Lead / Software Architect

We are looking for an individual who wants to work on a tech ­heavy product, and the challenging technical problems that entails. Problems vary, and can be as diverse as scaling the product smoothly as the company grows, to setting up a device farm, or solving streaming issues through a browser, without the use of plugins. The ideal candidate will be excited for the challenge to transform and think critically on many computer science disciplines including product design, usability, building APIs and user ­centric online applications, business logic, scaling performance, and 24x7 reliability. Key Responsibilities ● Works on the web application layer, backend, systems, streaming and other associated technology to build our product and components ● Find solutions and solve issues around a variety of operating systems or programming languages ● Researching new technologies and adapt them to BrowserStack requirements ● Own and commit to all your work, and be accountable for your results ● Using and understanding code from Open Source ● Teaching others how to use new software ● Willing to learn new programming languages and databases ● Able to write efficient SQL queries and design schemas for relational databases ● Participate in a culture of code reviews, writing tech specs, and collaborating closely with other people (no lone wolves) ● Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration ● Develop multi­tier scalable, high­volume performing, and reliable user­centric applications that operate 24x7 ● Scale distributed applications, make architectural trade­offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns, write code, and deliver with speediness and quality