Staff Software Architect

About the role

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and maintain components of PitchBook’s services including backend with aspects of front-end related to architecture (micro front-end patterns). Hands-on development will be part of the responsibilities
• Ensure qualities/non-functional requirements of the platforms and products are defined, measurable, and continuously evaluated to deliver the right product to our users
• Document architecture evolutions (current state, future state, phasing) and communicate architecture and elaborate with teams
• Implement well-designed, testable, and efficient code that meets product requirements, coding standards, performance, scalability, reliability, and the organization’s goals and principles
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and other internal stakeholders in an Agile environment
• Provide technical guidance and perform architectural reviews with team members
• Design and deliver on end-to-end initiatives with little to no guidance
• Define and participate in processes that improve products using return on experience, root cause analysis of incidents
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a similar field
• 8+ years of experience in a Software Development or Engineering role with a Bachelor's Degree, 6+ years of experience in a Software Development or Engineering role with a Master's degree, or 3+ years of experience in a Software Development or Engineering role with a PhD
• 4+ years of experience with Java or a similar object-oriented language
• 2+ years of experience developing microservices
• Experienced in Service-Oriented & Microservices Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), Clean Architecture, and Hexagonal Architecture
• Fluent in identifying and applying architecture patterns and designing RESTful API
• Experience working on middleware, platform, or system of systems
• Experienced with web technologies and standards (e.g., JSON, JWT)
• Experienced with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experienced in Spring Boot/Spring Framework
• Experienced with Container orchestration software (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Experience with Agentic AI architecture: Proven track record of designing systems using LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalent) for complex reasoning tasks
• Experience designing standard interfaces and integrations with Model Context Protocol (MCP) that allow AI models and agents to securely and efficiently access structured and unstructured data
• Experienced in using AI for productivity and efficiency (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Gemini CLI, or other similar technology)
• Highly experienced working within development teams in an Agile environment
• Ability to handle a project through the entire software development lifecycle, end to end
• Demonstrate ability to lead and/or provide guidance to junior peers across multiple teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Additional medical wellness incentives
• STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance
• Paid sabbatical program after four years
• Paid family and paternity leave
• Annual educational stipend
• Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement
• CFA exam stipend
• Robust training programs on industry and soft skills
• Employee assistance program
• Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days
• Matching gifts program
• Employee resource groups
• Subsidized emergency childcare
• Dependent Care FSA
• Company-wide events
• Employee referral bonus program
• Quarterly team building events
• 401k match
• Shared ownership employee stock program
• Monthly transportation stipend

Working Conditions

At the heart of our company is a belief in the power of in-person collaboration. Being together in the office fuels our creativity, strengthens our connections, and drives the innovation that sets us apart. Our culture is built on spontaneous moments—those hallway conversations, whiteboard brainstorms, and shared celebrations in each of our global offices—that simply can’t be replicated remotely. This role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.