Lead Architect for Cloud Services

Job Description

The world is changing in the way we consume products, from ownership to usership, and DigitalRoute is positioned in the centre of the transition. Because, when enterprises pivot to usage-based business models, they often make an unfortunate discovery. Their systems weren’t built to handle the massive data volumes and complexity that usage-based models generate. This causes them to leak revenue and respond too slowly to customer demand. DigitalRoute solves this by creating a real-time usage data layer for enterprises. Our products transform raw usage data into clear information for billing, in real time and at high scale.

The way we consume products radically changing as consumers evolve from ownership to usership. DigitalRoute and its Usage Engine are a key enabler of this transformation. When enterprises pivot to usage-based business models they often make an unfortunate discovery: their systems weren’t built to handle the massive data volumes and complexity that usage-based models generate. This causes them to leak revenue and respond too slowly to customer demand. DigitalRoute’s Usage Engine solves the problem, transforming raw usage data into clear information for billing, in real time, at high scale and with a lot of flexibility.It is highly probable that at some point in time your data has passed through technology from DigitalRoute. If you turn on the heating in your house, travel by airplane, buy a train ticket or make a call with your phone from anywhere in the world, there is a great chance that the company behind these services uses our technology. You may not know about us, but the companies you trust to provide these daily services certainly do.At our head office, located in the center of Stockholm, you will have the opportunity to work on some of today’s most existential problems in big data and real-time data stream processing.

You will join an amazing team with a 20+ years history of product innovation in high-performance computing, data integration and cloud engineering. Few other companies on the planet can boast the proven extreme performance and scalability of DigitalRoute’s Usage Engine; this is your chance to work on work class products used by household brands around the world.We are now looking for a Lead Architect for Cloud Services, reporting to the Head of Engineering.

As Lead Architect for Cloud Services, you will join our Engineering leadership team and set the architectural direction for our Cloud product line. As the top architect for cloud in the company it is imperative that you
can demonstrate and rely on several years of past experience in cloud development. Together with our Head of Engineering and our Lead Product Manager you will constitute the product triad that is responsible for settings directions and delivering our Cloud Services. We believe that you will love working on massively scalable Cloud-based services using tools such as Node.js, Kubernetes, Kafka and the AWS suite. On top of being a top contributor, you are also a skilled evangelist and can justify the pros and cons of your technology choices with individuals at different organizational and technical levels.At DigitalRoute, our Lead Architects take an active part in the development process and work closely with the development teams. The company currently has 10 development teams; 3 of them work full time on our Cloud Services and will be looking for your architectural guidance. In your day-to-day work, you will coach and mentor these teams in the process of creating high quality cloud software.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with Product Management, Development and Operations to determine software requirements.
• Create high-level product specifications and design documents.
• Provide the development teams with architectural blueprints to follow.
• Guide and assist the development teams throughout the process.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with coding or design.
• Ensure that the teams adhere to development schedules and deadlines.
• Set goals and present regular progress reports.
• Test the final product to ensure it is completely functional and meets requirements.
• Update software solutions as required.

What you’ll bring

• A Master’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science.
• Proven track record in cloud development and architecture.
• Extensive experience in software development, as a developer or an architect.
• Past experience working with distributed and autonomous teams.
• Solid understanding of a variety of programming tools and development platforms.
• Hands-on experience with one of AWS, GCP or Azure toolsets (preferably AWS).
• Excellent organizational and leadership abilities.
• Analytical mindset, with an ability to see both the big picture and the details.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Who you are

• Experienced Architect and software engineer
• You have been a part of building and launching SaaS (or PaaS) offerings on a major Cloud Platform, preferably AWS
• You are experienced in coaching and mentoring software development teams and delivering stable software of high quality together with the team in a DevOps model
• Solid experience of working in an agile development environment
• A believer in our leadership philosophy that focuses on aligning, empowering and supporting the team to run at full pace, grow in their careers and love their jobs