Platform Architect, DeviantArt

Job Description

As a platform architect, you'll lead a new initiative to develop a service-oriented architecture for an existing high-traffic web application. 

In your day-to-day, you will:

• Lead the design and implementation of a new service-oriented architecture 

• Collaborate with teams to ensure seamless integration with OLAP, OLTP, and machine learning infrastructure 

• Design and optimize scalable solutions for high-traffic web applications 

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members 

• Ensure the platform meets performance, reliability, and scalability standards 

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This role is on a fully remote and distributed team, and asynchronous communication within and across teams is crucial. Wix has a beautiful office in Dublin should you want to work from an office space.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in senior platform engineering roles 

• Expert-level proficiency in Node.js and Python. Experience with JVM languages (Java, Scala) or PHP is a plus.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to understand the needs of teams responsible for OLAP, OLTP, and machine learning infrastructure.

• Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable service architectures. Bonus points for experience decoupling services from existing monolithic applications.

• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and disciplines.

Additional Information

DeviantArt is the largest online social network for artists and art enthusiasts, and a platform for emerging and established artists to exhibit, promote, and share their works with an enthusiastic, art-centric community. We have over 82 million registered members and attract over 100 million unique visitors per month. Our members—known as deviants—upload tens of thousands of original pieces of art every day, ranging from painting and sculpture to digital art, pixel art, films, and anime. Our platform empowers creators to safely evolve into Web3 and take advantage of new and exciting ways to monetize their art and nurture their community of followers.

In 2017, DeviantArt merged with Wix.com with a goal of bringing additional tools and resources to the art community. Today, our team is made up of diverse and talented individuals from all over the world, and we take great pride in creating a supportive environment for the online artist community.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Wix was built around the idea that everyone has the right to be successful, online. This same vision defines us as an employer: creating a work environment where everyone is welcome, and anyone has the right to succeed.