Systems Architect
- This is a full-time role (40 hours/week) for a short-term (3-month) contract
- Design and own the platform architecture, including data models, API design, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines
- Build and ship full-stack features across front-end, back-end, and infrastructure layers
- Design and maintain the DevOps lifecycle: containerization, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and cloud environments
- Collaborate with product and leadership on build-vs-buy decisions, technical risk assessment, and architectural direction
- Set and enforce standards for code quality, security, and performance across the engineering team
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience in a senior, lead, or architect-level role
- Experience with AWS
- Experience designing, building, and operating MCP servers to integrate and replace legacy systems
- Proficiency with front-end and back-end technologies (e.g., React, Node.js, Python, or similar)
- Experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Pulumi, etc.)
- Comfortable with AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Claude Code, etc.)
- Deep knowledge of scalable, production-grade system design and common failure modes at scale
- Deep understanding of system-wide visibility (cloud services, security, inter-service dependencies, and observability)
- Strong communication skills in both spoken and written English
- Startup experience
- Experience with data pipelines or ML infrastructure
- Background in workforce development or edtech platforms
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent