Application Architect

Why you will love working for a National Top Workplace

We are a global leader in loyalty marketing.  

We work with some of the most well-known brands in the world to deliver market-leading, end-to-end loyalty solutions to enable customer experiences. With a strategy-led, technology-enabled approach, we are consistently named an industry leader by Forrester. The programs we deliver reach more than 330M consumers through loyalty. The impact of these loyalty programs affords us deep brand partnerships, owning a niche in the loyalty space where outcomes matter most. 

We are a mission and values driven company.  

Our mission is to grow enterprise value through loyalty for our clients. Every role within Kobie has a purpose and directly contributes to us achieving this mission.  

We are values driven at every point. Over our 30+ year journey, we’ve created a fun, high-trust, transparent workplace. We believe in leadership and ownership. Our hybrid work environment, personal holidays, casual dress code and focus on diversity and inclusion add to a culture that makes our teammates proud. That pride shines through in the work we do for our clients. 

About the team and what we’ll build together

The Application Architect is responsible for the design of our software products. The successful Application Architect partners with software developers and business stakeholders to internalize requirements, schematically design solutions, present options and trade-offs, and work alongside developers and testers to ensure software is modular, extensible, testable, and reliable. The Application Architect’s impact is far-reaching as the role ensures that we’re able to deliver world-class software in our company’s fast-paced environment.

How you will make an impact

• Work alongside and mentor software developers to design and implement robust, high-quality software used by millions of customers every day.
• Working with product owners, product managers, and engineering team leads providing designs and estimates for proposed initiatives.
• Drive innovation and adoption of industry best practices through code examples, pairing, teaching, and designing highly performant, extensible systems.

What you need to be successful

• Deep experience designing, building, delivering, and operating enterprise-grade production software.
• Strong mentoring and coaching instincts. Leads conversations to drive engineering decisions in a positive, yet critical manner.
• Designs distributed; service-oriented software organized around functional capabilities.
• Fluent in modern software design patterns and principles—SOLID, Twelve-Factor, DRY
• 5+ years of Java/J2EE development experience is required
• Proficient in RDBMS technology, for real time systems
• Responsible for enforcing / defending the business interest in executing on those decisions at all layers of the application stack.
• Broad technology knowledge, having worked with custom development projects, systems integration efforts and database systems
• Clearly communicates trade-offs and relative costs of different approaches to a given problem or requirement.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), preferred
• New Relic, preferred

Our teammates are at the heart of everything we do 

Healthy people are happy people, which makes mental and physical health a top priority at Kobie. From robust health insurance and benefits options to free fitness programs like FitOn, to generous vacation time for yourself, we support your health needs fully. In today’s job market, we know that employees are choosing only what works best for their life. For those that want career growth, Kobie is the perfect place. We have developed a comprehensive people strategy that helps every teammate know how to advance and progress on their career journey. Beyond title progression, Kobie’s competitive pay, 401k matching, annual profit sharing and bonuses all make Kobie a perfect place to build your career. 

Kobie a place for all

We don’t just accept differences – we embrace, share, and celebrate them! 

Employment at Kobie is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications, directly related to professional competence. We do not discriminate against any teammate or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis under the law.   

We are fiercely committed to fostering a workplace where teammates draw upon their own diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives so that they feel welcomed to bring their authentic self to work every day. While our leadership team fully and completely supports our policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, all teammates share the responsibility to ensure we incorporate the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout Kobie.