Web3 Staff Software Architect

About Prime Trust Prime Trust powers innovation in the digital economy by providing fintech and digital asset innovators with financial infrastructure. Through a full suite of APIs, we help clients build seamlessly, launch quickly, and scale securely. Regulated by the State of Nevada, Prime Trust processes hundreds of millions of API calls and settles billions of transactions per month. Prime Trust’s team has extensive regulatory and financial services backgrounds from the OCC, SEC, Federal Reserve, US Department of Justice, US Treasury/Secret Service, JPMorgan Chase, Green Dot, American Express, PNC, Bank of America, and Visa. The company is recognized by Forbes as America’s Best Startup Employer 2022 and is also Great Place to Work-Certified™ 2022. Prime Trust has also been named to CB Insights Blockchain 50 for 2022. Visit us at www.primetrust.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Job Brief Summary Prime Trust is seeking an experienced senior software architect to work with our technical and product teams to drive standardization, deliver modern technology patterns, and champion innovation across our platform and applications. You will be working closely with colleagues on the platform architecture team, product managers, business stakeholders, engineers, and engineering managers. You will be driving multiple projects in parallel by providing required architectural guidance and performing hands-on development work as necessary. You will be able to explain complex architectural concepts & designs to both technical and non-technical audiences and drive consensus. You should be comfortable working with fully remote teams (as you’ll work with many folks in time zones different from your own), and also excited about fostering an inclusive environment. We seek to provide an inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive professionally, as well as have full lives outside of work. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! Job Responsibilities Conceptualize & drive the architectural vision for our platform to support the continued aggressive growth of our business Drive high-level analysis and decision-making for platform architecture and associated applications Communicate platform architecture vision & strategy to a variety of stakeholders Work to define and adhere to our internal coding standards, development & testing processes Drive best practices for quality, performance, security, scalability, observability & resilience of the platform Provide mentorship and guidance to other team members to help elevate their skills and the engineering team’s technical competency level as a whole Experience & Skill Requirements 6+ years of software architecture design with mission-critical, high transaction volume systems 10+ years of software development experience including technical leadership Ability to understand business vision and strategy as you define a platform architecture that is implementable in a practical manner with minimal risk Deep knowledge of APIs, microservices, databases, security, performance & scalability Strong experience with a variety of backend and frontend development technologies and frameworks Strong experience in internet security protocols and APIs Strong experience in modern frontend frameworks using Angular or React, Javascript or Typescript, Node.js, CSS Strong experience building RESTful APIs using technologies such as Ruby, Node.js, JavaScript or TypeScript Strong experience with one or more queueing technologies such as Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ or others Prefer experience with Sequel, Sidekiq, PostgreSQL, and ORMs (preferably TypeORM and/or MikroORM) Prefer experience with crypto, trading platforms, and FinTech Passionate about architecting & designing solutions that can serve as the basis for long-term growth & evolution of applications built on this platform Ability to translate business requirements into an architecture vision supported by appropriate documentation Strong presentation skills both verbal and written communication Desire and ability to be a mentor to colleagues and other members of the organization Education - Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent work experience Benefits - Flexible PTO/Paid holidays/401(k)/Health, Dental, and Vision insurance for employees and dependents which is currently 100% paid for by the company, after the first day of the month following date of employment, and connectivity service reimbursement up to $100 per month (which includes work-related cell phone, wifi, etc.) At Prime Trust, we hold the steadfast belief that diversity and inclusion is essential to realize our mission and is a must-have for us to do our best work. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.