Software Architect

The Software Architect will provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for our software engineering organization. As a Software Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems while mentoring team members and driving technical excellence across the organization.

• Contribute to the architectural design and implementation of complex distributed systems
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams
• Drive technical decisions and promote best practices across the organization
• Design and implement scalable solutions, including e-commerce and content management systems
• Collaborate with product teams to define technical strategy and roadmap
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and architectural patterns
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and security
• Lead critical technical initiatives and drive innovation

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a similar field. Equivalent experience considered

Experience: 

• Typical candidates will have 8+ years of software engineering experience

• Typical candidate 1+ years of technical leadership of software engineering teams

Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive experience designing and building distributed systems, including message queues and event-driven architectures

• Strong background in e-commerce platforms, payment systems, and system integration

• Proven track record of leading complex technical projects

• Expert knowledge of software design patterns and architectural principles

• Expert-level proficiency in a modern tech stack (.NET preferred, alternatives considered)

• Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

• 3+ years of experience in AWS

• Knowledge of CI/CD, git, and DevSecOps practices and tools

• Experience with design and implementation of monitoring and observability systems

• Excellent communication skills and mentoring abilities

• Prefer experience with C4 modeling & IcePanel

• Prefer experience with modern AI software development tools (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.)

Travel:

• Travel is less than 10%.

Standard and Physical Requirements:

Position involves sitting long periods, standing, manual dexterity, stooping, bending and minimal lifting.

Alliance Team Members Demonstrate DRIVE: 

• Dedicated: Follows through on commitments. Strong say/do.

• Respectful: Acts with integrity and values diverse perspective. 

• Innovative: Always looking for a better way; leads change.

• Versatile: Adapts quickly to changing circumstances. Demonstrates agility.

• Engaged: Acts like an owner. Wants to create and grow a business which is tightly aligned with market needs.