Principal Software Architect

Priority Technology Holdings, LLC

71d • $138,000 - $185,405

About The Position

The Principal Software Architect plays a key role in defining and driving enterprise-wide architectural strategy to ensure Priority’s technology platform remains scalable, secure, and innovative. As a senior technical leader, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to engineering and executive leadership, guiding modernization initiatives and influencing product and infrastructure decisions. You will lead architectural governance, evaluate emerging technologies, and drive platform-wide alignment across services, teams, and technical domains. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep technical expertise with a strategic mindset and a passion for mentoring and elevating engineering excellence.

Requirements

• 18+ years of software development experience, including 8+ years in technical leadership and architecture roles.
• Experience leading architecture across multiple product lines or organizations.
• Proficiency in enterprise-level architecture strategy, governance, and implementation.
• Strong background in React, Redux, Node.js/JavaScript, Java, REST APIs, and GraphQL.
• Experience with relational (MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases.
• Deep experience with AWS or similar cloud environments, CI/CD, microservices, and serverless architectures.
• Strong understanding of event-driven architectures, concurrency, and distributed systems.
• Proven ability to evaluate and introduce frameworks, reference architectures, or technical standards at scale.

Nice To Haves

• Experience guiding architectural decisions across multiple products or domains.
• Proven success leading modernization initiatives such as cloud-native transformations or platform re-architecture.
• Expertise in distributed systems design, including event-driven and asynchronous architectures.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks or architecture governance practices.
• Prior experience influencing technical direction across cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
• Hands-on contributions to scaling systems in highly regulated or high-throughput environments (e.g., financial services, payments, healthtech).
• Strong background in mentoring senior engineers and architects toward higher-level architectural thinking.
• Advanced certifications in cloud architecture (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional) or system design.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise architecture vision and strategy aligned with business goals and long-term scalability.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to influence product roadmaps, technology investments, and engineering priorities.
• Lead architectural reviews and governance to ensure consistency and technical excellence across services and teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and drive responsible adoption across the engineering organization.
• Own cross-cutting platform concerns such as observability, scalability, resiliency, cost efficiency, and security.
• Guide large-scale modernization efforts (e.g., legacy system unification, cloud-native migration, platform re-architecture).
• Proactively identify technical risks and define patterns or frameworks to mitigate them.
• Act as a technical thought leader and mentor, cultivating a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and data teams to ensure a cohesive technical ecosystem.

Benefits

• Bonus programs
• 401(k) match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• HSA and FSA options
• Financial wellness resources and employee discount programs
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Mental health support for employees and dependents through Lyra Health
• Family planning and women’s health benefits through Carrot
• Gym membership reimbursement and virtual wellness programs (including yoga)
• 3 weeks PTO to start, with unlimited PTO after year one
• Education expense reimbursement
• Leadership development programs
• Certified Payments Professional (CPP) certification support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees