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Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc

Principal Web Architect San Francisco, California, United States

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


At Forge (NYSE: FRGE), we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market, our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold, humble and accountable. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day, helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation, from space travel to planet-saving, plant-based nutrition and more.Our mission is to empower more people to exercise ownership in the world’s leading private companies via a world-class technology platform with access to the largest network of buyers and sellers in the world. With liquidity solutions, exclusive data and insights, a custody offering, and a vibrant marketplace, Forge’s goal is to build the best-in-class technology infrastructure to power a global private market that is transparent, accessible and seamless for companies, their employees and investors. Through Forge, employees can sell their private shares, employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity and individual and institutional investors can participate in private unicorn growth.Forge's differentiated global marketplace addresses rising demand among individual and institutional investors for exposure to private company stocks and it is building a growing network effect with defensible competitive advantages. The Forge marketplace has over 440,000 registered users and private shares have traded in more than 500 companies since inception, representing over $12 billion in volume across over 21,000+ transactions.Our ability to offer these powerful financial solutions has generated incredible interest from investors, demand from customers, and a need to grow our team to meet the needs of more companies, teams and innovators in this way.The Role:The Web Architect will be responsible for the overall technical framework serving Forge’s client-facing web presence. This role will provide expert guidance on internet architecture and best practices that support best-in-class web content serving and trading applications. This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Architect with a strong knowledge of internet protocols, engineering, design and operational considerations.Location:

This is a hybrid role on a 1-3 day in-office schedule based out of our San Francisco, CA office. Occasional travel between our SF, CA and NY, NY offices is required.Responsibilities:Own and refine Forge’s client-facing internet architecture and frameworks, including UI component strategy.Analyze business, product, technology, security, and infrastructure requirements and produce solution design artifacts that optimize for the larger outcome.Produce diagrams and narratives for new people, process, and technology solutions and update or consolidate existing artifacts.Prototype solutions and build frameworks for use by the engineering team.Conduct code reviews/pull requests and mentor team members on best practices and new techniques.Pair with Engineers from all levels of skill and experience.Influence and own technical decisions and drive for the best solution for the applicable context.Work through some of our hardest programming problems and support engineering teams in resolving blockers.Write code as an active contributor and technical lead on an agile team.Work closely with a Product Manager (PM) to build outcome-based roadmaps and processes.Communicate verbally and visually to all audiences, including Marketing, Business Teams and Product Management.Required Qualifications:At least 10+ years of work experience in a hands-on Web Engineering role deploying high-volume internet applications serving the general public with 5+ years of experience in a Lead Engineer or Web Architect role.An undergraduate degree in a technical competency such as Computer Science or Engineering.Expertise with edge serving and deployment.Expertise with modern web frameworks, including Remix, web hosting environments like Cloudflare Pages, web development tools, like VSCode. Can balance between server and client-side rendering.Preferred Qualifications:Highly skilled at developing architectural design diagrams and specifications.Experience with Design Systems and Components, and best practices.For residents of San Francisco/Bay Area, CA the annual salary range for this role is $260,000 - $285,000 + annual bonus. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, bonus, and other factors.Forge is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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