Company Overview

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Right Balance applies the latest technology and best engineering practices to help businesses grow. We’re in the top 50 companies to watch in LA.

Client Engagement Details

Our client is a global technology consultancy focused on designing and implementing secure, observable cloud architectures embracing an Everything as Code (EAC) approach so our clients can focus on their business goals. We can provide strategy, design, implementation, and follow-the-sun support. We also create custom software products when there are missing links in current solutions.

Our areas of expertise are data-intensive cloud applications supported by RDBMS and NoSQL solutions, CI/CD using DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines, total observability from client to application in the cloud, and hybrid architectures.

We are an AWS Advanced Partner and a Datadog Gold Partner. We are proud to share our learnings with the technology community. We believe the difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.

Details:

• Duration: 1 year+
• Type: Contract
• Location: Remote (within the US - Has to come to the Office in Reston,VA at least once a month).
• Visa: H1b, L1 accepted, c2c ok. Visa Sponsorship is considered.

What’s in it for you

1. Learn and evolve your skills using the latest and greatest technology tools in a rapidly growing company.
2. Learn from the best people around you. We constantly challenge the status quo and invent new ways of building a great product.
3. 100% remote. Work anywhere, whether it is remotely in the comfort of your home, in a shared co-working space, in an RV on the beach, or while being a nomad in another country.
4. Work on challenging problems, innovate, and positively impact many people's lives while having fun doing it.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced to fluent speaking and writing English. Able to have a real-time conversation.
• 10+ years of full-time hands-on Solutions Architect experience.
• 5+ years of full-time hands-on Business/Financial focused (financial services) experience.
• 4+ years of full-time hands-on AWS experience.
• 4+ years of full-time hands-on AWS services (Glue, EMR, S3, SQS) experience.
• Financial knowledge is required for this role. Solid business architecture skills (e.g., system context, asset decomposition).

Nice to haves

1. Familiarity with Vision and Rx is a bonus but not required.
2. Professional certification(s).
3. Post-graduate degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or related areas.
4. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated ability.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your typical clients?

The majority of our clients are venture-backed startups at the growth stage. Usually, at this stage, the company already achieved a product-market fit and is looking to expand rapidly. That’s where we bring the best engineering practices, strong architecture, the latest technologies, and consistent processes to help companies scale.

What is the length of your engagements?

Most of our long-term full-time engagements last multiple years. It allows you to evolve your career with the client company, taking on more responsibilities.

What’s your company size?

The Right Balance team is 60+ engineers going to 100+ by the end of the year. The current client size team is 150+ people. The timing is great to be a part of a rapidly growing team making meaningful contributions.

What happens if the engagement is completed? Most of our engagements are long-term in nature. That said, if the current engagement is ramping down, we’ll present you with more long-term opportunities to transition into.

What are your core values?

Client First: we only win when our clients win. We treat client challenges as our own.

Ownership: we embrace responsibility, taking on challenges, getting them to completion, and enjoying getting things done.

Quality: we’re passionate about achieving quality outcomes by applying meticulous attention to detail.