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Chamberlain Group (CG) is a global leader in intelligent access and Blackstone portfolio company. Powered by our myQ technology, we make access simple and secure for millions of homeowners, businesses, and communities worldwide. Our flagship brands, LiftMaster® and Chamberlain®, are found in 51+ million homes, and 14 million+ people rely on the myQ® app daily.
This position is within Chamberlain’s Engineering group and is a key leadership role responsible for shaping and building the next generation of our core Video Platform to support expected growth. Our Video Platform is a large scale, high availability system that provides video streaming, storage and computer vision for IP cameras and other IoT devices with embedded cameras. This position is responsible for applying advanced software engineering knowledge and best practices to take our Video Platform to the next level, by leading the team to design and build a planet-scale platform.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the team to design and build our next generation video platform
- Identify and evaluate technologies and architecture designs that support a planet-scale platform
- Collaborate with other architects and engineers to produce thoughtful software designs of large scope and high complexity
- Collaborate with other Chamberlain domain experts, such as AI/ML, user experience, infrastructure, database, firmware, and front end developers to understand and analyze requirements for features and platform enhancements
- Specify and implement APIs, architectural guidelines and standards for cloud software development
- Set coding standards and other best practices to create reusable code
- Provide oversight of the design review processes and implement process improvements to maintain high quality software applications
- Assess functional team skills and process maturity, outline training plans, and develop a technology roadmap to drive continuous improvement within the application teams
- Participate in technical assessment, scoping and management of changes to the codebase on new business requirements, product enhancements and other change requests across multiple scrum teams
- Lead technical discussions in community of practice, design review, or other technical meeting forums
- Provide mentoring and coaching to junior and senior engineers to increase software capability of the development teams
- Report functional team strategy and roadmap to manager and director level stakeholders to align with company strategy
- Stay current on modern technologies and innovations which can further enhance and improve the commercial success of the myQ connectivity and video solutions
- Responsible for complying with the security requirements set forth by the Information Security team and the established ISO 27001 Security Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities Document found in the ISMS Document Library
- Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams
- Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies
- Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- An advanced degree in directly applicable area of study may substitute for up to two (2) years of job related experience
- 10+ years of relevant job-related experience as defined in the Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- 8 years of experience with cloud architecture and platform design
- Experience designing, developing, and maintaining a large-scale cloud platform
- Experience defining functional process improvements and implementing change
- Extensive experience in creating technical documentation and implementing standards of documentation for others to follow
- Experience researching technologies and setting long term technical vision for the platform
- Experience instituting best practices, principles, and standards for software development
- Experience establishing software development lifecycles
- Experience building highly scalable and reliable software solutions platforms
- Experience with Java technology stack, including Java SE, Java EE, JDBC, Hibernate
- Experience with WebRTC, H.264, HLS, ICE, video relay
- Experience with Eclipse, GIT
- Experience with SQL, No-SQL databases, queues, and messaging systems
- Experience with application performance monitoring tools
- Experience with AWS services such as EKS, ECR, Aurora, S3, KVS, SQS, Recognition, CodePipeline
- Experience interfacing with teams across the full stack, including firmware, middleware, and front-end
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Thorough understanding of software development and design principles
- Thorough understanding of large scale consumer facing video access technologies, subscription service and implementation
- Thorough understanding of cloud-based development
- Thorough understanding of SQL query optimization and Java code optimization
- Thorough understanding of multi-threading best practices, especially with regard to Java
- Ability to provide clear direction to multiple development teams across teams and geographies
- Strong leadership and communication qualities
- Ability to estimate work, support project plan creation, and report out progress to functional management at a platform level
- Understanding of the technologies and architectures used across the full stack, including firmware, middleware, and front-end
OTHER
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time domestically and internationally
The pay range for this position is $159,490.00 - $267,742.00; base pay offered may vary depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. In addition to base pay, also offered is a comprehensive benefits package and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). This position is eligible for participation in a short-term incentive plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.
Chamberlain Group wants all of its employees to succeed and encourages people of all backgrounds to apply. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and you’ll be considered for this role regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, ancestry; marital, disabled or veteran status. We’re committed to fostering an environment where people of all lived experiences feel welcome.
Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence Recruiting@Chamberlain.com.
NOTE: Staffing agencies, headhunters, recruiters, and/or placement agencies, please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
INTRODUCTION
Chamberlain Group (CG) is a global leader in intelligent access and Blackstone portfolio company. Powered by our myQ technology, we make access simple and secure for millions of homeowners, businesses, and communities worldwide. Our flagship brands, LiftMaster® and Chamberlain®, are found in 51+ million homes, and 14 million+ people rely on the myQ® app daily.
