Software Developer IV (Java Architect)

Full job description
LOCATION: Our office is located in Vancouver, BC. Candidates must reside in the Vancouver area and will be required to be in-office.

A job at RAZR is like no other. We are on a mission to Be Relevant - make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. This talented team lives out our values every day. These values have made RAZR what it is for years, and today, they are more critical than ever. They keep us connected. They make us a team. They allow us to thrive.

The RAZR Core Values You Live

Be Intentional

You take action and pursue the ultimate best outcome for RAZR and our clients

You dig in and understand the details of how the business works

You run towards, and you don’t run away

You understand that “whatever it takes” is just that

You have a plan, and you execute it even when you don’t feel like it

Embrace the Attitude of How

You understand that problems are simply opportunities to solve them

You view commitments as promises to be kept...regardless

You can’t stand not knowing; you have an unquenchable thirst to understand why

You are an active participant, never a spectator

You are focused on outcomes and not the time it takes to achieve them

Enjoy the Ride

You are grateful for both life’s challenges and opportunities

You passionately pursue excellence in everything you do

You laugh often and don’t take yourself too seriously

You love change, and living in the gray is energizing to you

You can't wait to get out of bed in the morning get on with your day


Overview
RAZR is seeking a Sr Software Developer/Architect to be part of our Information Technology team enhancing our core offering of loyalty and referral marketing products.

A successful candidate for this role will have a solid foundation of software design and development fundamentals and will be a strong, responsive problem solver with the creativity to come up with innovative solutions to varying types of technical problems.

Must be a self-starter and technical mentor that excels in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment as well as working in cross-functional teams to collaborate and deliver solutions.
Architects at RMI drive the long-term technical direction of our platform. They ensure that key solutions adhere to established architecture standards and are accountable for delivering scalable, maintainable, and cloud-resilient systems. This particular role balances two major areas of responsibility:
AWS Cloud Architecture Infrastructure Design
High-performance Java Backend Real-Time Streaming Systems
Key Responsibilities
AWS Cloud Architecture
Define and evolve cloud-native architecture on AWS to support scalable, distributed systems
Create and maintain extensible infrastructure-as-code (IaC) libraries and templates
Select and implement AWS services that support fault-tolerant and cost-effective compute, messaging, storage, and security layers
Establish and promote architectural standards for multi-account setups, IAM policies, and VPC/networking best practices
Ensure that architecture decisions align with reliability, performance, and compliance requirements
Java + Streaming Engineering
Lead development of Java-based back-end services, APIs, and batch jobs
Design and implement event-driven systems using Apache Kafka and its ecosystem (Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, ksqlDB, Apache Flink)
Build and optimize batch processing frameworks for data-intensive workloads (e.g., with Spring Batch or custom schedulers)
Drive efforts to decompose monolithic systems into stream-based microservices
Ensure backend systems are robust, testable, and observable
Collaborate with product managers and other engineers to ensure data-intensive features meet business and performance needs
Core Competencies Attributes
Systems thinker with experience balancing cloud architecture and application design
Deep understanding of both infrastructure scalability and application-level performance
Skilled communicator able to lead technical discussions across DevOps, Engineering, Product, and Security
Bias toward automation, reproducibility, and simplification
Pragmatic decision-maker who can weigh short-term delivery needs against long-term maintainability
Passionate about mentoring and enabling others through high-quality standards, patterns, and tooling
Required Core Experience
10+ years software engineering experience, with strong focus on Java
Significant experience designing for AWS, with hands-on use of services like EC2, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch
Streaming systems experience, including Kafka, Kafka Streams, or equivalent pub/sub platforms
Proven experience with Java batch processing frameworks (e.g., Spring Batch)
Strong command of distributed system design, API architecture, and data modeling
Familiarity with CI/CD tools and modern DevOps practices
Bonus Qualifications
Infrastructure-as-code experience (Pulumi, Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation)
Experience with data pipeline orchestration (e.g., Conduktor)
Experience modernizing monolithic applications to cloud-native, event-driven architectures
Observability expertise
Knowledge of security best practices in cloud-native environments
Who We Are
Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, Angular, Postgres, Docker, AWS
Architecture: Microservices event-driven systems, with a focus on streaming, observability, and decoupling
Development Process: Agile Scrum, Git-based collaboration via pull requests, CI/CD pipelines
Culture: Delivery-focused, inclusive, and driven by pragmatic tec

About Us

RAZR is a fast-growing marketing technology company headquartered in the Twin Cities, and we count some of the world’s most recognized brands among our clients. Working across various industries, including healthcare, medical technology, financial services, and retail, we help our clients acquire, retain, and grow consumers by leveraging our proprietary technology platform, Fibonacci™. The RAZR approach is rooted in behavioral science and combines strategy with visual design to create sustainable behavior change within consumer audiences.

With our Clients, Colleagues, and in our Communities, we live our Mission - Be Relevant – “Make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.” At the foundation of our Culture, you’ll find the Core Values of “Be Intentional”, “Embrace the Attitude of How”, and “Enjoy the Ride”, this is a mindset and a commitment to how we show up every day. The RAZR team is driven to pursue the ultimate best outcome for our key constituents. There are no jobs here, just opportunities to serve and make a material impact in the world.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees have unique strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving people's lives.

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