Manager, Software Architect

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2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Software Architecture leads a team of Software Architects while remaining deeply hands-on in architectural work. This role carries a dual mandate: 50% people management and professional development, and 50% direct architectural contribution. The successful candidate combines strong technical vision with the ability to grow, coach, and retain top architectural talent. They partner with development leadership to ensure architectural consistency, quality, and innovation across isolved's platform.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related software engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree
2+ years of direct people management with full-cycle responsibility (hiring, performance reviews, compensation, terminations)
Track record of developing technical talent through individual development plans, mentorship, and career pathing
Experience managing through organizational change such as team restructures, reorgs, or rapid growth
2+ years of architectural leadership, including setting technical direction and driving adoption across multiple teams
Experience facilitating difficult conversations, managing underperformance, and building accountability within a team
Demonstrated ability to advocate for team needs and represent technical perspectives to senior leadership
7+ years developing web applications
3+ years developing cloud-native applications
1+ years of direct people management or formal team lead experience
Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow technical talent
Ability to work independently to research and solve complex problems
Strong skills in: Azure
Microservice Architecture
C#
SQL
Unit Testing
.NET
Experience with: .NET / ASP.NET Core WebAPI
JavaScript
Angular
SOLID principles

Nice To Haves

Azure Cosmos DB or other NoSQL database
Azure Container Apps
Pub/Sub and asynchronous messaging
Docker
Terraform
Kubernetes
Event-driven architecture and CDC patterns

Responsibilities

Directly manage a team of Software Architects, including hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, compensation planning, and career development
Conduct regular 1:1s focused on growth, blockers, and alignment with team and organizational goals
Build and maintain individual development plans (IDPs) for each direct report, identifying skill gaps and growth opportunities
Foster a culture of continuous learning through knowledge sharing, architecture forums, and mentorship
Set clear expectations and hold the team accountable for architectural quality, collaboration, and delivery outcomes
Manage capacity and workload distribution, ensuring architects are effectively partnered with development teams
Advocate for the architecture team's needs in leadership discussions and cross-functional planning
Drive retention and engagement through meaningful work assignment, recognition, and professional growth pathways
Provide architectural guidance to multiple development teams as they drive projects from inception to production deployment with a strong focus on performance and quality
Establish, document, and implement the guidance and best practices that make up isolved's coding standards and architectural patterns
Perform code and design reviews to ensure high quality standards and architectural consistency
Review and identify performance issues; provide direction and strategies for resolving them
Assist in tracking down production issues and responding to support cases
Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and patterns that advance the platform's scalability, reliability, and maintainability
Contribute to architectural decision records (ADRs) and ensure decisions are well-documented and communicated
Partner with Director-level leadership on architectural vision, roadmap, and standards governance