Principal Architect / Chief Architect

About the team:

At Aspire, we believe that technology has the power to revolutionize the way businesses manage finances. Our Engineering Team is at the forefront of this transformative journey, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Aspire's exceptional products and infrastructure. We take pride in developing cutting-edge, digital first technology solutions that simplifies financial services for businesses!

About the role:

As the Principal Architect, you will lead the Engineering cluster managing and guiding a team of architects who define and execute the tech vision of the company.

• Ability to assess the organization’s technology needs and set short- and long-term technology implementation goals
• Define the technology vision of the company and be accountable for reaching this
• Lead, manage and mentor senior members of technical staff
• Strong understanding and hands-on with multi-stack programming languages, frameworks & technologies.
• Good to have experience on Frontend and mobile technologies otherwise ability to deep-dive to drive and team

Minimum Qualifications:.

• 12-15 years of experience with proven understanding of software architecture and design patterns with a degree in computer science
• Expertise in microservices, multi-stack/platform exposure, database, cloud, DevOps practice, frontend understanding, hands-on with tools for caching, logging, monitoring, etc.
• Excellent problem-solving, change management and communication skills
• Solid knowledge of software development processes such as Agile, Scrum, or Kanban, and the ability to implement and optimize these processes for the team.
• Strong leadership skills to effectively manage, mentor, motivate and guide a team of technical professionals, set clear goals and expectations, and provide constructive feedback.
• High levels of empathy in order to effectively build and develop high-performing teams, foster a culture of collaboration and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience leadership and/or management experience with a total of 12+ years of experience
• Strong understanding of DevOps, databases, Cloud technologies, performance, and data management concepts.
• Experience managing third-party vendors, including contract negotiations