Staff Software Architect

 Architecture Strategy: Lead the design of complex, multi-region, and highly available distributed systems. Author documentation to standardize how we use [AWS/Azure] components. Technical Governance: Spearhead Architectural Reviews. Review high-stakes designs from various pods to ensure alignment with global reliability and security standards. Cloud Economics (FinOps): Partner with Finance and Engineering leadership to manage cloud budget, implementing automated cost-control measures and attribution models. Platform Evolution: Lead the transition toward [Serverless / Kubernetes / Internal Developer Platforms] to abstract away infrastructure complexity for product development teams Mentorship & Influence: You don't manage people, but you manage outcomes. You will be fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.

Qualifications & Experience Experience: 10+ years in software engineering or systems architecture, with at least 5 years focused on large-scale cloud environments. Expertise: Deep, "under-the-hood" knowledge of cloud primitives (Networking, IAM, Storage, Compute) and orchestration (Kubernetes, Nomad), event-driven patterns (Kafka). Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Mastery of Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation at an enterprise scale (modular design, state management, and CI/CD integration). Communication: Proven ability to translate complex technical "debt" into business risk for non-technical stakeholders.

Good understanding of cloud native backend services, and their operating systems principles, design and architecture Proficiency in the following areas Backend development OOAD and Design Patterns Java / Python / .NET / Go - any of these programming languages Proficient knowledge in any of cloud providers like AWS / Azure / GCP Exposure to building API based cloud services / applications is preferred. Good analytical and problem-solving skills. Must have architected at least 3 large enterprise-level implementations or 4 to 6 projects using these technologies. Must have served in an organization where agile practices are in use. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Upbeat, highly motivated, and a self-starter