Distributed Systems Architect

Job description

Shell Recharge Solutions is seeking a Platform Architect!

Shell Recharge Solutions is looking for a Platform Architect to join our engineering team

in leading and owning the platform design for a distributed multi-technology platform.

This platform is central to an eMobility ecosystem that consists of massive worldwide

cloud infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Chargers (L2 and DCFC), Battery Energy Storage

systems, integration with Energy Utilities, Renewable Energy, and the

hardware/software to facilitate administration, predictive management, and

communication between sites and facilities.

What you’ll do:

- You will help raise the technical bar across the worldwide organization, drive a

data and results driven culture, and help nurture a high performance, world-

class Product and Technology team.

- You will work cross functionally across all Shell Group companies, to design and

architect a next-generation worldwide eMobility technology platform.

- Provide technical leadership for the architecture and design of secure,

distributed, scalable, and resilient components, frameworks, and

microservices.

- Conduct component and system-level design reviews.

- Mentor and grow the design acumen for a team of globally distributed, talented,

diverse software engineers.What We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/ Engineering or equivalent experience

required.

- 15+ years of experience designing and shipping cloud services products.

- 15+ years of experience driving and managing technical and architectural

dependencies.

- 10+ years of experience with distributed systems delivering large-scale, secure,

and resilient cloud services.

- A firm understanding of system architecture, cloud computing, PaaS/SaaS

design principles, micro services, and containers.

AWS, Docker,

Kubernetes experience strongly preferred.

- Proven system level design contribution to a current “Live” (in production / under

daily high load) multi-region SaaS or PaaS offering.

- Experience with at least one Big Data analytic technology (Hadoop, Kafka, Spark,

SQL, or equivalent).

- Interface design with proficiency in object-oriented programming languages and

frameworks.

- Passion for and ability to quickly understand emerging technologies.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills.

- Experience with DevOps/SRE models and a scrum/agile methodology.

- Mastery of software requirements, architecture, and documentation.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to solve

problems and think outside of the box.

- Apply proven software design patterns to ensure maintainability, scalability, and

performance.

- Solve complex technical challenges with a strong focus on analytical

thinking, root cause analysis, and data-driven decision-making.

Required Skills & Experience:-

We are looking for candidates with strong hands-on experience in Java, including related technologies such as Microservices, Spring, and Spring Boot.

Preferred cloud experience is with AWS.

The ideal candidate should be highly proficient in end-to-end system design and architecture, with a deep understanding of platform architecture and design principles.

- Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

- 15+ years in cloud services architecture and delivery.

- 10+ years in distributed systems and cloud-native technologies.

- Expertise in:

- Cloud Platforms: AWS (preferred), Azure, GCP

- Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes

- IaC & DevOps: Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, GitHub Actions

- Monitoring & Security: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OAuth2, Zero Trust

- Programming and related technologies - Java

- Big Data: Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, SQL/NoSQL

- Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design

patterns (e.G., Factory, Singleton, Observer, Strategy).

- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex systems, identify bottlenecks, and

implement effective solutions.

- Experience with live, multi-region SaaS/PaaS platforms under high load.

- Excellent communication, documentation, and leadership skills.Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with IoT devices.

- Experience playing a lead role in a public company’s intellectual property,

protection/patent initiative, serving as ideation lead and possibly even as a

primary liaison between a technology team and patent counsel.

- Experience with hardware, embedded devices, Electric Vehicles (EV), EV

charging and/or battery systems.

What We Offer:

- A work environment that allows you to work with and learn from some of the best

and brightest in this emerging industry

- The ability to make a difference in a world that needs our technology to help

reduce carbon emissions and enable a more sustainable energy future through

the use of electric vehicle charging software, services and infrastructure

- The freedom to learn, suggest, and implement innovative new ideas applied to

our systems, processes, programs and technologies

- Daily ownership of your role in a challenging, high-growth environment.

- A casual work environment and culture that support work life ‘fit’, enabling you to

fit life into your work and work into your life, i.E. flexible scheduling, virtualization

options, and a generous holiday package

- Competitive pay and benefits programs designed to enable you to thrive inside

and outside of work

- Participation in Shell Recharge Solutions’ performance and rewards bonus

program

- Medical benefits for employees

- Innovative Paid Time Off Program

- 9/80 Flex Work schedule

Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations