About Skillable

Skillable is a 100% remote and virtual tech company that’s modernizing the world of training. Come share your professional magic with highly talented, drive and fun colleagues who believe in the power of “skilling.” Experience what a true team focused on doing the right thing feels like! 

Our people and talent are what make us great and fun! We work together to create amazing solutions and experiences for our customers and their clients. We utilize our employees’ personal strengths to help our company grow and ensure our team is living their best, authentic life. We don’t just share our appreciation for our team members once a year with a branded mug—it’s shared on a daily basis. Our remote work environment blends the demands of work and life without the added pressure of commuting or feeling guilty about leaving early to visit the dentist. 

Come work with us and learn what teamwork and integrity blended with an emphasis on well-being and balance can do for your career! 

The Principal Software Architect will lead and develop software projects designed to extend our industry-leading ability enabling companies to deliver hands-on experiences to their customers. They will use a collaborative team-centric approach to architect, design and extend capabilities and technical direction across a wide span of applications and technologies. They will also drive teams to CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code to enhance how customers interact with our products and in streamlining our processes  

Responsibilities

• Architect complex solutions that span across multiple applications and/or initiatives 
• Architect and deploy scalable solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing business and IT infrastructure 
• Lead cross-disciplinary teams to develop complex business services that meet strategic business objectives
• Stay abreast of advancements in cloud technologies, AI, machine learning, and data science to continuously innovate and improve solutions
• Deliver complex features working with agile teams 
• Recommend modern front-end architectures and deployment strategies (canary releases, A/B testing) 
• Stub out new features and patterns to provide great starting places 
• Mentor development teams in good architecture practices
• Transform to a domain driven services-based architecture
• Identify opportunities to build out new features in the new architecture
• Review pros/cons of moving existing implementations to a new architecture
• Consider ways to proactively and efficiently eliminate or minimize tech debt with each project
• Develop a Platform Roadmap and lead the implementation
• Proactively integrate new technologies in ways that best serve our customers and increase the value of our applications
• Identify key opportunities for improvement and prioritize the work
• Review and improve requirements in non-functional areas e.g., security, performance, and scalability 
• Support and promote the company values through positive interactions with both internal and external partners and customers on a regular basis. 
• Other strategic business initiatives or cross-functional project involvement as required. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field 
• 10+ years of experience in software development with a proven track record of delivering robust and scalable solutions 
• 5+ years in a senior or lead architect role focused on architecting enterprise-grade products, demonstrating leadership in driving architectural decisions and strategic initiatives 
• Significant experience in software architecture and design related to evolving monolithic systems.
• Familiarity with designing AI applications and knowledge of machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GC) and containerization Technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)  
• Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems 
• Experience implementing DevOps practices and establishing CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery processes, ensuring rapid and reliable deployments 
• Knowledge of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling
• Successful Engineering and deployment of large-scale web products in an agile product development environment.
• Ability to build long term relationships across the organization.
• Demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring, and developing technical professionals.
• Experience working in a fully remote team is preferred

Salary Range 

The base salary for this position is $180,000 - $250,000 annually. Consistent with applicable laws, compensation will be determined based on the candidate's level, relevant skills, qualifications, and experience along with requirements for the position and annual financial plans. 

Skillable is a distributed first team with employees working across the U.S., and we do not consider geography when determining compensation ranges. 

Please note that it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range. Skillable reserves the right to modify this compensation range at any time. 

What’s in it for You?  Rewards and Perks 

We believe in providing a suite of benefits that ensure our employees know we appreciate them as people first.  Skillable wants to be a company that promotes physical, emotional and all around well-being through our benefit offerings! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including: 

• Fully remote with a monthly stipend to pay for office services and supplies 
• Medical (2 plan options), dental (2 plan options), vision, health savings account with generous employer contributions, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, EAP, group paid life insurance, group paid STD and LTD and voluntary life/AD&D insurance, accident and critical illness options. 
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, healthy lifestyle reimbursements. 
• Open PTO, Paid holidays, bereavement leave, parental leave, caregiver leave and paid FMLA leave. 
• Friends and Family Friday to end our standard workweek at 2pm local time; Full company closure during the 4th of July holiday week. 
• Access to pet insurance; Access for employees and dependents to Skillable learning opportunities through our product and more!  

Working Conditions:  

The job conditions for this position are in a remote home office setting, requiring a space that supports privacy and focus to attend to regular and frequent video and voice calls. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Periodic travel may be required equaling up to approximately 10% of the time. 

Skillable participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work int he U.S.  If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.   

Skillable can only hire potential candidates with a primary residence in the following States: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI.