Architect V

The Architect V is a senior individual contributor responsible for defining and driving technology strategy, architecture standards, and long-term technical direction across multiple products, platforms, or business domains. This role partners closely with Engineering, Product Management, Security, and Operations leadership to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business objectives.

The Architect V serves as a technical authority, influencing architecture decisions across multiple teams while mentoring engineers and promoting engineering excellence throughout the organization.

Architecture Leadership

• Define and maintain enterprise, platform, and solution architecture strategies.
• Develop target-state architectures and technology roadmaps that support business goals.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide governance for major technical initiatives.
• Ensure consistency of architectural patterns, engineering standards, and design principles.

Technical Strategy & Innovation

• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies.
• Drive modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, platform evolution, AI integration, scalability improvements, and technical debt reduction.
• Establish long-term technical vision and prioritize foundational investments.

Solution Design

• Design end-to-end solutions for complex business and technical challenges.
• Create architecture diagrams, integration models, data flows, and system designs.
• Review critical design decisions for security, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Guide teams in balancing business requirements with technical constraints.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with Product Management to align technology investments with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with Engineering leaders to drive execution of architecture initiatives.
• Work with Security, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to ensure compliance and operational excellence.
• Facilitate architectural decision-making across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Engineering Excellence

• Promote best practices in software development, cloud architecture, observability, resiliency, and automation.
• Establish architecture standards, reference architectures, and design patterns.
• Lead technical design reviews and architectural governance processes.
• Champion continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Mentorship & Influence

• Mentor senior engineers, technical leads, and architects.
• Develop technical talent and strengthen architectural capabilities across teams.
• Influence organizational decisions through technical expertise and thought leadership.
• Foster a culture of innovation, quality, and accountability.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in architecture, principal engineer, or equivalent senior technical leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, APIs, integration patterns, and data architecture.
• Experience designing highly scalable, mission-critical software platforms.
• Strong understanding of security, reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams without direct authority.

Preferred

• Experience modernizing legacy platforms into cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud technologies.
• Experience supporting SaaS platforms at enterprise scale.
• Familiarity with AI/ML platforms, agentic systems, and modern engineering productivity tools.
• Architecture certifications or advanced technical credentials.

Success Measures

• Delivery of strategic architecture initiatives aligned with business objectives.
• Reduced technical debt and increased platform maintainability.
• Improved system scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
• Effective adoption of architectural standards across engineering teams.
• Increased engineering velocity through reusable platform capabilities and architectural guidance.
• Development and mentorship of technical leaders across the organization.

Scope & Influence

• Operates across multiple teams, products, or platforms.
• Influences senior engineering and product leadership.
• Provides architectural governance for high-impact programs and strategic investments.
• Recognized as a subject matter expert and trusted technical advisor

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plan with company match.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Performance-based bonus based on position.

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field; 12+ years of software engineering experience; 5+ years in architecture or senior technical leadership; expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• defining architectures
• designing solutions
• mentoring engineers

Skills & Tools

Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, AI/ML

Job Details

• Category: Engineering
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Massachusetts, United States
• Salary: USD 142,200 – 242,000 / year
• Languages: English

Benefits

• 401k matching
• Retirement plan

About RealPage, Inc.

A technology company providing software platforms and digital solutions for the property management industry. — Industry: Information Technology