Software Architect

Join Oteemo and become part of a transformation powerhouse where innovation meets impact. We're not just another consulting firm—we're architects of digital evolution, blending cutting-edge technical expertise with human-centered design principles to create solutions that resonate. Our work spans Infrastructure, Software Development, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Experience and Design, Organizational Change Management, and AI-enabled solutions, but our approach is what truly sets us apart. We measure success through tangible business outcomes, not billable hours. We foster a culture of continuous learning where your ideas can thrive and technical excellence is celebrated. Our collaborative global team works across borders and time zones, tackling complex challenges for both Commercial Enterprise and Federal Defense clients with equal passion and precision. At Oteemo, you'll have the opportunity to work with emerging technologies and develop your skills alongside industry experts who are reshaping digital landscapes. If you're seeking a place where your technical prowess can drive meaningful change and where innovation isn't just encouraged—it's expected—Oteemo is your next career destination.

Are you an experienced Lead or Principal Software Engineer, who loves establishing software engineering teams to build awesome software products that advance the mission of an organization? Do you take pride in your ability to build and solution high quality software engineering systems and applications that are dynamic, robust, and scalable? Are you passionate about mentoring, building, supporting, and working alongside software engineering teams and engineering departments as they establish Software Product Development Lifecycles and design and implement successful software products?

Are you interested in applying your experience to help advance the software engineering organizations across a variety of commercial and Department of Defense customers?

If your answers to these are ‘Yes’, we would love to talk with you. Oteemo is a growing and progressive technology consulting firm that aims to accelerate mission growth and success in a variety of commercial, federal, and Department of Defense agencies and organizations. We bring industry knowledge and expertise to organizations who need them, in every area of the Product Development and Delivery Lifecycles, with specialities in Product Development, Cloud Solutions, Enterprise DevSecOps Transformation, Container Solutions, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity. We support both small and large organizations, as well as full Software Factories and software delivery organizations.

Oteemo is looking for a candidate with broad industry software application design and implementation experience, who has helped software engineering teams build a variety of successful products and applications, preferably for a variety of industries and markets, and who has previously been in a lead or principal software engineering role. You will help our customers with your knowledge and experience, by guiding them in establishing their engineering departments and organizations, helping them solution and design their software applications and systems, and working along-side them to hands-on build, implement, and deliver those systems to their production environments and end users. Oteemo treats every customer engagement as a partnership for success, and you will fill a key role in making success a reality for our customers.

• This is a Hybrid position (1-2 days a week) onsite in College Park, MD.
• Candidates must have the ability to obtain a Secret Government Clearance.

Responsibilities and Duties

Responsibilities of the Software Architects include, but are not limited to..

• Establishing Engineering best practices and guidelines for software design and implementation across the organization
• Provide hands-on experience, guidance, and strategy, around Design Pattern solutions and their application, Modular Code, Microservices Design, Service Oriented Architectures, Event and Test Driven Design, Model Based Systems Engineering and Model Based Design, separation of Data/Interface/Processing layers, and reusable function and code design, and similar techniques
• Design and Develop Prototypes and Proofs of Concepts
• Establishing reusable templates and code libraries, and processes and guidelines for contributing to them, and evangelizing their shared use across the organization
• Provide strategy and guidelines for consolidating and standardizing implementation solutions for future reuse
• Collaborating with Software Application Product teams each development cycle, to provide consultation and guidance around design and implementation of solutions
• Lead Design Review boards and discussions
• Encourage and facilitate knowledge sharing and upskilling among software engineers
• Cataloging and maintaining an inventory of implementation solutions across the organization.

• 7 years experience as a hands-on Software Engineer
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related degree, or equivalent experience
• Hands-on experience with at least 3 different programming languages (i.e. Java, Node/JavaScript, C#, Python, Perl)
• Hands-on experience with at least 2 different databases, including at least one Relational Database, and one NoSQL Database (i.e. Postgres, MSSQL, Oracle, MariaDB/MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
• Hands-on experience with at least 2 User Interface or front-end Frameworks (i.e. React, Bootstrap, JQuery, Vue, Next)
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing APIs, Microservices, and/or Server-Client applications
• Experience leading code reviews and mentoring junior developers
• 5 years of hands-on commercial industry experience preferred
• Knowledge of Design Patterns preferred
• Knowledge of caching, indexing, and queuing technologies preferred

We Value:

• Drive: Passion and energy to implement quality technical solutions. Self-motivation and intellectual curiosity
• Commitment to Quality: Passion to conceive and produce world-class solutions that drive real-world value for the customer
• Customer Focus: Consultative approach to solving problems for customers. Expectations management.
• Communication: Superior communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate problems, solutions, risks, rewards etc. (written and verbal)
• Technical Skills: Love for technology. You have to be inherently passionate about technology.
• Business Acumen: Technology ultimately is used to enable the business. We look for people who understand how the businesses can be enabled through their technical solutions

What we offer:

• Ability to make a noticeable difference for the organization and our customers
• Tremendous growth opportunity by becoming part of a rapidly growing organization. It’s not your tenure but what you can bring to the table that defines how your career will be shaped. You control your growth.
• Complex but interesting challenges to improve the depth and breadth of your technical and business skills. Our consultants are business technologists and understand how technology drives business.
• Competitive pay and benefits

Work authorization requirement: US Citizen

Oteemo is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. We evaluate qualified applicants on merit and business needs and not on race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other factor protected by law. Oteemo complies with the law regarding reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled employees.