Chief Architect
Ladders · United States · 3 days ago
RemoteRemoteArt & Creative$300k–$385k/yrFull-time
About the role
This role advances people and talent initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and employee experience. You will collaborate with business leaders, HR partners, and cross-functional stakeholders to align workforce priorities with business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Serve as senior-most technical authority for architecture and platform evolution
- Lead technical decisions involving AI systems, data architecture, and security
- Write prototypes and technical specifications to guide teams
- Make high-consequence decisions balancing simplicity and scalability
- Challenge unnecessary complexity and advocate for clear architectures
- Define long-term architecture for the company’s Workforce Management platform
Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience building and scaling large-scale software systems
- Prior experience as a Chief Architect or equivalent senior technical leadership role
- Deep hands-on experience with distributed systems and cloud-native architecture
- Proven ability to engage in technical discussions with senior engineers
- Experience making architecture decisions for highly reliable systems