Software Architect ID92707

AgileEngine•Orlando, FL

29d

About The Position

AgileEngine is seeking a Software Architect to assess the architecture of an FDA-regulated SaaS product and define its target-state design. The role involves evaluating a legacy, mixed-technology platform and modernizing it while preserving service continuity, regulatory expectations, and backward compatibility for active users. The architect will establish a target architecture based on Domain-Driven Design and clean architecture principles, guide a small PHP, C++, and JavaScript development team, and improve engineering standards, workflows, CI/CD, testing, and release processes. The position also includes mentoring and knowledge transfer to prepare the internal team to maintain the system.

Requirements

Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the company is unable to sponsor or take over employment visa sponsorship.
Proven success as a Lead Software Architect, Principal Engineer, or similar senior technical leader.
At least 8 years of experience developing or architecting within mixed-technology stacks involving PHP, C++, or JavaScript.
Strong software engineering fundamentals, including SOLID and GRASP design principles and a deep understanding of modern architecture patterns.
Experience with layered system architectures, including Domain-Driven Design, Anti-Corruption Layer, Hexagonal architecture, or other clean architecture principles.
Experience designing, architecting, and scaling Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) solutions in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Proven experience designing APIs, data models, and integration layers in complex, multi-language system architectures.
Direct experience identifying and remediating technical debt, designing legacy modernization strategies, and executing large-scale refactoring.
Strong background improving CI/CD and software delivery lifecycles while maintaining system security, auditability, and resiliency in private cloud environments.
Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to explain complex architectural decisions to stakeholders and mentor remote engineering teams.
Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and demonstrate unquestionable character and integrity.
Upper-intermediate English level.

Nice To Haves

Experience with database schema assessment, zero-downtime migrations, query optimization, denormalization strategies, and physical data layout optimization.
Prior experience leading architectural changes within smaller development teams.
Hands-on experience with modern virtualized deployments and private cloud environments.

Responsibilities

Assess the current system architecture, integrations, and data flows to identify technical debt, scalability constraints, and architectural anti-patterns.
Audit the legacy monolithic system and clean up existing database schemas.
Define a target-state architecture and establish bounded contexts aligned with Domain-Driven Design, clean architecture principles, and regulatory expectations.
Design a flexible, fault-tolerant pipeline to standardize and extract data from multiple external vendor feeds.
Design denormalized storage to accelerate read-heavy queries and analyze trade-offs between performance and data redundancy.
Develop and execute a phased architectural roadmap and refactoring strategy that modernizes legacy components while maintaining smooth operations.
Maintain strict backward compatibility for active users while removing duplicate data and redundant extraction logic across systems.
Establish engineering standards, coding guidelines, and decision-making frameworks that promote consistency, maintainability, and extensibility.
Provide hands-on technical leadership and implementation guidance to a small, mixed-technology development team using PHP, C++, and JavaScript.
Improve development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, testing procedures, and release processes.
Facilitate knowledge transfer through mentoring, design reviews, and high-quality architectural documentation.