Development Architect

Ready to take your career global? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Development Architect to join our ever evolving Engineering team and help shape the future of global commerce.

What You’ll Own

• Participating in the definition and validation of technical guidance (e.g. architecture principles, styles, policies, and standards)
• Coaching and mentoring engineering staff in the effective and pragmatic application of software design principles and coding best practices
• Producing and maintaining useful and fit‑for‑purpose documentation of work, and contributing regularly to the general engineering body of knowledge
• Building a strategic network of partnerships and relationships with individuals inside and outside the engineering organization
• Effectively collaborating with architects on cross‑portfolio and enterprise‑wide initiatives

Strategic & Enterprise

• Contributing to the definition of technical strategy and formal architecture delivery roadmaps for your assigned portfolio area
• Making architectural decisions that impact the entire distributed payments platform
• Assisting in establishing technical direction with a sound and pragmatic approach
• Monitoring new technologies, applications of technology, and opportunities to leverage technology as a differentiator for your assigned portfolio area
• Pinpointing strengths and weaknesses in the payments platform, and effectively advocating for appropriate solutions to weaknesses
• Communicating direction in terms that are meaningful to individuals and teams across the engineering group
• Contributing to build‑vs‑buy decisions

Delivery

• Leading architecture and design activities throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Verifying code quality and implementation alignment with design decisions and platform guidance
• Creating architectural mechanisms and core components to address concerns that have platform‑wide impact
• Contributing to the estimation and prioritization of work items
• Participating in coding activities that support design outcomes (up to 50% of the time depending on the project)