Software Architect (North America)

Role overview

A Software Architect position focused on connecting business ambition with the technology needed to deliver it. The role involves shaping technical solutions, guiding architectural direction, and partnering directly with client stakeholders, while supporting delivery teams with clarity, structure, and sound judgment. The position is based in North America and sits within a globally distributed team that prizes ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

- Lead solution definition for key initiatives, covering architecture, technical approach, integration strategy, cloud alignment, and delivery feasibility - Work directly with client executives and product leaders to translate business needs into scalable, modern architectures across AWS, Azure, or GCP - Collaborate with engineering teams to convert architectural direction into actionable plans, balancing quality, velocity, and pragmatic tradeoffs - Conduct architecture assessments, review existing systems, and define modernization, migration, or greenfield approaches - Develop solution proposals, statements of work, estimates, and architectural documentation for both pre-sales and delivery - Support the build of strategic partner relationships with major cloud hyperscalers and provide ongoing architectural guidance, technical decisions, and risk identification to delivery teams

Requirements

- Demonstrated experience as a Solutions Architect or similar role translating business requirements into scalable technical architectures - Strong familiarity with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and multi-cloud concepts - Experience producing solution proposals, statements of work, and estimates for pre-sales engagements - Proven ability to partner with client executives and product leaders on technical direction and tradeoffs - Comfort working within a distributed, self-managed team that relies on asynchronous communication and proactive ownership - Openness to receiving detailed feedback and iterating on work as part of a continuous improvement culture

Nice to have

- Background supporting both greenfield builds and legacy modernization or migration projects - Prior experience building partner relationships with cloud hyperscalers - Comfort in design-and-build environments where teams adapt process to fit the problem rather than following rigid rituals

Benefits and work setup

- Fully remote, globally distributed team with async-first workflows and design documentation - Self-managed environment with room to lead initiatives and run with ideas - Continuous learning culture with regular feedback, reflection, and iteration