Architectural Director for Cloud-Native Distributed Systems

7 days ago

San Mateo, California, United States Arkose Labs Full time
About Arkose Labs

At Arkose Labs, we're pushing the boundaries of innovation in the field of cybersecurity and fraud prevention. As a pioneer in this space, our cutting-edge solutions have earned us recognition as a leader in bot detection and mitigation. With a robust customer base consisting of global enterprise giants such as Microsoft, Roblox, OpenAI, and more, we're committed to making a substantial impact in the industry.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary range of $250,000.00 - 290,000.00, commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, including 401k plan, medical, dental, vision coverage, and flexible PTO, we also provide equity and a generous nationwide parental leave policy.

Job Description

We're seeking an exceptional technical leader to shape the future of our technology and products. As Architectural Director for Cloud-Native Distributed Systems, you will play a pivotal role in driving architectural decisions that meet the scaling needs of our business. With expertise in stream processing architecture using frameworks like Apache Flink, you'll be responsible for achieving a deep knowledge of our product architecture, data flows, usage patterns, and customer scenarios. Your strong understanding of application development in the cloud, hands-on experience with stream processing, and production-level experience developing cloud-native distributed systems will enable you to strike the right balance between meeting growing demands and making sensible architecture decisions.

  • You will lead projects with little to no additional direction from engineering/product leadership, drive, and help track them to completion if needed.
  • You will partner with fellow architecture leads, eng management, and product management on project requirements, designs, and development plans.
  • You will provide technical leadership across multiple product areas and provide recommendations to senior leadership.
  • You will keep product quality, operating cost, and reliability top of mind by keeping those as core tenets to architecture.

As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to mentor engineers at all levels and partner with Engineering leadership in fostering a nurturing culture that focuses on innovation and execution. Your creativity and passion will be encouraged to influence the strategic direction of our technology and products.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you should possess:

  • 15+ years of engineering experience focused on application development (or Masters and 12 + years related experience).
  • Deep, technical understanding of application development in the cloud, with hands-on experience making trade-offs and data-driven design decisions.
  • Production-level experience using stream processing architecture and frameworks like Apache Flink.
  • Production-level experience developing cloud-native distributed systems processing very high volumes of traffic and data at scale.
  • Strong knowledge of web/HTTP concepts and methodologies – DNS, TLS, browser caching, CDNs (e.g., Cloudflare/CloudFront)
  • Adept at thinking at a high level catering to business needs, as well as going very deep into a specific technical area.
  • Expert proficiency with Golang and familiarity with Python/Go.
  • Good understanding of the SDLC ranging from architectural reviews, technical design deep dives, implementation, testing, CI & CD.

We value your unique contributions, perspectives, and experiences. Be part of a diverse and high-performing environment that prioritizes collaboration, excellence, and inclusion.

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