Staff Software Architect

Opiniion Inc. • Lehi, UT

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Opiniion is a SaaS, AI first company reshaping how businesses understand and act on customer feedback. We're looking for a Staff Software Architect to own the architectural vision of our core platform and stay hands on while doing it. This is a role for someone who thinks in systems, codes when it matters, and can translate strategy into technical direction that scales.

You'll partner closely with our Staff Data Architect to drive the technical direction of our next generation platform, pairing application architecture with deep data architecture to build something cohesive from the ground up.

We're building a new platform alongside our current one, so this role requires balance: owning and evolving what's live today while architecting what's next, and making clear decisions about what carries over versus what gets rebuilt.
You'll set the technical bar for our platform, drive architectural consistency across engineering teams, and be a key voice as we scale our product and AI capabilities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience, including 7+ years in an architect, staff, or technical leadership capacity
• Proven track record designing and scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms
• Deep knowledge of software architecture patterns: microservices, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design (DDD)
• Strong grasp of distributed systems, system design tradeoffs, and non-functional requirements (NFRs) like availability, latency, and consistency
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Hands on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and DevOps/platform engineering principles
• Familiarity with API design across REST, GraphQL, and gRPC
• Working knowledge of security and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, zero trust principles, threat modeling)
• Comfort producing architecture decision records (ADRs) and using models like C4 to communicate design
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills
• Comfort co-owning technical direction alongside a peer architect, without needing a single-owner model
• A strong bias for action and a mindset of continuous improvement

Nice To Haves

• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Experience architecting AI-first products or platforms with embedded intelligence
• Experience with multi-country compliance requirements (data residency, privacy regulations, cross-border data handling)
• Background in high-growth SaaS environments or post-acquisition system integration
• Exposure to AI/ML application architecture: LLM integration, RAG patterns, or agentic application design is a strong plus

Responsibilities

• Set overall technical direction and be the final decision-maker on cross-cutting or cross-discipline architecture calls
• Lead architecture and system design across backend and frontend systems for our multi-tenant SaaS platform
• Partner with the Staff Data Architect to co-drive the architecture and rollout of our new platform
• Own critical technology decisions, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, observable, and maintainable
• Balance ownership of the current platform with architecting the new one, making deliberate calls on what to carry over, what to rebuild, and how the two coexist during the transition
• Partner with engineering leadership and product management to align technical roadmap with business strategy
• Guide and mentor engineers through architecture reviews, design docs, and hands on pairing
• Champion best practices in distributed systems design, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps/platform engineering
• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies, including AI/LLM based application patterns
• Drive initiatives around performance optimization, system reliability, and cost efficiency at scale
• Help shape how AI capabilities are integrated responsibly and effectively into the product

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans, encompassing medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with group life coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 100% corporate match on the first 1% and 50% match on the next 5%.
• Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
• Paid Parental Leave for all new parents (including adoption or foster care).
• Unlimited Time Off policies.
• 10 Paid Holidays annually.
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement benefit.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed