Software Architect

Senior Software Architect - CloudVertex Software is at the forefront of innovative technology in a rapidly changing industry. As the manufacturing industry navigates changes with digital transformation, Vertex is powering Industry 4.0 initiatives. Our cloud-based platform offerings enable manufacturers to build and deploy real-time, highly performant 3D-enabled applications. We help companies innovate and gain competitive advantages through 3D visual experiences by giving them the scale and speed to succeed. Vertex founder and proven entrepreneur Dan Murray has grown two prior software companies to $100M+ in revenue and executed successful IPOs. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing company.Vertex Software is seeking an experienced Senior Software Architect - Cloud to join a startup organization transitioning into a growth and expansion phase. Vertex delivers a world-class 3D visualization platform and collaboration experience to our customers. Work with our team to ensure our product has high availability, high scalability, and a highly secure data layer. We care deeply about code quality and elegant engineering, so we need your expertise in best practices and technology. You will solve exciting scale challenges where our product meets its underlying cloud infrastructure. You will need to be comfortable empowering your fellow team members to own their code, guiding standards for production, and getting your hands dirty.Key ResponsibilitiesAn active leader in developing scalable, high-quality services, and data layersExperience using cloud orchestration technologies like AWS CloudFormation (CDK)Knowledgeable in managing production workloads over sensitive and mission-critical systemsExperience working with multiple data storage systems (SQL, NoSQL)Familiarity with industry best practices for deploying applications in a multi-region global architecture that is secure, reliable, and performantUnderstanding of distributed systemsSkilled in performance engineering and debuggingPassionate about designing patterns and tools that other engineers will useDedicated to testing your code inside-out. A feature isn't done until it's tested with automationHumble but willing to fight for the best ideas, even if they might not be yoursWhat You Will DoBe an active leader in the development of scalable back-end services, functions, and data store interactions across a vast number of use casesProvide architectural leadership in evolving our platform stack to offer peak performance at all corners of the globe with increased redundancy and cross-region failover capabilitiesHelp troubleshoot production reliability and scalability issues that arise from continuous integration and deployment scenariosSolve complex problems with multiple representations, cross-data indexing, data replication, persistent data structures, immutable data, and moreWork with your team to produce customer value through collaborative and sincere engagement, including with Product, Quality, UI/UX, Customer Success, and Vertex leadership teamsInnovate by exploring new technologies and incorporating them into our stack to help us build better products for our customersMentor others and support the growth and development of your teammatesFocus on continual quality improvement and best test practices to deliver a high-quality productReview other people's codeBalance product performance with resource allocation for maximum scalabilityWhat You Need To SucceedBachelor's degree in Software Development, Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or equivalent work experienceDemonstrated success building SaaS products in a cloud environment5+ years of experience delivering product value in a back-end, full-stack, architecture, or leadership role5+ years working with production cloud deployments (AWS experience is a plus)Excellent communication and collaboration skillsWhat Would Excite UsPrevious Docker and microservice architecture experienceFamiliarity with AWS CDK and how to operationalize its use throughout an organizationExperience with CI/CD tooling, patterns, and processesFamiliarity with any telemetry/logging suites like New Relic, Datadog, Splunk, etc.A background in data structures and distributed data consistency paradigmsComfortable working on the client side as neededA background or hobbies related to our target market (CAD, mechanical engineering, physical products)An understanding of 3D rendering and visualization techniquesExperience working on an enterprise SaaS productExperience working in an agile environmentAbout The Team, Tools, And TechOur team is distributed across US time zones and works remotely. We collaborate via Slack, Zoom, Google Apps, Jira, and GitHub. We aim to assemble in person for one week each quarter for team building and planning activities.Our leadership fosters a "people first" culture and is serious about growing and mentoring every employee. We believe that supporting and investing in our people is one of the smartest things we can do.Our teams are organized as product teams who work cross-functionally. Engineers "sit next to" product managers, UX, and leadership and work towards objectives with diligence and cooperation.Teams are responsible for their technology choices and for the uptime of what they build. To support the teams, we provide tools like Datadog, OpsGenie, Jira, and more.Our platform stack includes services built with Java, Scala, Python, and C++. Vertex SDKs and client applications are built with Javascript (Typescript), React, NextJS, and other complementary frameworks. We constantly evaluate new technologies, libraries, and patterns for potential adoption within our stacks.We are an enterprise SaaS company built on top of the best AWS offers. Everything from Fargate, ECS, S3, Elastic search, Elastic cache, RDS, and more.Our primary data store technologies are S3, SQL-based RDS, DynamoDB, and Redis.We practice infrastructure as code techniques and ship new code to our customers daily. Tools we use include Github, Jenkins, Cloudformation, Lambda, and Docker.About The PeopleWe have a great mixture of deep technical expertise and broad experience with technology, startups, and building innovative, scalable products. We are a diverse group of talented individuals at all stages of life who have lived all over the world. We welcome you as you are and are excited for you to join us.Our Hiring ProcessThis is a collaborative process. We want to get to know you. We want you to get to know us. We believe that together we go further and that having respectful and diverse teams leads to the best outcomes for our people, product, and company. We want to know how we can improve. We encourage you to ask questions and interview us! We make timely and thoughtful decisions. We take pride in our onboarding process to ensure your success starts on Day 1.*Vertex does not sponsor employees requiring a work visa at this time