Distinguished Architect

Overview

Cadent ignites seamless connections between brands, publishers & consumers. Our predictive AI orchestrates outcomes on any platform customers are on, across any media they consume & at any stage of the journey. To learn more, please visit Cadent.com.

Responsibilities

• Technology Vision & Strategy: Define and communicate the architectural vision for the company, with a focus on long-term scalability and sustainability across our platforms.
• Strategic Leadership: Collaborate with senior leadership to shape technology investments and innovation, ensuring architectural principles are aligned with business outcomes.
• Analytics & Data Architecture: Lead the technical strategy for complex, cross-functional analytics initiatives, designing robust and future-proof analytics platforms.
• Governance & Standards: Set the architectural standards, patterns, and frameworks to be used by all engineering teams to ensure consistency and quality.
• Solution Architecture: Provide hands-on architectural expertise to solve critical business challenges and guide teams in implementing robust, scalable solutions.
• Mentorship & Industry Influence: Mentor senior engineers and architects within the organization and represent Cadent's technology vision within the wider Ad Tech industry.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience defining and evolving enterprise-wide architecture in a high-growth, data-intensive industry, preferably Ad Tech.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, complex technology initiatives from design to implementation.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment and collaborating with cross-functional product and engineering teams.

Technical Skills

• Expert-level knowledge of large-scale system architecture, Python, and cloud platforms (GCP strongly preferred, AWS a plus).
• Deep understanding of data architecture, microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and designing for high availability and performance.
• Familiarity with a diverse technology landscape, including languages like Java/.NET and modern enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).

Soft Skills

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate a technical vision to all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills.
• A passion for innovation and the ability to influence, lead, and mentor others.

Pay

The salary range for this role is USD $250,000.00 - USD $350,000.00 /Yr.