Principal Software Architect

The Software Architect is responsible to lead our cutting edge IoT application software initiatives at SenRa. Candidate will report to the CTO and work with a team of Software experts as well as IoT protocols and communications specialists to develop high quality software features for a range of product requirements. The candidate will be responsible for setting up the tools, back-end infra and team skills needed for the entire PDLC and ensure a smooth project execution by managing stakeholders effectively. 

Roles and responsibilities: 

• Estimate engineering effort during multiple stages of product life cycle 

• Set-up toolchains and integration frameworks needed throughout the PDLC 

• Be responsible for end-to-end development architecture, thus ensuring the code written to implement the architecture and design meets the highest standards regarding code quality and efficiency. 

• Establish clean code and clean architecture principles for software development 

• Be ready to explore, learn and develop required skills on-the-job as per the projects need. 

• Experience with agile/scrum methodologies to iterate quickly on product changes, developing user stories and working through backlogs. 

• Must demonstrate good judgement and pragmatic approach to delivering software that optimizes architecture activities across company needs, business constraints and technical realities. 

• Maintain a high awareness of industry issues and trends, particularly regarding accessibility, usability and emerging technologies with a view to incorporating these in future projects and staying ahead of the market. 

• Foster teamwork and show commitment to team objectives, promote collaboration and remove obstacles. 

• Own the product and take complete responsibility for the software quality. 

• Produce technical documentation including specifications, design documents, etc. 

Requirements:

• 5-8 years overall Software experience and 2+ years of technical leadership experience 
• Bachelor of Science/Technology Degree in Computer Science or relevant field only from tier I/II institutes. 
• Knowledge in JavaScript/MEAN, highly scalable cloud-based systems architecture/ big data framework, multitenant service-based architecture, enterprise application architectures as well as experience managing expectations when balancing alternatives against business and commercial constraints. 
• Passionate about technology and consistently seeking out innovative ways to solve problems, detail oriented; methodical; adaptable; highly motivated and self-managed. 
• Team player attitude with good leadership qualities. 
• Strong analytical skills, prior exposure to IoT platforms, networks. 
• Experience with test-driven development, setting up CI/CD tools, release management, 
• Strong presentation and excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Comfortable in leadership positions. 
• Great interpersonal skills and can motivate teams to follow his or her vision. 
• Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving. 
• Result oriented. Must have a go-getter attitude.