Lead Software Architect

About the role

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Software Architect to lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, define long-term technology strategy, and deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems. This role represents the highest level of individual technical contribution within the organization, requiring deep expertise in system design, performance engineering, reliability architecture, and cross-organizational technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic engineering decisions
• Serve as a technical authority across multiple teams and platforms
• Combine deep technical mastery with mature judgment, broad influence, and the ability to mentor and elevate senior engineers across the organization

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Ten or more years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven expertise designing distributed, high-scale systems in production
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages
• Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units
• Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architectures

Qualifications

• Public technical contributions (papers, talks, OSS leadership)
• Experience driving multi-year transformation programs
• Familiarity with FinOps and large-scale cost optimization
• Exposure to regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, government)
• Advanced degree or equivalent industry recognition

Skills

The ideal candidate will possess a combination of technical skills and leadership abilities to excel in this role.

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$175,000–$200,000 Annually

Schedule

100% Remote (U.S.)