This position is within Chamberlain’s Engineering group and is a key leadership role responsible for shaping and building the next generation of our core Video Platform to support expected growth. Our Video Platform is a large scale, high availability system that provides video streaming, storage and computer vision for IP cameras and other IoT devices with embedded cameras. This position is responsible for applying advanced software engineering knowledge and best practices to take our Video Platform to the next level, by leading the team to design and build a planet-scale platform.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the team to design and build our next generation video platform
- Identify and evaluate technologies and architecture designs that support a planet-scale platform
- Collaborate with other architects and engineers to produce thoughtful software designs of large scope and high complexity
- Collaborate with other Chamberlain domain experts, such as AI/ML, user experience, infrastructure, database, firmware, and front end developers to understand and analyze requirements for features and platform enhancements
- Specify and implement APIs, architectural guidelines and standards for cloud software development
- Set coding standards and other best practices to create reusable code
- Provide oversight of the design review processes and implement process improvements to maintain high quality software applications
- Assess functional team skills and process maturity, outline training plans, and develop a technology roadmap to drive continuous improvement within the application teams
- Participate in technical assessment, scoping and management of changes to the codebase on new business requirements, product enhancements and other change requests across multiple scrum teams
- Lead technical discussions in community of practice, design review, or other technical meeting forums
- Provide mentoring and coaching to junior and senior engineers to increase software capability of the development teams
- Report functional team strategy and roadmap to manager and director level stakeholders to align with company strategy
- Stay current on modern technologies and innovations which can further enhance and improve the commercial success of the myQ connectivity and video solutions
- Responsible for complying with the security requirements set forth by the Information Security team and the established ISO 27001 Security Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities Document found in the ISMS Document Library
- Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams
- Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies
- Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- An advanced degree in directly applicable area of study may substitute for up to two (2) years of job related experience
- 10+ years of relevant job-related experience as defined in the Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- 8 years of experience with cloud architecture and platform design
- Experience designing, developing, and maintaining a large-scale cloud platform
- Experience defining functional process improvements and implementing change
- Extensive experience in creating technical documentation and implementing standards of documentation for others to follow
- Experience researching technologies and setting long term technical vision for the platform
- Experience instituting best practices, principles, and standards for software development
- Experience establishing software development lifecycles
- Experience building highly scalable and reliable software solutions platforms
- Experience with Java technology stack, including Java SE, Java EE, JDBC, Hibernate
- Experience with WebRTC, H.264, HLS, ICE, video relay
- Experience with Eclipse, GIT
- Experience with SQL, No-SQL databases, queues, and messaging systems
- Experience with application performance monitoring tools
- Experience with AWS services such as EKS, ECR, Aurora, S3, KVS, SQS, Recognition, CodePipeline
- Experience interfacing with teams across the full stack, including firmware, middleware, and front-end
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Thorough understanding of software development and design principles
- Thorough understanding of large scale consumer facing video access technologies, subscription service and implementation
- Thorough understanding of cloud-based development
- Thorough understanding of SQL query optimization and Java code optimization
- Thorough understanding of multi-threading best practices, especially with regard to Java
- Ability to provide clear direction to multiple development teams across teams and geographies
- Strong leadership and communication qualities
- Ability to estimate work, support project plan creation, and report out progress to functional management at a platform level
- Understanding of the technologies and architectures used across the full stack, including firmware, middleware, and front-end
OTHER
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time domestically and internationally
The pay range for this position is $159,490.00 - $267,742.00; base pay offered may vary depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. In addition to base pay, also offered is a comprehensive benefits package and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). This position is eligible for participation in a short-term incentive plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.
Chamberlain Group wants all of its employees to succeed and encourages people of all backgrounds to apply. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and you’ll be considered for this role regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, ancestry; marital, disabled or veteran status. We’re committed to fostering an environment where people of all lived experiences feel welcome.
Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence Recruiting@Chamberlain.com.
NOTE: Staffing agencies, headhunters, recruiters, and/or placement agencies, please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Software Architect
Document your architecture credentials precisely
USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation eligibility for architect-level roles. Gather degree transcripts, system design portfolios, and any professional certifications that tie your specific degree field directly to enterprise architecture work.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Software Architect roles by verified DOL LCA filing history, so you're applying to employers who have already navigated H-1B sponsorship for this occupation code, not ones encountering it for the first time.
Verify prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Look up SOC code 15-1299 or 15-1252 in the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions. Your offered wage must meet the certified LCA level, and Level III or IV wages for architects differ substantially by metro area.
Prioritize cap-exempt employers during lottery season
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt and can file H-1B petitions year-round. Software Architect roles at these organizations bypass the April lottery entirely.
Request premium processing at the offer stage
Ask your prospective employer to file Form I-907 for USCIS premium processing, which reduces adjudication to 15 business days. For senior architecture roles with delayed start dates, this prevents costly gaps in your authorization timeline.
Align your title to O*NET occupation descriptions
USCIS officers cross-reference job duties against O*NET profiles when evaluating specialty occupation. Make sure your offer letter duties mirror the O*NET Software Architect description, especially requirements for independent judgment and systems-level design.
H-1B Visa Software Architect: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Software Architect role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. USCIS classifies Software Architect as a specialty occupation because the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a directly related field. If your offer letter lists duties that diverge significantly from architecture-level responsibilities, USCIS may issue a Request for Evidence challenging the classification, so precise job duty language matters.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Software Architect roles?
Technology companies, financial institutions, healthcare systems, and large consulting firms are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for Software Architect positions. You can browse verified H-1B sponsoring employers for this role on Migrate Mate, which surfaces DOL LCA filing history by occupation so you can see which companies have actively sponsored this title.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Software Architect H-1B applications?
Your employer must certify an LCA with DOL stating your offered wage meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for the Software Architect occupation in your work location. Prevailing wages are tiered by experience level and vary by metro area. You can verify the applicable wage using the OFLC Wage Search before finalizing your offer.
Can a Software Architect on H-1B change employers without losing status?
Yes, through H-1B portability under AC21. If your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition before your current status expires and your original petition has been pending or approved for at least 180 days, you can start the new role immediately upon filing. The new employer must still file a fresh LCA and petition with USCIS for the specific Software Architect position.
Does a Software Architect role typically require a specific degree field for H-1B approval?
USCIS requires that the degree field be directly related to the Software Architect role, not just any bachelor's degree. Degrees in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or software engineering are straightforward. Degrees in unrelated fields may require an evaluation showing how the coursework applies to the specific architecture responsibilities in the offer letter.