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ShiftKey is a platform that is disrupting the way healthcare facilities find licensed and certified professionals to fill available shifts. We seek an experienced and visionary Application Architect to play a pivotal role in driving the transformation of our platform as we work to transition from a monolithic to a modern microservices-based architecture. This role is crucial to the success of our platforms growth, shaping its future, and driving its evolution. In addition to technical expertise, the ideal candidate will foster a collaborative team culture, from promoting in-person connections within our local engineering teams to driving international collaboration with worldwide engineers.
You will collaborate closely with leadership, engineering squads, and product teams, guiding the technical roadmap and ensuring we make pragmatic, forward-thinking decisions about the architecture. The role will be primarily remote, but regular in-office collaboration is encouraged to support team engagement and cultural development.
Lead the design and implementation of a scalable and reliable microservices-based architecture, ensuring it aligns with business goals and supports future growth.
# Collaborate with senior leadership, engineering teams, and product squads to define the technical roadmap and make strategic architectural decisions.
# Guide the transition from a monolithic to microservices architecture, driving this changes technical and cultural aspects.
# Promote and ensure best practices around Node.js, MongoDB, Kafka, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes across the platform.
# Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation.
# Ensure seamless integration of new architectural components into existing systems, working closely with DevOps and product teams.
# Communicate architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment.
# Stay updated on industry trends, evaluating and recommending new technologies that could improve the platform’s scalability, reliability, and performance.
Minimum 10 years of software development experience, including at least 3 years in an Architect or Principal Engineer role. Strong preference for experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
# Experience with MongoDB, Kafka, and any cloud service provider (we use off-the-shelf, straightforward AWS components)
# Thoughtfully designed private medical package to take care of what matters most.
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