Software Architect- IoT and Cloud

Our team at Delve is seeking an experienced IoT and Cloud Architect to join our dynamic and innovative team. You will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable and efficient back-end systems that power our clients’ applications. Your expertise is in software architecture, system design, and optimization will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of software solutions.  

Responsibilities 

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable cloud and IoT architectures that meet or exceed client expectations and business objectives

• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines.  

• Implement and enforce security best practices to safeguard sensitive data and protect against potential vulnerabilities. 

• Design systems that can scale horizontally and vertically to accommodate growing user bases and increased workload.  

• Serve as a leader for project teams, applying engineering principles, technical knowledge, experience, and research to product development efforts 

• Provide mentorship and guidance to staff-level engineers, as well as contribute to development and refinement of departmental best practices 

• Guide internal and external teams to structure and plan work for effective development 

• Architect and develop system documentation including requirements, architecture, and verification plans 

• Work with the sales and leadership teams to estimate and schedule development effort  

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree (or greater) in computer science, computer engineering or related discipline 

• 10+ years of experience in back-end development or similar  

• Experience in cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure, database, and visualization systems with the ability to pick up new languages and technologies quickly 

• Experience in hands on development, architecting, designing and building distributed cloud-based software systems 

• Expert in back-end programming languages, such as Java, Python, Node.js 

• Proven experience working with software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.   

Preferred Experience  

• You have experience or familiarity working at or with consultancies.  

• You are committed to high standards of workmanship. You are self-motivated and can work independently with little oversight. 

• You are an excellent communicator with exemplary writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills all needed for interaction with clients, participants, and internal teams. 

• You are motivated by change and see meaningful opportunities to adapt how we design and collaborate, and what we deliver. You have a point of view of equity, inclusion, and diversity, and have an interest in striving for positive progress in this area.  

Be Inspired. Be Inspiring. Be Yourself. 

Delve embraces difference because creativity, curiosity, and diversity drive innovation. We nurture a supportive and inclusive environment. Be yourself and create a future that improves lives. We encourage applicants of color and those with diverse lives experiences to apply. 

About Delve  

Delve is a multidisciplinary product innovation firm that brings bold ideas to market those guides clients through the complexities of innovation, delivering better, faster, and more sustainable success. For over 55 years, Delve has mobilized the best experts and technologies for its clients, completing over 10,000 client projects, producing over 1,500 patents, and winning over 200 design awards.  

Delve serves ambitious start-ups to Fortune 500 clients in the healthcare, consumer, and commercial industries, delivering innovation through advanced expertise in research, strategy, design, and engineering. Delve has placed innovation studios in Boston, Madison, Philadelphia, and San Francisco to attract forward- thinking leaders to solve complex product challenges through human-centered design.