Senior Software Architect

  • Category: Software Developer Jobs
  • Location: San Jose, California
  • Job Type: Full Time / Part Time
  • Salary: Estimated: $ 16K to 24K
  • Published on: 2025/09/21

Job highlights
Identified by Google from the original job post
Qualifications
15+ years' experience in software development required with experience in coding using Python/Java/Go/Javascript
10+ years' experience architecting the solutions, creating technical design documents by detailing the implementation approaches, consulting experience of large-scale enterprise applications
Experience Architecting, Implementing, and Delivering commercial software with minimum ++.+% availability, at low-cost
Expertise in Big Data Technologies and use cases for utilizing solutions
Strong experience with the latest cloud technologies and offerings, primarily with AWS
Familiar with infrastructure automation technologies such as Cloud Formation and Terraform
Experience with database and data warehouse technologies ( SQL, NoSQL), RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB, and Redis
Experience with building APIs and services
Comfortable working in a Linux environment
Knowledge of data management, reporting, and analytics
Familiar with URL technologies, Standard concepts, IP/Domain relationships, Parent-child URL coverage
Familiar with AI concepts, capturing data for training, and efficacy evaluation
Software security background
ML development history
Experience with URL security evaluation
Benefits
The starting pay range for this position is $135,+10.00-$223,285.00
Responsibilities
As a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Architect with experience in software development, McAfee is looking for you to design and implement complex software systems, providing technical leadership to development teams, and ensuring the overall integrity and scalability of our software architecture
Collaborate with Principal Engineers, Architects, Researchers and Data Scientists and Product Owners to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new applications
Participate in the capacity planning and design of the technical and information architecture and Use tools and methodologies to create representations for functions and user interfaces of desired products
Define and evolve the overall software architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability for future growth and develop high-level design specifications, architecture diagrams, and documentation
Stay ahead of emerging technologies and assess their relevance to our software architecture and make informed decisions regarding the selection of tools, frameworks, and technologies
Work closely with development teams, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements provide architectural guidance, and mentor team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence
Conduct regular code reviews to ensure adherence to architectural guidelines and coding standards
Thereby, performance and architectural issues are addressed through proactive analysis and optimization
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for architectural decisions, design patterns, and best practices and effectively communicate architectural concepts and decisions
Troubleshoots complex technical issues, provides innovative and effective solutions, and collaborates with teams to identify and resolve architectural challenges in the development process
Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the evolution of development methodologies and recommend best practices to ensure the continuous enhancement of our software architecture
Job description
Role Overview:
As a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Architect with experience in software development, McAfee is looking for you to design and implement complex software systems, providing technical leadership to development teams, and ensuring the overall integrity and scalability of our software architecture.

This is based in the US as a remote position. We will only consider candidates currently in the US and are not offering relocation assistance at this time.
Job Description:
About the Role:
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers, Architects, Researchers and Data Scientists and Product Owners to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new applications.
• Participate in the capacity planning and design of the technical and information architecture and Use tools and methodologies to create representations for functions and user interfaces of desired products.
• Define and evolve the overall software architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability for future growth and develop high-level design specifications, architecture diagrams, and documentation.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and assess their relevance to our software architecture and make informed decisions regarding the selection of tools, frameworks, and technologies.
• Work closely with development teams, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements provide architectural guidance, and mentor team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Conduct regular code reviews to ensure adherence to architectural guidelines and coding standards. Thereby, performance and architectural issues are addressed through proactive analysis and optimization.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for architectural decisions, design patterns, and best practices and effectively communicate architectural concepts and decisions.
• Troubleshoots complex technical issues, provides innovative and effective solutions, and collaborates with teams to identify and resolve architectural challenges in the development process.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the evolution of development methodologies and recommend best practices to ensure the continuous enhancement of our software architecture.

About You:
• 15+ years' experience in software development required with experience in coding using Python/Java/Go/Javascript.
• 10+ years' experience architecting the solutions, creating technical design documents by detailing the implementation approaches, consulting experience of large-scale enterprise applications.
• Experience Architecting, Implementing, and Delivering commercial software with minimum ++.+% availability, at low-cost.
• Expertise in Big Data Technologies and use cases for utilizing solutions.
• Strong experience with the latest cloud technologies and offerings, primarily with AWS.
• Familiar with infrastructure automation technologies such as Cloud Formation and Terraform
• Experience with database and data warehouse technologies ( SQL, NoSQL), RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Experience with building APIs and services.
• Comfortable working in a Linux environment.
• Knowledge of data management, reporting, and analytics.
• Familiar with URL technologies, Standard concepts, IP/Domain relationships, Parent-child URL coverage
• Familiar with AI concepts, capturing data for training, and efficacy evaluation.
• Preferred, but not required:
• Software security background
• ML development history
• Experience with URL security evaluation

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Accommodations:

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McAfee prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, ****** orientation or any other legally protected status.

The starting pay range for this position is $135,+10.00-$223,285.00. McAfee takes into consideration an individual’s skillset, experience and location in making final salary determinations. For further details, please discuss with the Talent Acquisition Partner.


Company Name: McAfee

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