Architect (Software Code Quality & amp; Integration)

HJ Staffing•Houston, TX

About The Position

We are looking for an exceptional Architect (Software Code Quality & Integration) to join our engineering team! In this role, you will act as a technical leader and custodian of our codebase. You will bridge the gap between development, architecture, and deployment ensuring our distributed systems are robust, maintainable, and scalable. If you are passionate about defining and driving the highest standards of code quality, we’d love to meet you.

Requirements

Deep ability to evaluate large, complex codebases, with a keen eye for identifying risks, inconsistencies, and improvement opportunities.
Strong understanding of API development, integration design, and the broader impacts of code changes.
Solid understanding of best-practice coding techniques for managing failures in distributed systems, resulting in reliable and maintainable code.
Ability to define practical, best-practice coding standards that are widely followed and elevate overall code consistency and quality.
Strong, practical coding proficiency enabling you to jump in and make direct contributions when necessary.
Sound judgment in accounting for cross-team and cross-product scaling impacts, including dependencies, integration points, and system stability.
Willingness and ability to perform a light amount of QA testing as required during deployment gates.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in code reviews, setting expectations far beyond standard participation.
Define and reinforce best-practice standards for code quality across all engineering teams.
Focus on the review of critical paths and shared components to guarantee system-wide reliability.
Enforce best practices including strict naming conventions, robust error handling, detailed logging/observability, and security standards.
Establish and maintain coding standards and design patterns aligned with industry best practices.
Foster consistency through the development and use of reusable frameworks and shared libraries.
Actively promote and ensure company-wide adoption of established standards across all teams.
Apply best practices when integrating across internal platforms and external third-party systems.
Account for reliability, maintainability, and scalability in all cross-system interactions.
Establish review gates, coding standards, and automated quality checks.
Utilize continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines to enforce linting, security scanning, and test coverage requirements.
Define and uphold clear, objective criteria for code readiness prior to any production deployment.