Software Architect I

Filevine

Lead Architect at Filevine, a Legal AI company, managing system design and serving as technical mentor. Opportunity to scale a mature platform within an elite engineering culture.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $198,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and oversee the development of high-scale, mission-critical production systems
Drive the evolution of "legacy" systems by implementing strategic techniques
Act as a bridge between Engineering and non-technical stakeholders
Create clear technical documentation and complex system diagrams
Facilitate design sessions and ensure teams retain ownership of their work
Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure, balancing performance with cost efficiencies
Serve as a high-level mentor to engineering teams
Monitor the broader computing landscape to identify dependable current technologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems
Advanced proficiency in high-level service design
Deep working knowledge of various data persistence layers
Significant experience with a major cloud provider (AWS preferred)
Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills
Hospitality-focused approach to leadership
Ability to propose solutions and integrate critical feedback
Proven track record as a domain expert in a specific focus area

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (for full-time employees)
Competitive & Fair Pay
Maternity & paternity leave (for full-time employees)
Short & long-term disability
Opportunity to learn from a dedicated leadership team
Top-of-the-line company swag

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Hard Skills & Tools

large-scale distributed systemshigh-level service designdata persistence layerscloud infrastructure managementAWS

Soft Skills

verbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillsleadershipsolution proposalcritical feedback integration