Principal Architect - Codal
Chicago, IL
About the Job
An Introduction to Codal
Codal is an award-winning web design and development consultancy that helps enterprise organizations solve complex problems and accelerate growth through elegant, data-driven digital solutions. Our areas of expertise include application modernization, eCommerce, UX/UI design, product strategy, data analytics, and artificial intelligence.
At Codal, you'll collaborate with some of the most innovative organizations in the world and work on cutting-edge technologies that push the boundaries of design and software development. You'll also be part of a community that promotes long-term success, not just for our clients but for each other. We'll help you develop a professional roadmap that takes your career to new heights.
Who you'll be working with
We build the solutions dreamed up by the product and design teams. Our goal is to deliver working software every two weeks. We are a large team that spans across three global offices, but we collaborate and integrate front- and back-end components and interfaces to provide a user-centered experience through web and mobile platforms.
What you'll be doing
- Guiding engineers on proper development practices, patterns, and techniques for enterprise technologies
- Leading project scoping conversations to validate customer solution and articulate the business impact of the solution
- Leveraging new and emerging technologies to fulfill project requirements and business objectives
- Ability to lead project discovery and design sessions
- Assisting in pre-sales work by detailing requirements needed to successful realize an enterprise client's vision
- Consulting clients in the strategic direction of business solutions
- Advising on building technical roadmaps, defining modern enterprise architecture and guiding teams to deliver it successfully
- Participating in feasibility discussions and work with internal teams to establish a budget proposal, resource plan and a high-level timeline
- Working on high-level design, which will consist of vetting what we have for requirements documentation, but consider implicit requirements that are important to engineering
- Documenting requirements precisely
- Reviewing design draft with key stakeholders and work with design team to make adjustments if needed
- Making reasonable build/buy/reuse decisions
- Working with tech leads for brief reviews, review technical artifacts from various team members, create technical specs where necessary and do a lot of troubleshooting on the project
- Overseeing installation, devops, builds, documentation, quality assurance, performance, and security
- Coordinating long term support, systems integration, and hand-off to development
- Reporting into our Managing Director of Engineering and Product Development
What you'll need to be successful (Requirements)
- Three(3)+ years of related experience as a Architect, Engineering Lead, Technical Lead or similar, applicable role
- 10+ years of experience in Technology
- Hands-on experience delivering cloud-based applications (preferably on AWS or Azure)
- Extensive hands-on coding experience in full-stack Web and/or mobile development using some combination of the following (React, Angular, Node.js, python, React Native)
- Mastery of how enterprise companies work and how to address their needs
- Proficiency in back-end technologies and frameworks
Bonus Points for these (Preferred Experience)
- Experience in implementing highly secure and scalable architecture
- Experience in a high degree of cross functional collaboration with Sales, Engineering and Customers
Need another reason to hit the "apply" button?
- Codal is a global agency with over 200 employees, and offices in the US, UK, and India
- We regularly host happy hours, dinners, excursions, and other company events to unwind after a hard day at work
- Office snacks and drinks + a fancy Bevi water machine with flavored water
- We offer Medical, Life, Dental/Vision, and many more insurance types
- Employer 401k match - 4%
- A recreational group that regularly competes in city leagues for softball and volleyball
- An office in the heart of downtown Chicago with a gym, food court, Walgreens, rooftop bar, outdoor sports court, and other amenities
- Working hybrid for in-person collaboration and sprint-planning days
At Codal, we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.