Software Architect

About Pramana:

Pramana, Inc., enables digital transformation for next-generation pathology at medical centers, pathology labs, and biorepositories. Pramana offers a first-in-class Digital Pathology as a Service (DPaaS) solution by providing a turnkey service with cutting-edge whole slide imaging systems and a scalable software platform for clinical workflows. Pramana is a gateway for pathologists to utilize AI-enabled decision support. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., and backed by Matrix Capital Management Company, L.P., a global leader in customized investment solutions, and NTTVC, a leading firm backing diverse founders within the technology spectrum.

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Responsibilities:

• Design and architect software solutions that align with business objectives and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements.
• Create architectural designs, technical specifications, and system diagrams.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to support the development process.
• Lead and mentor software development teams in best practices for design, coding, testing, and documentation.
• Define coding standards and guidelines to maintain code quality and consistency.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to architectural principles and best practices.
• Identify and address technical debt and architectural weaknesses in existing systems.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including planning, estimation, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software architecture and development.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

Total experience of 20 years and proven experience of 8 years as a Software Architect in software development.

Strong knowledge of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail.

Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Experience working in an Agile development environment is required.

Experience in working with geographically dispersed teams is preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Architecture and Design: Microservices Architecture, RESTful APIs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Containerization and Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• CI/CD and DevOps: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Ansible
• Database Technologies: SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL (MongoDB)
• Monitoring and Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
• Security and Compliance: OAuth, JWT (JSON Web Tokens), Encryption standards (AES, RSA)
• Messaging Architecture: Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ
• Performance and Scalability: Load balancing solutions (Nginx, HAProxy), Caching solutions (Redis, Memcached)