We Go Beyond:

At Beyond, we believe that everyone should “Be You!”. Beyond is a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect. We believe a person’s individuality is at the core of diversity, and those traits, beliefs, and characteristics should be valued and embraced. Living by this ethos is essential to the success of our business. Our goal is to foster a more diverse environment where every employee visibly demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect for individuals.

Job Summary 

The Software Architect helps define the strategic direction for software development at Beyond, Inc., enables software development teams to deliver business value in a timely, sustainable fashion, and collaborates with software development teams to translate business needs into technical solutions to power shopping experiences for bedbathandbeyond.com, overstock.com, and zulily.com (coming soon). 

Team Summary 

The Software Architecture Team collaborates with business stakeholders and the technology organization to ensure that Beyond, Inc. has the right technology in place, being used in the right ways, to execute the company’s mission, vision, strategy, and business objectives. You might go from leading high level design discussions to debugging a difficult technical problem, so be prepared to switch contexts rapidly at times. 

What you will do 

• Lead technical solutioning and design in collaboration with technology teams; writing detailed design documents and creating technical diagrams to establish and communicate a shared technical vision • Establish and document non-functional requirements for technical solutions • Identify and mitigate technical risks for software projects • Provide technical guidance and support to technology teams • Define and document enterprise-wide standards and recommended practices for technology teams • Stay current with emerging technologies and recommended practices in the industry • Evaluate and select third-party technology partners, including conducting proofs-of-concept for new technologies to evaluate how they fit into our ecosystem • Work with technology teams to explore improvements in techniques, patterns, and technologies used in application development, conducting training sessions as needed 

Skills required 

• 8+ years of practical experience in Software Engineering 

• 2+ years in a software leadership or staff engineer role or greater 

• 5+ years of JavaScript experience, Typescript preferred 

• 5+ years of node.js experience, next.js preferred • Experience building high performance, scalable web applications and APIs, preferably e-commerce • Excellent communication skills, including organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication 

• Deep understanding of non-functional requirements, including security, regulatory compliance, reliability, scalability, observability, etc., how to define them, measure them, and deliver them 

• Deep understanding of the entire software development lifecycle • Ability to work independently with little oversight • Ability to make tradeoffs for cost, scope/effort, risk, and quality 

 

Education

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BS/BA/Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical field.​

Base Pay Range: 

$136,000 - $170,000 per year

Who We Are:

We’re a passionate group of collaborative problem solvers and creative innovators, working on cutting-edge technology. From building award-winning retail applications (with amazing AR functionality) to creating leading blockchain and machine learning technologies, each of us embodies a unique value and contributes a diverse perspective to the team.

What We Offer:  

401k (6% match)

Flexible Schedules

Onsite Health Clinic

Tuition Reimbursement, Leadership Development Program, & Mentorship Program

Onsite Fitness Center

Employee Resource Groups (LatinX, Black Employee Network, LGBTQIA+, Women’s Network, Women In Tech)

And More…

*Benefits vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election

Physical Requirements:

This position requires you to sit, stand and perform general office functions. You may also be required to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally. Bending, stooping and reaching are also frequently required.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and associates.  This policy includes our commitment to ensure that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status (including Vietnam era veterans), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other non-job-related characteristic protected by law.

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