Senior Software Architect - FTE

Tech Holding

6d•$150,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Software Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing technical solutions that meet the needs of our business and stakeholders, including external clients. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand their requirements, assess new and emerging technologies, and develop scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions. Additionally, you will lead technical projects, provide guidance and support to project teams, lead development teams, create proof-of-concepts (POCs), and act as a subject matter expert for all things technology. You will also work closely with external clients to understand their needs and lead demos to showcase the solutions you have developed.

Requirements

Excellent written and oral communication and cross-organizational skills
Experience with multi-cloud environments, particularly AWS, Azure or GCP.
5+ years of cloud engineering experience
Hands-on software architecture experience across both backend and frontend systems, including technologies such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React (or similar modern frameworks).
Strong experience designing and building RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs, service boundaries, and scalable application architectures.
Experience designing high-performance, scalable web applications with clear separation of concerns between presentation, application, and data layers.
Thrive in a highly innovative, fast-paced, evolving, and ambiguous environment.
Able to work well in a team environment and building strong partnerships across different groups
Experience with designing complex cloud architectures
Possess excellent communication, organizational and time-management skills
Should be very comfortable with learning new languages and being proficient in it in a short time
Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automation.
Proficient in creating detailed architectural diagrams and documentation to communicate design solutions.
Strong ability to learn new languages and technologies quickly, with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with containerized applications (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience working with high-traffic, large-scale applications and distributed systems.
Demonstrated experience architecting distributed systems, including event-driven or message-based architectures (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kinesis, or similar).

Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders to understand their business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Develop and maintain a holistic view of the organization's technology architecture, ensuring that it aligns with the overall business strategy
Collaborate with development teams to ensure that solutions are designed, developed, and delivered in accordance with architectural standards
Evaluate new and emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the organization's technology architecture
Lead the development of proof-of-concepts (POCs) to demonstrate the feasibility of new technologies
Develop, maintain, and communicate technical standards and best practices for the organization
Act as a technical advisor to project teams, providing guidance and support as needed
Lead development teams and manage technical projects to ensure successful delivery
Work closely with external clients to understand their needs and lead demos to showcase the solutions you have developed