Software Architect

At Skillsoft, we are all about making work matter.

We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING.

We are bold, sharp, driven and most of all, real.

Join us in our quest to democratize learning and help individuals unleash their edge. 

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hands-on back-end architect for Node.js microservices supporting learning system features
• Provide leadership oversight of design, development, and maintenance
• Work with product owners to understand requirements and guide new features
• Review designs and code to ensure consistency and alignment with standards and strategy
• Collaborate to identify new feature impacts on existing services and teams
• Lead design and development of new APIs, data models, and system interactions
• Create design documentation including system and sequence diagrams
• Periodically explore new technologies and design patterns with proof-of-concept
• Participate in developing best practices and improving operational processes

ENVIRONMENT, TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES:

• Agile/Scrum
• Operating Systems – Mac, Linux
• JavaScript, Node.js
• APIs GraphQL, REST
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• SQL (Postgres RDS/Aurora), NoSQL (Cassandra, Elasticsearch)
• Messaging – Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS
• Monitoring – New Relic, Splunk
• GitHub, IDE – your choice

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years object-oriented development experience including corresponding unit tests
• 2 years design and documentation experience of new APIs, data models, service interactions
• Familiarity with and ability to explain:
  • system and API security techniques
  • systemic API concerns
  • data privacy concerns
  • message queueing benefits and challenges
  • microservices architecture
  • vertical vs horizontal scaling
  • multi-tenant design
• Experience troubleshooting and analyzing performance bottlenecks

SUCCESS QUALITIES:

• Personally Accountable for Team Success.

  We unleash our edge together.

• Confident Achievers.

  We are bold.

• Intellectually Curious.

  We are sharp.

• Adaptable, Agile & Resilient.

  We are driven.

• Customer First.

  We are real.

MORE ABOUT SKILLSOFT:

Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations  unleash their edge .

Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success.

Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.

Skillsoft and SumTotal are partners to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies.

The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, and the SumTotal suite for Talent Development, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle.

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. 
If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply!

NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors.

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