Quext - Chief/Lead Architect

Quext is revolutionizing the property technology space by writing software that boosts property value, simplifies the day-to-day, and keeps residents connected.

We are looking for a passionate Chief Architect to drive our products forward and help deliver highly valuable, safe, and secure property technology to our customers.

You will be a key member of our Engineering team and will be responsible for technical and architectural specifications, creating and maintaining code review guidelines, and coding prototypes and complex requirements.

You will work closely with the product developers to mentor and provide feedback in accordance with Quext product standards.

You will also work with your peers across other Quext departments as the technical product expert.

If you are a highly motivated individual that is passionate about building top-tier prop-tech products, then this is the place for you!

As the Chief Architect, you need to be intimately familiar with building applications and the corresponding backends to satisfy functional and technical business requirements.

You will see out a project from conception to the final product, requiring good organizational skills and attention to detail.

You will be a player / coach who leads the team but contributes to code and solutions.

Employee Testimonial

Key technologies : extensive AWS experience, experience with swift, android, vue, nodejs, postgres, redis and any no-sql database, graphql and rest APIs, and latest code security practices.

What you will be doing :

Evaluating and approving technical designs to ensure they fit product standards

Defining technical and coding standards

Defining and participating in code reviews

Mentoring and educating developers

Coding complex solutions and prototypes

Defining and managing the product release process

Designing and documenting application architecture

Interacting with other teams as the platform technical expert

Responsibilities :

Own platform technical standards

Own platform coding standards

Own product release process

Own product architecture documentation

Mentor and educate developers

Evaluate and suggest new technologies and platforms for the product

Code complex solutions and / or prototypes

Build and support applications with an understanding of system integration, test planning, scripting, and troubleshooting

Assess the health and performance of software applications and databases

Work with other teams as the platform technical expert

Requirements

7+ years of developer experience full stack development.

Excellent communicator in written and verbal form; able to lead and influence across multiple levels and multiple functions of an organization

Proven track record of effectively interacting with senior management

Proven track record of creating and managing strong product-driven standards

Expert knowledge and experience with AWS.

Experience working with Typescript, one or node.js web frameworks like expressjs, NestJS, one or more JavaScript frontend frameworks / libraries such as React, Angular, Vue, etc. (preferably Vue).

Knowledge of one or more CSS preprocessors / JavaScript bundlers like SASS, Less, Webpack, Parcel, and Rollup.

Experience developing RESTful web services and integrating with RESTful or other web services.

Database design and management, including being up on the latest practices and associated versions NoSQL / RDBMS.

Proficiency with Git.

Experience with Scrum or other Agile processes.

Thorough understanding of user experience and design.

Experience working with CI / CD automation.

Robust problem-solving skills to perform root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.

Strong project management and organizational skills.

Work Location

We offer the best of both worlds. If you prefer to be in the office, we have a place for you in Lubbock. We also fully support remote work.