As a Senior Web Software Architect at Therefore you’ll be an integral part of the team in delivering composable digital products and services for high-profile enterprise clients. Experience with enterprise CMS systems, modern development workflows, API integrations, and composable architectures is a requirement.

This role will feature plenty of technical challenges and opportunities to evolve the practice and process of software development at Therefore. If this sounds like a great fit to your skills and experience, and you share our passion for this work, we encourage you to apply!

Responsibilities

• Architect software solutions that meet our stakeholder, end-user, and development and support team needs.
• Communicate to various audiences software design and architectures using a combination of technical diagrams, written documentation and presentations.
• Effectively identify, manage, and balance non-functional requirements Eg. security, performance, usability, cost, maintainability, accessibility, availability and scalability concerns….
• Document functional requirements, information flows, concurrency states Eg. class diagrams, activity diagrams, user stories…
• Identify and manage risks including external dependencies, changing contexts and scope, implementation teams.. etc
• Collaborate with the development team on development approach, deployment workflows, and ongoing operational maintenance.

• 2+ years industry experience as a software architect.
• 3+ years of hands-on software development experience using Content Management Systems (CMS), preferably Drupal.
• 2+ years of experience working with modern Javascript architectures such as Netlify, Vercel, Gatsby, NextJS, etc.
• Completed Computer Science degree from an accredited university.
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and clients.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work a maximum of +/- 3 hours from EST.

• Work remote, forever guaranteed at Therefore!
• Beyond standard medical and dental coverage, we offer amazing benefits like access to counsellors, crisis support, wellness support, nutritional coaching, career coaching and virtual healthcare!
• Ongoing opportunities for professional development: training, conferences, certifications, and in-house peer mentorship.
• Flexible schedule
• Birthdays off – never work on your birthday again!
• Pursue independent projects, explore new ideas, and challenge yourself in your field with dedicated self-directed professional development through annual and quarterly training budgets.

About Therefore

At Therefore we make smart and beautiful experiences for the web. We do this through building large-scale websites, scalable e-commerce solutions, and modern web applications that work well for real people. Simply put, our mission is to humanize how people communicate, interact, and transact online.

Performance and Growth Expectations

Our environment is not your average, hierarchical software studio: we emphasize accountability for outcomes, but autonomy in activities. Your work will be measured using our 360-degree system (a combination of peer and supervisor feedback) and will also be measured on the basis of client and user satisfaction. Your growth path is in your hands— you’ll have ongoing meetings with a mentor to help determine your path, but your progress will be based on what you hope to achieve and how you choose to access the resources available to you.

Committed to an Inclusive Workplace

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment as we build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live, including those with disabilities. We are dedicated to providing accommodations in all parts of the hiring process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you require any accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

Committed to Social and Environmental Stewardship

Therefore is committed to promoting and working towards a more socially and environmentally sustainable future. All employees are expected to make decisions and take actions in relation to their role and work that follow through on this commitment.