Lead architectural strategy and design for large-scale, enterprise-wide initiatives spanning multiple services and programs.
Define and evolve service interactions, dependency models, and architecture policies to ensure scalability, security, resiliency, and regulatory compliance.
Partner with business and product leaders to architect services that enable new products and decisioning capabilities.
Guide modernization of existing systems and influence long-range technology planning.
Own and improve the end-to-end customer and developer experience across a portfolio of services and applications.
Simplify and optimize architecture strategies to balance performance, cost efficiency, and business value.
Use sound judgment to make trade-offs among competing priorities, risks, and technical constraints.
Drive organization-wide initiatives that elevate engineering craftsmanship, operational excellence, and architectural standards.
Represent the organization through speaking engagements, technical publications, and contributions to the broader technology community.
Participate in highest-level architecture reviews and provide guidance on complex, enterprise-wide technical challenges.
Consult across teams and organizational boundaries to identify synergies, reduce duplication, and eliminate operational silos.
Mentor engineers and architects at all levels, fostering a strong technical leadership pipeline.
Promote knowledge sharing within guilds, programs, and communities of practice.
Lead technical interviews, help raise the engineering performance bar, and contribute to strategic hiring decisions.
Provide objective, impact-based promotion recommendations.
Champion behaviors that reinforce organizational values and build a high-performance engineering culture.

Requirements

Proven software engineering leadership experience, including leading large-scale, distributed systems or high-volume transaction platforms.
Significant experience overseeing architecture for real-time decisioning, data platforms, or enterprise-scale AI/ML-driven systems.
Proven track record modernizing legacy systems and guiding long-range technology strategies across complex organizations.
Demonstrated ability to lead multiple engineering teams and drive alignment across product, architecture, and operations.
Deep experience with cloud, data platforms, real-time processing, and enterprise-grade resiliency, security, and compliance requirements.
Strong understanding of service interactions, dependency management, and high-throughput system design.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing executives, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Benefits

insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
flexible spending account and health savings account
paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
401k with a best-in-class company match
deferred compensation for eligible roles
fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
eligibility for tuition reimbursement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringarchitecture designreal-time decisioningdata platformsAI/ML systemslegacy system modernizationcloud computinghigh-throughput system designsecurity complianceresiliency

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationinfluencingmentoringstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingjudgmentknowledge sharingorganizational values