Software Architect, Back-End

POSITION OVERVIEWTED

TED delivers conferences and media that brings communities together around Ideas Worth Spreading and delivers those ideas to millions of people around the world. As Software Architect, Back-End, you will own the back-end systems and architecture that power TED’s media, identity, and associated systems. You will build and maintain large-scale systems in Ruby on Rails backed by MySQL. You will assure the reliable delivery of service to millions of people. This is an opportunity for your work to elevate the world’s most urgent ideas on a platform with global reach and a massive audience.

RESPONSIBILITIESEnsure the successful delivery of TED’s digital platform experience through rigorous engineering best-practices including coding to team-accepted standards, test-driven development practices, CI/CD enablement, observability and alerting implementation, and thorough documentation.

Deliver a technology back-end that meets demanding SLAs 24/7/365Collaborate with product managers, engineers and stakeholders to ensure clear and consistent expectations for deliveryEngage fully in program management practices and ceremonies including team including scrum-style meetings, standups, wider department meetings, use of ticketing and tracking systems and other processes that may be prescribed Promote pairing and conduct code reviews with engineers in order to provide support, feedback and encouragement.Foster growth and support other back-end engineers through constructive, collaborative code reviewsAnalyze user requirements and design solutions for new featuresDesign tools and libraries that will be used by other back-end engineers and company-wideManage and monitor back-end testing, performance, and code qualityInfluence and guide the direction of our conference products back-end Experiment with new technologies and share discoveries with the teamEnthusiasm for and usage of AI-enabled workflows to accelerate the team’s workWillingness to contribute however possible to ensure overall effectiveness of the positionOther duties and special projects as may be assigned from time to time.