Software Architect ID92707

AgileEngine•Richmond, VA

About The Position

AgileEngine is hiring 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 monolithic platform, integrations, and data flows; identifying technical debt and scalability constraints; and designing a maintainable architecture aligned with Domain-Driven Design, clean architecture principles, and regulatory expectations. The architect will lead a phased modernization and refactoring effort while maintaining backward compatibility for active users and supporting smooth ongoing operations. They will provide hands-on technical leadership to a small, remote, mixed-technology team working with PHP, C++, and JavaScript, and will improve engineering practices, delivery workflows, and team capability through mentoring, design reviews, and documentation.

Requirements

Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the company cannot sponsor or take over employment visa sponsorship.
Proven experience as a Lead Software Architect, Principal Engineer, or similar senior technical leader.
At least 8 years of experience developing or architecting 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 DDD, Anti-Corruption Layer, Hexagonal architecture, or other clean architecture principles.
Experience designing, architecting, and scaling 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 security, auditability, and resiliency in private cloud environments.
Exceptional communication skills, including explaining complex architectural decisions to stakeholders and mentoring remote engineering teams.
Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively, with 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 system architecture, integrations, and data flows to identify technical debt, scalability constraints, and anti-patterns.
Audit the legacy monolithic system and clean up existing database schemas.
Define a target-state architecture and bounded contexts aligned with DDD, 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 for read-heavy queries and document trade-offs between data-access performance and redundancy.
Develop and execute a phased architectural roadmap and refactoring strategy to modernize 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.
Provide hands-on technical leadership and implementation guidance to a small, mixed-technology development team.
Improve development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, testing procedures, and release processes.
Mentor team members, conduct design reviews, and create architectural documentation to support knowledge transfer and future maintenance.