Lead Software Architect

Resideo•Austin, TX

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead SW Architect is responsible for defining and delivering Resideo’s next-generation frontend platform architecture. The selected candidate will establish the technical vision, design modular frontend systems, and ensure consistent, scalable, and maintainable user experiences across our digital ecosystem. This is a hands-on architecture role, requiring deep technical expertise combined with strong architectural leadership. You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, UX, and Platform teams to ensure frontend systems scale with our growing IoT platform and evolving customer needs. The Lead SW Architect will also play a key role in advancing Resideo’s AI-first development approach, leveraging modern tooling and automation to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and enhance developer productivity. WHO WILL THRIVE IN THIS ROLE: Engineers who: enjoy building platforms and foundational systems, are motivated by solving complex scalability and platform challenges, and are excited about leveraging AI to transform software development Architects who remain deeply engaged in hands-on engineering Professionals who value clean architecture, strong abstractions, and engineering excellence Individuals comfortable defining technical vision and influencing teams

Requirements

8+ years of professional frontend engineering experience
3+ years of frontend architecture or technical leadership experience, with proven ability to balance hands-on development and architectural leadership responsibilities
Experience building or scaling micro-frontend or federated frontend architectures
Expert-level proficiency in: React, TypeScript, Modern frontend architecture patterns
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing large-scale frontend systems or platforms, along with experience working closely with Product and UX teams to deliver scalable frontend systems
The ability to work in-office three days/week (Tu/Weds/Thurs) in adherence with our required hybrid work environment

Nice To Haves

Experience in highly rigorous engineering environments, competitive technical programs, or equivalent applied industry experience demonstrating an ability to be analytical and solve complex engineering problems at a level commonly seen in top tier technical training or high performing engineering roles
Strong understanding of: Modular frontend architectures, Application composition and module isolation, Frontend performance optimization, State management and routing strategies, Build tooling and dependency management
Proven ability to articulate architectural decisions and influence technical direction
Experience with modern build tools such as Vite, Webpack Module Federation, or equivalent
Experience developing shared UI libraries or enterprise design systems
Experience building frontend platforms supporting multiple applications or products
Experience in IoT, smart home, SaaS, or enterprise platforms
Experience with frontend observability, performance monitoring, and reliability engineering
Experience working in cloud-native environments

Responsibilities

Define and evolve the architecture for Resideo’s modular frontend platform supporting multiple applications and user personas
Design scalable frontend systems that enable independent development, deployment, and ownership by multiple teams
Establish architectural patterns for: Modular frontend composition, micro-frontend or federated module architectures, shared UI libraries and design system integration, experience orchestration, routing, and navigation, performance optimization and scalability
Drive architectural consistency across applications including consumer, professional, and web platforms
Define and articulate the frontend platform vision aligned with Resideo’s broader digital and platform strategy
Communicate architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and long-term technical roadmap to engineering leadership and stakeholders
Influence upstream platform decisions and ensure downstream teams can successfully adopt platform capabilities
Identify and proactively address scalability, performance, and maintainability risks
Lead the implementation of core platform components including: Experience shells and orchestration layers, shared component libraries and design systems, frontend infrastructure, tooling, and frameworks
Write high-quality, production-grade code and establish engineering best practices
Conduct code reviews and provide architectural guidance to engineering teams
Contribute to platform tooling, templates, and developer experience improvements
Partner closely with Product Management to align platform capabilities with product strategy
Collaborate with UX and Design teams to translate design systems into scalable frontend implementations
Ensure fidelity between design intent and implementation using modern design workflows (Figma, design tokens, etc.)
Work with backend and platform engineering teams to define scalable API integration patterns
Champion adoption of AI-assisted development practices to accelerate engineering productivity and quality
Establish best practices for leveraging AI tools in development workflows including: Code generation and augmentation, automated testing and validation, architecture modeling and documentation
Help define Resideo’s long-term strategy for AI-enabled software engineering
Define frontend engineering standards, patterns, and best practices
Ensure platform consistency, maintainability, and long-term sustainability
Improve developer experience through automation, documentation, and reusable platform capabilities
Mentor and guide engineers across teams

Benefits

An Engineering culture with a: Platform-first mindset, strong emphasis on architectural clarity and maintainability, high ownership and accountability, collaborative partnership across Engineering, Product, and UX, focus on scalability, reliability, and long-term sustainability, and focus on adoption of modern tooling and AI-assisted engineering practices
The opportunity to directly influence: The foundation of Resideo’s frontend platform for years to come, how engineering teams build and deliver customer experiences, developer productivity and delivery velocity, consistency and scalability of customer experiences across applications, and the success of Resideo’s unified platform strategy
Work on cutting-edge technologies that impact millions of homes worldwide
Collaborate with passionate professionals in a culture that values quality, innovation, and continuous learning
Help shape the future of connected living through intelligent automation and AI-driven quality engineering
Resideo provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package, including life and health insurance, life assistance program, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability insurance, retirement plans, vacation & holidays

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