About this opportunity
Pampered Chef, Ltd. lists this Software Architect opportunity in addison, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
The Software Architect plays a critical role in ensuring our systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with long-term business goals. By combining deep technical expertise with hands-on leadership, they guide sprint teams through complex delivery while setting architectural direction. Their dual role as architect and team lead accelerates decision-making, reduces technical debt, and ensures consistent execution across projects.
Responsibilities
Lead a team of 3-5 software engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to ensure the successful delivery of projects.
Collaborate closely with product managers to define project requirements, ensuring alignment between business objectives, customer needs, and technical constraints.
Work closely with engineering managers to identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness.
Interface closely with other architects to establish system-wide engineering best practices, driving quality, scalability, performance, and maintainability across all projects.
Drive the design and development of high-level architectural solutions, considering technical feasibility, scalability, security, and performance requirements.
Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural principles and best practices.
Leverage proficiency in the MERN/MEAN tech stack and utilizing microservices and RESTful APIs to architect and develop scalable and resilient software solutions.
Maintain uptime of production software and systems through on-call support activities, collaborating with the operations team to promptly address and resolve incidents.
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software architecture, and apply this knowledge to drive innovation and continuous improvement within the organization.
Act as a technical leader and advocate for engineering excellence, fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and innovation within the team and across the organization.
Measures of Success
Establish and maintain high code quality standard
Contribute to team improving velocity
Contribute to team reducing the average ticket cycle time from IN PROGRESS to RESOLVED
Contribute to team delivering more business value
Contribute to team reducing the amount of interruptions
Work with team to deliver at least 90% story completion in a sprint
Education and Experience
Required: BS in Computer Science, or related field. Minimum 7 years of software development experience required, with 1-3 years of previous lead experience.
Compensation, Benefits, and Logistics
The anticipated salary range for this position starts at $140,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. This role is eligible for performance-based bonus based on individual and company performance.
This position includes a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Company-paid life insurance with additional voluntary coverage options
Disability insurance
Additional voluntary benefits
Flex PTO
Paid Parental leave
30%+ discount on Pampered Chef Products and product giveaways
Pampered Chef currently follows a hybrid schedule at the headquartered office in Addison, IL. The expectation is for employees to be in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday every week.
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Worksite address
addison, IL, 60114, US
Who can apply
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