Lead Solutions Architect
Location:
100% Remote
Travel:
1–2 times per year
Employment Type:
Full-Time
About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced
Lead Solutions Architect
to join a growing SaaS organization and play a key role in shaping the architecture of a
brand-new product
.
This is an opportunity to have a significant impact on the long-term technical direction of a platform serving businesses with critical workforce, payroll, and human capital management needs. You will work closely with engineering leadership, development, Scrum, and DevOps teams to establish a scalable, secure, and modern architecture.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on architect who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, evaluating new technologies, and collaborating across teams.
What You'll Do
Design and develop architectural approaches for next-generation products in an Azure environment.
Establish scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise application architectures.
Create high-level product specifications while considering dependencies, integrations, and long-term scalability.
Partner with engineering leadership to influence the technology and development roadmap.
Evaluate existing architecture and provide recommendations to support the long-term success of new products.
Ensure applications meet requirements for quality, security, scalability, reliability, and performance.
Work closely with Scrum and DevOps teams throughout the development lifecycle.
Establish and improve development and architectural processes.
Promote Agile methodologies and continuous improvement.
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across the organization.
Research and evaluate emerging technologies and determine their value to the business.
Help drive the organization's adoption of modern AI technologies and solutions.
What We're Looking For
10+ years of software engineering experience
, with at least
4+ years in an architecture role
within a SaaS environment.
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent relevant experience.
Proven experience designing enterprise-scale software applications.
Strong hands-on experience with
Microsoft .NET technologies
, including:
C#
ASP.NET
.NET Core
Visual Studio
Strong experience with
Microsoft Azure Cloud Services
.
Experience with
Docker and Kubernetes
or similar container/orchestration technologies.
Experience with
CI/CD
and modern software development practices.
Strong knowledge of scalable application design and architecture.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
Ability to work effectively with engineering, product, Scrum, and DevOps teams.
Strong technical judgment with excellent attention to detail.
AI Experience
Experience with modern AI technologies is highly desirable, including:
AI-driven data pipelines
Prompt engineering
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (
RAG
)
Multi-agent system design
Agentic workflows
MCP servers
Agent-to-Agent protocols
Integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications
Preferred Experience
Payroll, workforce management, time & attendance, HCM, or related enterprise software experience.
Experience working within a regulated industry.
Previous people-management or mentoring experience is a plus, although this is
not a people-management position
.
Experience designing systems involving complex integrations and sensitive business data.
Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions.
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