Technical Architect_Tempe, AZ

Photon•United States,

22d•$64,000 - $224,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Architect with a strong background in large-scale system design, technical architecture, and cross-functional leadership. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and CI/CD automation, with a proven ability to design, scale, and optimize systems supporting millions of users. This role requires a strong understanding of security engineering, mobile infrastructure, integration platforms, and AI-assisted development. The Technical Architect will be responsible for authoring technical specifications, driving design reviews, taking ownership of existing codebases and roadmaps, and influencing product strategy and technical direction. A demonstrated track record of leading engineering initiatives with measurable business impact is essential.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive software engineering experience.
Demonstrated expertise in large-scale system design, technical architecture, and cross-functional leadership across multiple technology domains.
Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), DevOps practices, and CI/CD automation.
Proven ability to design, scale, and optimize systems supporting millions of users.
Strong understanding of security engineering, compliance standards, and secure development practices.
Experience with mobile infrastructure, crash analytics, feature deployment frameworks, and release automation.
Expertise in integration platforms, vendor ecosystems, and enterprise workflow automation.
Experience using AI-assisted development, agentic software engineering, automation, or emerging developer productivity tools.
Strong background in monitoring, observability, event-driven systems, and operational analytics.
Proficiency in spec-first practice — authoring technical specifications and driving design reviews.
Proven ability to take ownership of an existing codebase, standards set, and roadmap at speed.
Proven ability to influence product strategy, investment decisions, technical direction, AI adoption, and business outcomes.
7+ years of demonstrated track record of leading engineering initiatives with measurable business impact in a distributed environment (Retail, Hospitality, etc).

Responsibilities

Design, scale, and optimize large-scale systems supporting millions of users.
Implement and manage cloud platforms (AWS preferred), DevOps practices, and CI/CD automation.
Ensure robust security engineering, compliance standards, and secure development practices.
Develop and manage mobile infrastructure, crash analytics, feature deployment frameworks, and release automation.
Oversee integration platforms, vendor ecosystems, and enterprise workflow automation.
Utilize AI-assisted development, agentic software engineering, automation, or emerging developer productivity tools.
Implement and manage monitoring, observability, event-driven systems, and operational analytics.
Author complete technical specifications and drive design reviews from written artifacts.
Take ownership of existing codebases, standards, and roadmaps.
Influence product strategy, investment decisions, technical direction, AI adoption, and business outcomes.
Lead engineering initiatives with measurable business impact in a distributed environment.