Software Architect
Atlanta, GA
Engineering – Architecture /
Full Time, Permanent /
At Dragon Army, our team is the most important part of our company. Our values are what help us make sure we bring in the right team members. They are: Team First, Think Positively, Celebrate Diversity, Do Good and Have Fun. If this sounds like your kind of company, keep reading.
We are a web, mobile, and innovation company that helps our partners thrive in a connected world. We work with leading brands such as American Cancer Society, Coca-Cola, IHG, PetSmart, Turner, Arby's, Red Bull, The Home Depot, United Way and more. Our team of experts create powerful experiences for clients using emerging technologies to deepen emotional connections and amplify impact.
We are looking for an experienced Software Architect to make intuitive high level decisions for software development. You will see the “big picture” and create architectural approaches for software design and implementation to guide the development team. A great software architect has a strong technical background and excellent IT skills. They are experienced in designing and possess the ability to develop a unified vision for software characteristics and functions. The goal is to provide a framework for the development of a software or system that will result in high quality IT solutions.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with other professionals to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications.
- Use tools and methodologies to create representations for functions and user interface of desired product.
- Develop high-level product specifications with attention to system integration and feasibility.
- Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards.
- Communicate successfully all concepts and guidelines to development team.
- Oversee progress of development team to ensure consistency with initial design.
- Provide technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers.
- Ensure software meets all requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of APIs that includes security, performance, and data best practices.
- Hands on experience and mastery of creating, deploying, and managing AWS infrastructures with RDS and EC2.
- Familiarity with HTML/CSS, JavaScript and UI/UX design.
- Experience with modern front end web frameworks including React and Angular.
- Senior level experience with Ruby on Rails and to a lesser extent, knowledge of other server side web technologies.
- Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Expert level Git skills.
- Intimate knowledge of CI and scripting.
- Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture.
- Understanding of software quality assurance principles.
- A technical mindset with great attention to detail.
- High quality organizational and leadership skills.
- Outstanding communication and presentation abilities.
Our benefits are pretty great. They include things like unlimited vacation, 401k, and we can’t forget to mention our annual company cruise.
Dragon Army is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
