Principal Software Architect *REMOTE

Why Crestron?

At Crestron Electronics, Inc we build the technology that integrates technology.

We are proud to be the largest and most recognized brand in automation and control solutions, and the premier technology partner for fortune 500 businesses globally. Our products' are integrated into new high-tech commercial buildings' to include some of the most exciting real estate throughout the world. Our clients include Google, Microsoft, Amazon, LinkedIn and many others. We are the leaders in the most exciting industry in the world!

Our automation and control solutions for homes and buildings allow our clients to control entire environments with the push of a button, integrating systems such as Audio Visual, Lighting, Shading, Security, Building Management Systems and HVAC to provide greater comfort, convenience and security.

Overview

Crestron is a world leader in audiovisual automation and integration equipment. We just celebrated our 50th anniversary and are looking forward to the next 50 years. Need for efficient automation and communication equipment has always been there. In this post pandemic world, where remote work is the norm, the need for our products is seeing stellar growth, especially, in the software side of our business. Our software design tools are geared to help resellers (and customers) easily craft control systems, deploy them (think big corporations, universities, huge private properties) and monitor them. On our roadmap is the use of AI/ML for building self-learning engines that enable quick feedback loops - all this to create world class solutions that enthrall our customers. Are you ready be a Lead Software Architect on this fast growing and exciting team?

Responsibilities

• Expertise in developing applications for desktop, mobile and web platforms with focus on modular architecture.
• You will work as part of a team of senior architects responsible for solving complex design issues.
• Engage with product owners to analyze complex ideas and provide meaningful design recommendations using abstractions, design mocks, proto-types and other communication methods.
• You will become part of the architecture team and together you will ideate, decompose user stories, and deliver engineering collateral.
• Excellent communications, both written and verbal, will be a very important part of this job as you will need to play friend, philosopher and guide to a cadre of developers, many of whom you will only occasionally meet (in person)..
• While "designing the new" is a big ask for this job, making the existing code base better is a requirement also. Are you experienced in design structure matrix analysis or similar thought processes? Do you have experience in studying, and reducing code complexity? This will be a huge plus.
• You may be asked to help with estimation and sizing of deliverables so sprints can be loaded meaningfully.
• You are a star and have learned / acquired a lot of best practices in your travels. We would expect you to contribute to development processes such as coding standards, methodologies, code reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer science or equivalent. Masters in CS will be a plus.
• 10+ years of software development experience with 3+ years as Software Architect.
• Fundamentals knowledge of software engineering best practices - think efficient / robust / modular maintainable code - is par for this role.
• Demonstrate extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success with utilizing the following tools and technologies to provide architecture solutions:
• Frontend mockup tools like Balsamic / Figma
  • HTML5 Custom Components, JavaScript, TypeScript
  • .Net Core and C#
  • Experience with modern front-end frameworks like Angular, React.
  • NET Core (a plus)
  • Blazor (a plus)
  • SQL experience (a plus)
  • Experience with Atlassian toolset like Jira and Confluence (a plus)
• At least three years of experience in Cloud based systems to architect, build and deploy micro services-based applications (Azure preferred). (a plus)
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and processes.
• Provide assistance in interviewing and growing our team or mentoring junior members.
• Some travel to conferences is expected where you will be able to see "what's next" for yourself.

EOE/M/F/D/V

Benefits
At Crestron Electronics, we offer a competitive total compensation package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. 401K with company match, Paid Vacation, Holidays and more! We have new onsite state of the art fitness and wellness centers at our Headquarters in Rockleigh, NJ.

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