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Technical Architect

Blenderbox

Technical Architect

National
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Blenderbox is actively seeking a seasoned technologist that will enhance our collaborative ecosystem through demonstration of profound technical expertise.

    We seek an empathetic professional that is well accomplished and capable of leading our engineering team through action-planning that is forward-thinking and inspirational.

    This is a FULL-TIME REMOTE position that will have you working with talented colleagues that know how to maintain healthy balance in the workplace.

    Responsibilities:

    • Translate complex functional, technical, and business requirements into efficient and scalable software designs by taking into account time and financial constraints.
    • Collaborate closely with UX / UI Designers and advise on technical feasibility of proposed design approaches.
    • Provide technical oversight of product delivery, from initial scoping, architecture to hands-on feature execution.
    • Contribute technical expertise in key client meetings and communications.
    • Help define and enforce quality engineering standards.
    • Provide strong thought leadership on emerging technologies.
    • Conduct internal training in areas in which you specialize.

    Minimal Qualifications:

    • Prior experience in a fast-paced digital agency environment or equivalent
    • 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role
    • 5+ years experience with OOP PHP / Symfony / LAMP-stack applications
    • 2+ years of production experience with Drupal 8/9
    • 2+ of production experience with WordPress
    • Proficiency with front-end (JavaScript, CSS)
    • Experience in data migrations between different CMS and/or CMS versions
    • Solid grasp of application security and performance optimization techniques
    • Proactive and have excellent written and oral communication skills
    • Stellar problem solving, organizational and time management skills
    • US Citizen or authorized to work in the US

    Nice to Have:

    • Familiarity with the AWS ecosystem
    • Familiarity with Lucene-based search backends (e.g. SOLR, ElasticSearch)
    • Experience configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and writing automated tests
    • Experience with modern static site generators
    • Active in open source technical communities or have industry certifications

    Salary Range:

    $120-140k commensurate with experience

    What We Offer:

    • Competitive compensation
    • Health Care, Dental, Vision, FSA, HSA coverage options
    • 401(k) plan matching
    • 17 days of PTO, 11 Holidays, 5 Wellness Days
    • Home office improvement budget
    • Career growth and professional development coaching / support
    • Company-provided laptop
    • 100% virtual work environment - all team members are remote

    About Blenderbox:

    Blenderbox is a values-based virtual agency with subject matter experts distributed around the United States with headquarters in New York City. We have over 20 years of experience building websites and applications for mission-driven organizations, primarily for nonprofit, educational, and governmental organizations. Our culture is one of inclusion, transparency and pride. Our team works cross-functionally and collaboratively on a diversity of projects that are reflective of our shared core values.