Software Architect

Job Title: Software Architect, US Sports Platform

Location: Downtown Denver, Colorado

Work Type: Hybrid (3 days per week)

Job Description:

Main Responsibilities:

• Design architecture solutions aligned with the holistic platform architecture vision for the US Sports Betting and Trading platform.
• Understand the impact of solutions on the wider technology base and engage with all impacted stakeholders.
• Create vision documents and other artifacts to support, inform, and disseminate the architecture.
• De-risk technical changes by completing or commissioning Proofs of Concept (POC).
• Communicate the architecture effectively to senior management and technical leadership teams to ensure buy-in and understanding.
• Provide support and governance to ensure that both the technical solution and the engineered solution align with the architecture vision.
• Represent the department in architectural discussions, ensuring that the needs and obligations of the department are understood.
• Collaborate with the department's leadership teams to continually develop and improve the architecture of the products owned and developed by the department.
• Contribute to discussions regarding best-fit technologies, approaches, and tools, particularly in the context of trading systems.
• Ensure skill sets remain relevant within the changing technology landscape, identifying technology trends that feed into continuous improvement.

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:

• Ability to work onsite 3 days per week in downtown Denver, Colorado.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of managing multiple streams of activity.
• Self-motivated initiator, capable of working autonomously with minimal supervision and shifting focus as required.
• Profound passion for technology, underpinned by robust engineering principles and leadership capabilities.
• Recognized expertise in core departmental technologies, with a strong ability to solve problems creatively using innovative solutions.
• Proficient in abstracting and simplifying complex systems for stakeholder comprehension.
• Proven track record of creating green-field solutions, demonstrating the ability to innovate from the ground up within complex environments.
• Extensive experience in distributed systems architecture, high throughput and low latency systems, high availability, functional and immutable data models, micro-services, N-tiered architecture, and classic infrastructure fields.
• Experience in Cloud technologies and designing for the Cloud is essential; Google GCP expertise is desirable.
• Ability to provide guidance and mentoring to Principal Engineers, Technical Leads, Senior Engineers, and SMEs.
• Experience specific to the sports betting industry is a significant advantage.