Technical Lead &Software Architect (part time) - remote

Hi, we're Rarely Decaf—a strategic technology partner that helps businesses craft purpose-built software without the time, cost, and headaches of traditional software implementations.

We’re not a software implementation agency that builds on rigid, outdated systems that require multi-year contracts, nor are we a traditional dev shop where custom software projects start with a six-figure price tag.

Instead, leveraging our experiences as business operators and our passion for modern technology, we design, build, and iterate bespoke business applications on timelines measured in weeks, not months—empowering our partners to drive their next chapter of growth.

Read more about our tech stack on the full job description here.

In this pivotal role, you will act as a systems architect, technical advisor, and planner, collaborating closely with our founder, product manager, product designer, and developers to transform business requirements, process diagrams, and UX/UI designs into scalable and secure enterprise applications.

As our first senior technical hire, you will assume key responsibilities previously held by our founder, becoming the cornerstone of our engineering efforts. Your primary focus will be on system architecture, database design, and technical planning and management, ensuring our applications adhere to best practices in security, scalability, and performance.

You will provide crucial guidance, mentorship, and support to our developers, who are experts in visual development platforms and will handle the majority of the hands-on execution. You'll lead the week-to-week technological planning and architecting, collaborating closely with the development team to plan work, review implementations, address technical challenges, and foster their growth. This role involves ensuring alignment with architectural principles and technical strategies through regular interaction with the team.

You will play a crucial role in improving our problem-solving approaches, engineering practices, development processes, and team culture. By taking on the lead solution engineering work currently shared between our founder and developers, you will have the opportunity to directly shape the technical future of Rarely Decaf, steering the technical direction and development processes of the company.

We are initially seeking a part-time team member to assist primarily with one client project. We envision this role as a stepping stone, with strong potential to evolve into a permanent, full-time position as we continue to grow.

Our initial budget is $2,000 to $2,500 USD per month. We expect the ideal candidate to commit approximately 30 to 38 hours per month, depending on experience and the agreed-upon rate, which works out to about $65 to $85 USD per hour.

As we collaborate and expand, this role has significant potential to transition to a full-time position, offering increased responsibilities and compensation.