Architecture / architect

The Architect V is a senior individual contributor responsible for defining and driving technology strategy, architecture standards, and long‑term technical direction across multiple products, platforms, or business domains. This role partners closely with Engineering, Product Management, Security, and Operations leadership to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business objectives.

The Architect V serves as a technical authority, influencing architecture decisions across multiple teams while mentoring engineers and promoting engineering excellence throughout the organization.

Architecture Leadership

Define and maintain enterprise, platform, and solution architecture strategies.

Develop target‑state architectures and technology roadmaps that support business goals.

Lead architecture reviews and provide governance for major technical initiatives.

Drive modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, platform evolution, AI integration, scalability improvements, and technical debt reduction.

Create architecture diagrams, integration models, data flows, and system designs.

Review critical design decisions for security, reliability, performance, and maintainability.

Collaborate with Engineering leaders to drive execution of architecture initiatives.

Work with Security, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to ensure compliance and operational excellence.

Promote best practices in software development, cloud architecture, observability, resiliency, and automation.

Establish architecture standards, reference architectures, and design patterns.

Foster a culture of innovation, quality, and accountability.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

12+ years of software engineering experience.

5+ years in architecture, principal engineer, or equivalent senior technical leadership roles.

Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud‑native architectures, APIs, integration patterns, and data architecture.

Experience designing highly scalable, mission‑critical software platforms.

Strong understanding of security, reliability, performance, and operational excellence.

Experience modernizing legacy platforms into cloud‑native architectures.

Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud technologies.

Experience supporting SaaS platforms at enterprise scale.

Familiarity with AI/ML platforms, agentic systems, and modern engineering productivity tools.

Architecture certifications or advanced technical credentials.

Delivery of strategic architecture initiatives aligned with business objectives.

Reduced technical debt and increased platform maintainability.

Improved system scalability, reliability, security, and performance.

Increased engineering velocity through reusable platform capabilities and architectural guidance.

Operates across multiple teams, products, or platforms.

Health, dental, and vision insurance.

Retirement savings plan with company match.

Paid time off and holidays.

Performance‑based bonus based on position.

Compensation may vary depending on your location, qualifications including job‑related education, training, experience, licensure, and certification, that could result at a level outside of these ranges. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus, and sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role as well as individual performance.