About Arlo: At Arlo, we're passionate about creating innovative and reliable solutions that help people protect what matters most to them. Our team is dedicated to delivering products that exceed our customers' expectations, while always pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the world of protection technology. We believe that everyone deserves to feel safe and secure, whether they're at home or away, and we're committed to providing our customers with the peace of mind they need to live their lives without worry. Arlo's deep expertise in AI- and CV-powered analytics, cloud services, user experience, product design, and innovative wireless and RF connectivity enables the delivery of a seamless, smart security experience for Arlo users that is easy to set up and interact with every day.
We're looking for a
Lead Software Architect to join our organization
on 6-months contract to build and lead our Billing/Subscription/Cloud Engineering Platform team. This role is central to our mission of delivering innovative and scalable solutions that empower our engineering teams and strategic partners. Join us to drive the next generation of digital user experiences and shape the future of our client platforms! In this role, you will play a pivotal role in building a high-performing engineering team that drives our client platform strategy forward.
Your work will directly impact on our ability to harness data and insights to make informed decisions across our products, enabling teams to create features that resonate with our customers' needs. By collaborating closely with cross-functional partners across our organization, you will ensure that our platform solutions are aligned with business goals and optimized for performance. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking and hands-on leadership, allowing you to shape the technical vision while driving the execution of critical initiatives. The work you do will set the foundation for our organization's ability to use analytic insights to continuously refine our products, ultimately leading to more personalized and impactful user experiences.
Key Responsibilities: - Lead & Architect: Drive the technical vision for multi-platform development across iOS, Android, and Web. Influence best practices, provide high-level mentorship through code and design reviews, and foster a culture of technical excellence and innovation within the team.
- Drive Platform Excellence: Own the architecture and development of critical integrations, applications, or solutions for the Shopify platform. Ensure seamless performance, security, and full alignment with Shopify's APIs, standards, and the merchant ecosystem.
- Collaborate with Partners: Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams and Shopify stakeholders to drive technical strategy, product fit, and go-to-market readiness for joint initiatives. Innovate & Implement: Identify opportunities to integrate new technologies and methodologies into our engineering practices, ensuring our platforms remain robust and scalable.
- Drive Performance & Quality: Advocate for best practices in code quality, testing, and performance, ensuring the team builds scalable and maintainable solutions.
Qualifications: - 12+ years of software engineering experience.
- Strong technical background in any programing language like Java, Python, C, C++.
- Experience in working with Subscription integrations with vendors like Stripe, Recurly etc..
- Proven experience building on or integrating with the Shopify platform, including familiarity with Shopify APIs, app development, and merchant-focused solutions.
- Proven ability to mentor, develop, and inspire a diverse team of engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Collaboration & Communication: - Experience working cross-functionally with Product, UX, and other stakeholders to define requirements, set expectations, and deliver on project goals.
- Problem-Solver: Strategic thinker who can identify challenges and opportunities, implementing solutions that deliver measurable impact.
The pay range for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries at commencement of employment and is expected to be between USD$146,000-226,000/year. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including role, job-related knowledge, skills, relevant education and experience.
We're committed to inclusivity and selecting the strongest candidate-no matter their background. Even if you don't meet every listed qualification, we encourage you to apply. We're happy to support growth in areas essential to the role. Interested in learning more about our workplace? Visit and follow our LinkedIn, and Glassdoor pages to read employee insights and get updates of what it's like to be part of Arlo.
Arlo is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value inclusion and are committed to inclusive, and harassment-free workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on all legally protected statuses in all hiring and employment.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, who are pregnant or have a related medical condition, or who have sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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