As an Architect / Staff Software Engineer at Contiamo, you are a technical leader who shapes the direction and quality of our engineering work across multiple projects and clients. This role brings a systems-level perspective that enables architecting solutions spanning multiple projects or clients from POC to Production. ActivitiesDesign Solutions: Take ownership of high-level systems designs solution proposals—quickly assessing requirements, outlining robust yet simple approaches, and iterating as new information and feedback emerge.Shape Technical Direction: Set and communicate the technical direction for various projects, collaborating with engineers to develop plans and support successful implementation.Drive Innovation and Standards: Identify repeating patterns and new ideas that can be systematized and adopted across projects. Lead technical discussions, share demos, and contribute to the documentation of best practices in our CONVENTIONS guides.Standardize Implementations: Adapt and evolve solutions for use across projects, helping the organization recognize and adopt effective frameworks and system patterns.Lead by Example: Demonstrate technical excellence and collaborative leadership in your own work, supporting others through planning, code review, and shared problem-solving. RequirementsYou'll be successful in this role because you know how to blend practical skills with flexibility, thoughtful communication, and a genuine interest in working alongside others, helping them grow. While you may not have meet all the qualifications listed below, you possess a majority of the following skills:Self-driven, curious and collaborative, with a proactive approach to learning, improvement, and solving complex problems that can be shared across technical and non-technical audiences.Experience working across the entire application development and data engineering spectrum: micro apps, distributed systems and streaming data, and data warehousing.Demonstrated commitment to quality, with the ability to balance speed and reliability.Strong proficiency in Python (or a similar language like Go, NodeJS) with extensive experience building, debugging, and optimizing APIs, distributed systems, and/or data pipelines.Experience with modern technologies and frameworks including FastAPI, PydanticAI, Haystack AI, OpenTelemetry, Procrastinate, databases like Postgres and Snowflake, queue systems such as SQS / Kafka, and Airflow.Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including orchestration and lifecycle maintenance; you are not an SRE but you know how things run and what is required to ship to production. TeamContiamo is a premier consulting firm that brings together an interdisciplinary team of senior experts in data science, data engineering, mathematics, business consulting, and change management.Our culture thrives on fast iterations and a high-trust environment where everyone is given significant responsibility. We believe in the power of a supportive atmosphere, valuing both individual contributions and the joy of teamwork.As a small company, you will report directly to the CTO, and work closely with all engineers across the organization. When working with a client, you will be embedded in a smaller project team responsible for ensuring success of the engagement. Application ProcessScreening call (round 0, length: 30-35m)Experience assessment call (round 1; length: 60m)Take home Coding Challenge + Code Review (round 2; length: 60m)Meet the Team / Communication assessment (round: 3; length: 90-120m; in-person preferred)Optional: Meet the Partners (round: 4; length: m; in-person preferred)