Solutions Architect

What you will be doing

• Architecture Design & Implementation: Lead the design of robust architectures tailored to client needs. Implement these solutions hands-on, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• API Design & Integration: Design, develop, and integrate APIs, ensuring seamless communication between systems and enhancing overall performance.
• Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor engineering teams, conduct code reviews, and set technical standards. Engage in technical spikes to explore new technologies and methods.
• Client Interaction: Work closely with clients to understand their business goals, present technical solutions, and adjust strategies based on feedback.
• DevOps & Release Management: Design, set up, and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Manage deployment processes, ensuring smooth and reliable releases.
• Problem-Solving & Troubleshooting: Address and resolve technical issues promptly, ensuring minimal disruption to project timelines.
• Adaptability: Engage in diverse projects, from API design to live team support to fulltime DevOps, adapting your skills to meet varied client needs.

Why you should apply

• You want to work with passionate and talented people who are always looking for ways to make things better. 
• You desire a work environment where respect, mutual trust, and egoless collaboration are paramount. 
• You want colleagues who take their work seriously but not themselves, and who know how to find fun in the work.  
• You like being part of a team that has a reputation for excellence and gives back to the community by educating, mentoring, and sponsoring. 
• You want to work on products and accounts that have outsized impact and reach. 
• You believe in sweating the details, committing to quality, and taking pride in going the extra mile.

What you bring to the table

• At least 7-10 years of software engineering experience, preferably in a consulting environment or as part of an in-house, cross-functional product team.
• Experience building consumer-facing native mobile and web applications, with a fluent command of the native languages and core frameworks.
• Demonstrated expertise architecting, building, maintaining, and scaling modern software on various platforms.
• Ability to design, setup, and maintain DevOps pipelines using various tools and techniques.
• Ability to design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and manage complex deployments. Scripting expertise (Unix shell, Ruby, Perl, etc.). 
• Experience designing APIs and writing API specifications.
• Ability to clearly articulate technical requirements to other engineers.
• An understanding of computer networking (e.g. VPNs, SSH, Wi-Fi) and have experience setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting computer networks.
• A keen sense for security: you're able to think around corners and see potential risks.
• An ability to understand client expectations, the work the team has done and still has to do to meet those expectations, and the ability to motivate the team to successfully deliver.
• Work samples showcasing performant, neatly organized code with clean, well-implemented user interfaces.A talent for communicating directly with clients, managing expectations, and explaining advanced technical concepts and their implications.
• Excellent communication skills and a strong ability to present and defend technical and architectural choices persuasively.
• Renowned problem-solving skills.
• Above-average discipline and personal organization skills.A demonstrated hunger for personal and professional growth.
• A self-evident love and care for the craft of software engineering.
• Comfort with occasional travel to our HQ in MN.

Bonus points if you…

• Have strong illustration chops as it relates to technical diagramming.
• Speak, write, and/or educate publicly about technical topics.
• Have publicly released your own personal, self-started products or apps.
• Enjoy tinkering with emerging languages and platforms such as Go, Rust, Alexa, and/or Unity.