Senior Software Architect

EverDriven is a rapidly growing, tech-enabled transportation management company, serving some of the most vulnerable children in our community. We exist to ensure that children with special needs receive safe, efficient, and cost- effective transportation to and from school. Our proprietary, best-in-class, technology solutions enable school districts and parents to easily plan, track and adjust each student’s trips, to and from school, and gives the student access to the educational experience they deserve. Every Trip. Every Day. If you’re someone who thrives in a mission forward, fast-paced, technology driven environment, we would love to talk to you about a fulfilling career at EverDriven.

Salary Range: $200,000- $220,000/ year + bonus potential

Location - Greenwood Village, CO. Hybrid role - 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

Position Summary: 

EverDriven is looking for a seasoned and innovative Engineer for our Senior Software Architect role. You will be responsible for driving the development and delivery of core technologies that are critical to our success. The candidate will be responsible for providing technical vision and leadership to the team; capable of researching, architecting, prototyping, working with vendors on integration, and development of a range of systems. You will be a resource for development teams, a collaborative peer, and a leader in orchestrating overall system development.

The ideal candidate is passionate about creating effective, high-quality, innovative, scalable products and online services. You love to iterate quickly. You must have knowledge of building and scaling cloud based solutions, experience in managing vendors and getting things done. You have experience in some, or all, of the following areas: microservices, orchestration, DevOps, front-end frameworks, mobile applications, mapping and routing, data pipelines and analytics. You are also a team and consensus builder and understand why ‘soft power’ is so important.

• Orchestrate the design and implementation of foundational platform capabilities that are critical to EverDriven’s success in building a scalable, efficient, high-performance platform.
• Work with peers and team members inside and outside engineering to translate business and technical requirements into architectural frameworks and designs
• Develop practical yet advanced solutions to maximize technology and business success
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to ensure alignment with the original proposed architecture and design
• Proactively identify and suggest architectural improvements to as-is Systems
• Roll your sleeves up and develop proof-of-concepts, implement frameworks and patterns for handoff to team members, and as needed deliver critical system components
• Facilitate and lead in the evaluation and selection of products, frameworks and open source software
• Participate in project scoping, resource planning, and timeline estimation
• Follow agile/continuous integration engineering best practices
• Support multiple projects simultaneously
• Lead and mentor other software engineers throughout the organization
• Build and maintain a positive and productive team culture focused on architectural excellence

• Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Computer Science), Master's degree preferred
• 13+ years relevant experience as a Systems Engineer / Architect working in the SaaS and cloud space:
• Experience in developing high-level architectural design and technology roadmaps, and then driving hands-on development of those roadmaps
• Expert in developing detailed network system diagrams, flow diagrams, and state diagrams
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills, with strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to collaborate without guidance
• You possess leadership qualities, including ability to facilitate technical discussions with diverse and cross-functional groups and good negotiation skills.
•  You know how to tailor communication to the target audience to achieve desired results
• Ability to quickly research new topics and technologies and understand how to apply them to our problem space
•  If you don’t know, you can learn it - quickly
• You can juggle multiple projects and change priorities as the business needs change
• Must have extensive experience in defining and building scalable Cloud-based systems:
• Appreciation of the design concepts behind large scale web applications
• Intuitive design and problem solving skills, with a strong bias for architecting reliable systems that scale
• Understanding of RESTful API patterns
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code on Azure or other cloud providers
• Experience managing architecture documentation and establishing standards and governance, and managing through change over time.
• Transportation industry experience a plus (but everything above is more important)

Commitment to ESG:  

Since 2006, EverDriven has remained committed to incorporating environmental, social and governance fundamentals into the framework of our internal and external culture. Today, ESG principles are part of the lifeblood of EverDriven and a driving influence that shapes not only our culture but all aspects of our day-to-day operations. We believe ESG principles enable us to more successfully achieve our mission to help every child have an equal opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

EverDriven is a mission-centered, action-oriented company that honors diversity and inclusion. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We strive to hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our cultural health stronger. In turn, our inclusive culture inspires our innovation and fosters a sense of belonging so we can continue to serve the most vulnerable populations with excellence.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity:

EverDriven is deeply committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.

Visit our website and learn more about us at www.EverDriven.com

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