Architect, Software Engineering

About Cast & Crew 
We grew from a modest small business in 1976 to be the premiere provider of entertainment technology and solutions, staying true to our mission of modernizing content production and leading the digital transformation within the industry. Our cloud-based solutions and industry expertise help streamline the entire production lifecycle and have revolutionized how content is made. We now have a global workforce across a host of storied brands, spanning all areas of produced and live entertainment, from film, television, streaming, to advertising, live events, and short-form. 

Architect, Software Engineering

Regular Full-Time                                                                                                                               

Position Overview

What if you could use your technology skills to develop a suite of products that revolutionize the back-office operations of the entertainment industry? Digital solutions covering Accounting & Financials, Payroll & HR, Metrics & Insights, and Content & Collaboration are designed to fuel creativity and help entertainment projects run as efficiently as possible. That's why we're looking for a talented Architect to join Cast and Crew on our journey to transform a historically manual workflow industry.

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Architect with expertise in AI, event-driven architecture, microservices, and system integration. You will lead the design and development of scalable software systems from the ground up, leveraging modern technologies. Partnering with cross functional stakeholders, you will gather program requirements, perform architectural analysis, and create and design technical solutions supporting current and future business needs.

If you’re a strong leader with proven experience evaluating industry best-of-class technical approaches—we have a spot for you on our team.

Core Responsibilities

• Communicate progress, risks, and technical challenges to senior management and stakeholders, providing regular updates on product development initiatives.
• Understands the company direction, goals, and industry competitive environment to determine and communicate how specific architectural decisions add value to the organization and to business.
• Communicate and evangelize the overall technology strategy to many stakeholders
• Work with engineering leadership to introduce and uphold state-of-the-art engineering standards, architectural governance, design patterns, and practices in a business friendly and sustainable manner
• Architect event-driven systems and microservices for scalable solutions.
• Participate in designing of AI-driven applications.
• Integrate/consolidate complex systems across different platforms.
• Cloud architecture expertise, particularly with AWS.
• Develop solutions in .NET, Java, and Node.js environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless implementation
• Make informed technical decisions that support the product strategy.
• Foster a collaborative environment, promoting effective communication and knowledge sharing among engineering teams and cross-functional departments.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years experience in software engineering, leveraging Object-Oriented Programming fundamentals, Test Driven Development and Design principles Distributed Architectures
• Proven experience in ground-up software design and architecture.
• Expertise in event-driven design, microservices, and AI technologies.
• Hands-on experience of AWS Cloud services.
• Track record of anticipating technical problems that will fall out of major projects and designing solutions to overcome those problems.
• Proven track record of distilling ambiguity to clarity and direction.
• Demonstrated expertise with building and/or significantly improving large, business-critical systems involving stability, security, performance, and scalability.
• Time-honed expertise with modern SaaS across the entire lifecycle: development, testing, staging, deploying, and monitoring.
• Proficiency in .NET, Java, and Node.js.
• Strong experience in RDMS and SQL.
• Solid understanding of system integration techniques.
• A passion for innovation, continuous learning, and keeping up with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Solid experience in event driven design paradigm using applications (Kafka, SQS, SNS etc.)
• Proficient in designing, building, and deploying microservices-based applications.

Special Work Conditions    

• Sedentary – Involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Some positions may entail exerting up to 15 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, or pull.