineering or related area OR 9 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
• Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 7 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 9 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

Benefits & Perks

• Incentive awards for performance.
• 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, and multiple health plans.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits such as 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off including PTO, sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• PTO and PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U education benefit program covering tuition, books, and fees.