Principal Software Architect (C#/SQL/Azure Services)

Software Architect

Position Summary: Responsible for providing deep expertise and thought leadership in architectural guidance, governance and value generation in one or more areas of business-critical technology. Some examples include microservice design and implementation, cloud design, cloud application enablement, cloud agnostic strategies and delivery models including containers/AKS. Other sub specializations include, but are not limited to, Artificial Intelligence LLMs and Machine Learning, Asynchronous Application Design Patterns, Observability, Application Performance Management and Self-Healing Applications.

Responsibilities:

• Leads technical strategy and produces reference implementations, tooling, and abstractions that accelerate teams (≈40–60% hands-on POCs/prototyping) in their area of expertise.
• Embed with teams for complex/novel initiatives to remove blockers and land critical designs in production.
• Provides input on policies and procedures to ensure that policies adequately govern the risk while still enabling value generation.
• Within their area(s) of expertise, maintains and extends the enterprise applications knowledgebase containing standards, templates and guidance for engineering teams.
• Introduce and scale new platform capabilities deliberately (experiments → pilots → guard railed rollout) with adoption plans and training.
• Establishes, communicates, and leads the adoption of enterprise application development standards and best practices across the enterprise. Influences peers to adopt program and projects to achieve efficiencies, has the "final" responsibility to resolve any application/technology issue in their area(s) of competence.
• Works well across time zones and with 3rd party resources.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, and/or a minimum of ten (10) + years in software architecture/large-scale systems with five (5) + years depth in at least one business-critical domain (e.g., cloud platform, microservices, data/streaming, AI/ML).
• Mortgage/FinServ experience preferred (SOX/SOC2/GLBA familiarity).
• Minimum five (5) + years' experience in an identified business critical technology. For emerging/disruptive technology the experience requirement should be taken to mean demonstrable authoritative expertise.
• Expert with the Microsoft stack (C#,.NET, SQL) and Azure (AKS, ARM/Bicep/Terraform, managed services), multi-cloud awareness a plus.
• Employees located within a commutable distance of our hub offices (Irvine, Scottsdale, Chandler, Southfield, or Plano) are expected to work on-site four days per week.

Why work for loanDepot:

• Work with other passionate, purposeful, and customer-centric team members.
• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive.
• Extensive internal growth and professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement.
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision.
• Wellness program to support both mental and physical health.
• Generous paid time off options to support work-life balance.

About loanDepot: loanDepot (NYSE: LDI) is a digital commerce company committed to serving its customers throughout the home ownership journey. Since its launch in 2010, loanDepot has revolutionized the mortgage industry with a digital-first approach that makes it easier, faster, and less stressful to purchase or refinance a home. Today, loanDepot enables customers to achieve the American dream of homeownership through a broad suite of lending and real estate services that simplify one of life's most complex transactions. With headquarters in Southern California and offices nationwide, loanDepot is committed to serving the communities in which its team lives and works through a variety of local, regional, and national philanthropic efforts. Base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay for this role is between $182,000 and $251,000. Your base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors, including your job-related knowledge/skills, qualifications, experience, and market location. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.