Solution Architect

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end platform architecture spanning front-end, back-end, and data layers with attention to performance, scalability, resilience, and security built in from the start (not bolted on after).
• Serve as the architecture approval gate for the Engineering organization — no code or architecture ships without review and sign-off.
• Conduct senior-level architecture and code reviews across Engineering pods, guiding and mentoring tech leads.
• Drive and participate in a recurring architecture governance forum, challenging proposed solutions on robustness, security, and compliance before approval.
• Evaluate and vet new vendor tools, platforms, and solution proposals.
• Design event-driven architecture and integration patterns across services and data stores.
• Build proofs of concept and prototypes to validate architectural direction.
• Partner closely and communicate directly with business stakeholders, translating technical direction into terms non-technical partners can act on.
• Continuously work hands-on with modern AI-assisted development tooling as part of daily workflow.

Requirements

• Experience architecting and designing complex, end-to-end technology platforms including front-end, back-end, and data integration layers.
• Extensive hands-on experience working on microservices architectures.
• Experience with Node.js and React.
• Experience with AWS (container orchestration including ECS/EKS).
• Experience designing (not just operating within) event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL data stores and Cloud data warehousing (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Snowflake).
• Comfortable working with modern AI-assisted development tools as part of a regular workflow.
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to work successfully, directly and fluidly with business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated hands-on architecture and engineering work within the last 1–2 years (not solely in a leadership/oversight capacity).

Preferred

• Experience with insurance or financial services platforms.
• Experience with Kafka or similar streaming/event platforms.
• Familiarity with GitLab, Terraform, or similar DevOps tooling.