Software System Architect Director at Parallel Wireless

Kfar Sava, M, Israel

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Telecommunications, Open RANIndustries

Requirements

  • Software Architecture Expertise (5+ years): Extensive experience defining and governing software architecture for complex, high-performance distributed systems
  • Networking Platform Mastery (5+ years): Deep, demonstrable experience architecting software for high-throughput networking systems (e.g., control plane, data plane, large-scale service mesh)
  • Cloud-Native & Orchestration: Expert-level proficiency in designing, deploying, and optimizing applications running in Kubernetes (k8s). Strong understanding of containerization, service discovery, and cloud-native patterns
  • Quality Champion: Proven experience successfully driving initiatives to improve team productivity, code quality, and test automation coverage across multiple teams
  • Hands-on and Collaborative: Willingness to be hands-on with proof-of-concepts, debugging, and implementation guidance, while thriving in a great team environment
  • Exceptional Communication: High verbal and writing expression skills, able to articulate complex technical trade-offs to engineers and leadership effectively
  • Leadership & Interpersonal Skills: High interpersonal skills and a consensus-driven approach, capable of leading processes and achieving cross-functional alignment
  • Organized and Systemic: Well organized with the ability to define, lead processes, and track the adoption of large-scale architectural transformation initiatives while maintaining a broad systemic vision

Responsibilities

  • Define Architectural Standards: Establish, document, and enforce company-wide software architecture patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture, distributed state management) suitable for high-throughput, distributed, and containerized environments
  • Drive Code Quality: Define best practices for source control, code review, static analysis, and comprehensive testing, focusing on maximizing developer productivity and minimizing technical debt
  • Standardize Development Workflow: Implement and champion robust CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices tailored for distributed service delivery, enabling frequent, reliable releases within a Kubernetes environment
  • Interface Definition: Lead the standardization of all internal and external APIs and service interfaces to ensure consistency, scalability, and clean separation of concerns
  • Hands-on Governance: Act as the technical reviewer for major architectural changes, ensuring all new designs adhere to established quality standards and high-availability performance goals
  • Mentorship: Actively coach and mentor software development teams on advanced architectural principles, clean code practices, and performance tuning for distributed systems
  • Systemic Vision: Maintain a broad, strategic view of the entire software ecosystem, anticipating scaling challenges and proactively defining solutions that enhance maintainability and long-term viability
  • Performance Engineering: Define and monitor non-functional requirements (NFRs) related to throughput, latency, reliability, and resilience, and design solutions to meet these critical distributed system constraints

Skills

Software Architecture
Microservices
Event-Driven Architecture
Distributed Systems
Kubernetes
CI/CD
DevOps
Code Review
Static Analysis
Testing
APIs
Source Control

Parallel Wireless

Provides 5G wireless infrastructure solutions

About Parallel Wireless

Parallel Wireless provides wireless infrastructure solutions focused on the 5G market, utilizing OpenRAN technology to create open and interoperable mobile networks. Their products help clients like mobile network operators and governments reduce the complexity and cost of deploying and maintaining wireless networks. By offering both hardware and software components, Parallel Wireless enables flexible and scalable network designs that can adapt to changing demands. The company's goal is to lead the telecommunications industry towards more accessible and affordable 5G solutions.

Nashua, New HampshireHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$1.8MTotal Funding
CONVERTIBLECompany Stage
Hardware, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits - Our benefits are competitive and designed to foster and encourage good health, peace of mind, and long- term financial security for our team members around the globe.
Growth and lifestyle - We support you with everything from flexible/remote working arrangements, a comprehensive global mobility program to support your career growth, and paid time off so you have time to rest and recharge!

Risks

Competition from SUSE's ATIP 3.0 could challenge Parallel Wireless's market position.
Standardized solutions from Project Sylva may overshadow Parallel Wireless's offerings.
Dependency on larger partners could limit control over project outcomes and timelines.

Differentiation

Parallel Wireless leverages OpenRAN to make 5G more accessible and affordable.
The company offers software-defined, cloud-native architectures for flexible, scalable networks.
Parallel Wireless collaborates with OpenRAN ecosystem partners for innovative wireless solutions.

Upsides

Increased OpenRAN adoption by major telecom operators boosts Parallel Wireless's market opportunities.
Successful 5G SA pilot with Cellcom in Israel enhances Parallel Wireless's market reputation.
Partnerships with companies like Juniper Networks highlight growing interest in OpenRAN solutions.

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