Senior Software Architect

ReUp Education•Austin, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

ReUp Education is looking for a Senior Software Architect to modernize our platform and build the technical foundation that will power the next generation of AI-driven learner and partner experiences. This is not a greenfield role. You will inherit a real system - one with years of accumulated decisions, tight integrations, and legacy components that need to be understood, untangled, and evolved with care. You will be embedded in our engineering teams, working closely with engineers and product leadership to define the architecture that makes our platform scalable, maintainable, and AI-ready. Your scope is our entire ecosystem - application services, APIs, third-party integrations, and the systems that connect them. This is a player-coach role. You will not only define the architecture - you will implement it alongside the team. At our size, the most impactful architect writes code, leads by example, and stays close to the work.

Requirements

7+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in a software or solutions architecture role in a data-intensive context
Proven track record modernizing legacy systems and designing scalable, distributed architectures
Experience building AI-ready platforms, including LLM integrations and event-driven systems
Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture (AWS or similar) and modern backend development (e.g., Python, TypeScript)
Strong judgment in balancing technical debt, system reliability, and long-term scalability
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, mentor engineers, and drive architectural adoption across teams
Comfortable operating as a hands-on “player-coach” in a fast-moving environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with CRM / marketing platform integrations (e.g., Salesforce, Iterable)
Exposure to modern data stack / ELT environments

Responsibilities

Own Platform Architecture: Define and evolve the end-to-end architecture across application services, APIs, and integrations, ensuring the platform is scalable, maintainable, and AI-ready.
Lead Modernization of Legacy Systems: Assess existing systems, identify architectural debt, and drive pragmatic migration strategies that reduce risk while enabling future capabilities.
Design Integration & System Patterns: Establish scalable, decoupled integration patterns across internal systems and third-party platforms (e.g., CRM, marketing, data providers).
Set Technical Direction & Standards: Define and enforce architectural principles (e.g., microservices, event-driven systems, API design) through design reviews, hands-on guidance, and influence across teams.
Enable AI-Ready Architecture: Design systems that support AI capabilities, including LLM integrations, agentic workflows, and event-driven architectures that combine deterministic and AI-driven decisioning.
Drive Technical Trade-offs & Prioritization: Evaluate technology choices and technical debt in the context of business priorities, clearly communicating trade-offs and holding standards over short-term fixes.
Mentor & Lead Through Influence: Raise the technical bar across teams by mentoring engineers and partnering with Product and leadership to translate business needs into durable technical decisions.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees
We pay 100% of the employee's premium and 50% of any dependents' premiums
Contribute up to $1000 to employee HSA/$2000 to employee + dependent HSA
PPO Buy-up plan available
FSA available
Company paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance for employee
Flexible time off
Hybrid work opportunity
Up to 80 hours of dedicated sick time annually to support your well-being and work-life balance
16 paid holidays per year (including Juneteenth and the last week of the calendar year)
Company wellness days (2 per year)
Day of Service (Paid day for volunteering)
401(k) plan
Paid parental leave (12 weeks primary parental leave, 6 weeks secondary parental leave)
Discounted Pet Insurance
Free Headspace subscription
A diverse team that fosters a high level of collaboration despite being highly distributed