Software Architect

By | February 3, 2023

Gravity IT Resources

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Job: Software Architect
Location: Remote
Job Type: Direct Hire
Referral Bonus: $2,500 +

Must be US Citizen / Green Card Holder
**No 3rd Parties**

Summary:
Our client has an opportunity for a developer, architect and leader on an Agile team building high performance, real-time systems for financial applications. A key part of the role is delivering new and innovative services to our customers by modernizing our architecture and software engineering practices. 

Success in this role requires a strong technical background with a high degree of proficiency and creativity. The role requires an enthusiastic willingness to creatively solve problems for which there are no pre-existing blueprints to follow.
Our client is an award-winning online brokerage firm seeking to level the playing field for self-directed investors and traders, empowering them to claim their individual financial edge. They are continuously pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and relentless search for innovation.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Design and develop new services, unit tests, and automation tools
  • Be a driver of innovation, technical thought leader, and mentor
  • Work in a cross-functional team in a fast-paced DevOps environment
  • Maintain and improve existing systems and applications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Required:

  • Demonstrated technical leadership as a team member in a hands-on role.  Leading by example is expected
  • Experience as a lead developer, making design decisions, performing code reviews and mentoring team members
  • Familiarity working in a fluid Agile environment and demonstrated success with structured testing practices such as automated unit testing, regression testing, TDD and continuous delivery
  • Experience with distributed and scalable software architectures, understanding of CAP theorem
  • Mastery of 1 or more modern general-purpose programming languages, such as C# or Java
  • Familiar with scripting and automation (e.g. Bash, Powershell, Python etc.)
  • Experience with communication protocols (low level TCP/UDP/IP, WebSockets, Protobufs, HTTP)
  • Familiarity with REST API design and API lifecycle management
  • Knowledgeable about multi-threading, inter-process communications and event handling

Preferred:

  • C#/.Net Core development experience
  • Involvement in open source projects with a demonstrated portfolio
  • Cloud architecture and deployment (AWS, Stacker, EKS)
  • Hands-on Docker or Kubernetes experience
  • Cross-platform development experience (Ubuntu/Linux, Windows, etc.)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant experience

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