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Principal Architect

County Dublin, Ireland (On-site)

Principal Architect

12 Hours ago • 1-2 Years • Backend Development

About the job

Summary

As a Principal Architect at Ookla, you'll design and implement scalable, cost-effective systems for their platform and critical product features. You'll collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and engineering teams to translate product requirements into robust architectures. Responsibilities include implementing architectures, creating roadmaps, executing system migrations, establishing best practices, and mentoring junior team members. You will also work with Research Data Scientists and Product managers to build out proofs-of-concept solutions to validate hypotheses about novel data insights and products. Experience with AWS, distributed systems, and big data technologies is highly valued.

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Must have:

Strong background in OOP and functional programming (Python, Go, Typescript)
Experience designing for observability in distributed systems
Hands-on AWS experience (serverless, streaming services)
SQL and database knowledge (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redshift, DynamoDB)
Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills

Good to have:

Experience with event-driven architecture and streaming data pipelines
Big data systems experience (Trino, Spark, Iceberg)
AI/ML experience

Perks:

Pension matching
Competitive annual leave
ESPP options
Private health insurance
Paid parental leave
EAP
Life Insurance
Wellness benefits

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Description

Position at Ookla

Ookla® is a global leader in connectivity intelligence, offering unparalleled network insights through the combined expertise of Speedtest®, Downdetector®, RootMetrics®, and Ekahau®.

Ookla’s complementary datasets combine crowdsourced and controlled, public and private collection methods, QoS and QoE metrics, and more to unlock correlations and actionable insights — helping organizations optimize networks, enhance digital experiences, and create better connected experiences for end-users.

Millions of consumer-initiated tests are performed through our products and billions of data points are collected globally every day. With all this measurement comes countless ways to dissect and analyze our data, and plenty of exciting opportunities to optimize our broader strategy. When you work for us, you are using Ookla data and insights to further our mission to improve connectivity for all. Join us in making the internet better for everyone!

Intro to the Role

We’re looking for a Principal Architect to join the Ookla Architecture and Design team. As a principal architect, you will create solutions that help turn the world’s most comprehensive dataset on mobile and fixed internet performance into valuable insights for our customers.

You will work across all product engineering teams to design and implement scalable and economical systems driving both our platform and critical product features. Your designs will be expected to not only meet both our end users' and internal stakeholders' requirements, but also interface well with existing systems and be well-documented to allow the owning team to maintain and extend it.

You will also work with Research Data Scientists and Product managers to build out proofs-of-concept solutions to validate hypotheses about novel data insights and products.

The right applicant has hands-on skills and attitude, a strong technical background in software and architecture, and excellent collaboration and communication skills. Experience in AI and ML is a plus.

We are committed to providing you a flexible work environment where individuality, fun, and talent are all valued equally. If you consider yourself innovative, adept at collaboration, and you care deeply about the work you do, we want to talk!

Expectations for Success

You collaborate closely with product managers, data and research scientists, and engineering teams to understand system requirements
You turn product requirements to highly scalable, highly-available system architectures that serve key parts of, and are designed to grow with, the Ookla business
You help implement architectures to spec quickly and correctly, in close collaboration with the engineering team that will own it, and make sure engineers have all the resources and background they need to extend and maintain the system
You create, build consensus for, communicate, and execute architectural and technological roadmaps
You plan and execute migrations off of complex legacy systems while keeping availability high, costs low, and the customer experience uninterrupted
You establish policies and follow best practices to ensure durability, quality, security, and compliance
You stay up to date with industry developments to keep the engineering team informed and to continuously improve the tech stack
You are enthusiastic about mentoring and guiding junior team members, helping them understand architectural principles, best practices, and effective ways of working

Requirements

We are looking for the right person, not the exact list of requirements. If you believe your life experience has prepared you for similar challenges, we’d like to hear from you.

Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience
Strong background in object oriented and functional programming using languages like Python, Go, and Typescript
Experience designing for observability and to avoid the common pitfalls of distributed systems
Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud including serverless and streaming services
Excellent troubleshooting and analysis skills
Working knowledge of SQL and databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redshift, DynamoDB
Excited to learn and work with new technologies in a dynamic environment
Strong communication skills both in person and via virtual mediums
Strong time management skills and a self driven work ethic
Experience with event driven architecture and streaming data pipelines is a plus
Experience with big data systems and technologies such as Trino, Spark, Iceberg, etc. is a plus
Background check is required

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including (but not limited to):

Pension matching,
Competitive annual leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) options
Private health insurance
Paid pregnancy and parental leave
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) (mental health, financial advice, legal guidance, and more)
Life Insurance
Wellness benefits (Calm app, gym reimbursement, ERG groups, etc)

You will have the best hardware, software, and tools available for you to do your work, and we provide excellent flexibility for working remotely as time and responsibilities allow. To promote your success and growth we offer educational opportunities, and anti-racism and LGBTQIA+ resource libraries, team activities, and many more.

We care deeply about each other and the work we do, and our perks are just one way we demonstrate this. Ookla has great benefits including competitive compensation and paid time off. We make sure you have the best hardware, software and tools available for you to do your work.

If you’re passionate about joining the work we’re doing, we welcome your application and encourage applicants with both traditional and non-traditional experience that makes them an excellent candidate for the role. We strongly believe diversity of all kinds makes us better. We are an equal opportunity employer actively working to build an inclusive workforce at all levels of the company. [Read our latest diversity report from our parent company here.] Ookla is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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