Lead Platform Architect

What You’ll Do

We are looking for a Lead Platform Architect who will play a key role in our product development by mentoring, motivating and delivering exceptional code.  You will lead the design and development of our platform and infrastructure, working on projects that will allow you to wear many hats and flex both technical development and collaborative communication skills.  Your main responsibility will be the development and implementation of Brightidea’s web applications to create a process for innovation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product teams to design and implement robust, high-performance, data-driven web applications
• Lead the architecture and design of web applications from the ground up, with a focus on extensibility, scalability, and security
• Provide insight and guidance on modernizing legacy platforms to the latest and greatest technologies
• Solve complex problems with innovative and elegant design and delivery
• Develop and maintain internal components and libraries
• Integrate third-party technology into the Brightidea tech stack
• Enforce coding standards and set a high standard for code quality
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and development
• Lead team and manage projects to ensure timely and successful delivery
• Participate in the hiring process for new engineers, ensuring we build a strong and diverse team

Desired Skills and Attributes

• 8+ years professional experience building front and back end web experiences
• Solid understanding of web standards, CSS-based design, cross-browser compatibility
• Expert knowledge of PHP frameworks, such as Yii
• Expert knowledge of SQL and database design
• Expert knowledge of modern Javascript frameworks (React preferred)
• Experience with Git and version control
• Knowledgeable with software development lifecycles (Agile, Kanban, etc.) 
• Familiar with test driven development processes
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and services, such as AWS or Azure
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and leadership abilities
• Strong background in software engineering and/or architecture
• Comfortable taking ownership of projects and showcasing key accomplishments;
• Passion for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work quickly and independently with minimal oversight
• Ability to accept feedback and constructive criticism positively
• Extremely strong and demonstrable work ethic

Our current tech stack

• PHP, Yii, Apache
• MySQL and Elastic Search
• CSS Modules and Sass
• React, Marionette.js, Backbone
• Docker, Git
• Redis, Memcached
• RabbitMQ
• AWS, Azure or Google Cloud

 Background

Helping large companies innovate isn’t easy, but it is vital.  Vital to creating new jobs. Vital to igniting growth. Vital to ensuring a safe, healthy and prosperous future of billions around the glob

However, innovation at large companies is a mess. Employees have lots of ideas on how to improve a business, but with no formal process, their suggestions go unheard and they give up trying to make a difference. Corporate innovation labs are expected to support countless different activities to promote innovation but lack the right tools for the job.  Executives are seeing disruption everywhere they look and investing millions, but still have no idea where their “next big thing” will come from, or if it will come at all.

At Brightidea, we’ve built a platform that’s solving those problems. We’ve been helping corporate R&D teams be more efficient with the 1.5 Trillion dollars invested annually.

Our Team

Brightidea’s Engineering team is a diverse group of humble people that love to work together and are constantly trying new things. The team fosters learning and experimenting in an open, collaborative environment. We continuously deliver and believe in the right tool for the job. The workload is a healthy balance of product and engineering driven projects that are usually brainstormed after a rowdy game of foosball or a mouthwatering meal together. We value teamwork and are constantly engaged with our peers within the company to learn and grow personally as well as professionally.

We believe that everyone has the ability to make a difference and that a diverse team generates more innovation and bigger ideas. Just as our product invites organizations to crowd source innovation across their workforce, Brightidea is inclusive and does not discriminate. We accept everybody.

Compensation

$225,000 - $250,000 OTE