Technical Architect

About TeamAs strategic thinkers and hands-on technologists, they collaborate with product teams, principal engineers, and engineering managers to define unified platforms and elevate our engineering standards. The team plays a critical role in shaping technical direction, mentoring engineers, and ensuring our systems are resilient, maintainable, and aligned with business goals.About the PositionAs a Technical Architect, you will serve as one of the most senior technical leaders in the organization. You will be responsible for designing and guiding the implementation of scalable, cloud-native systems that support multiple product teams. This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on technical expertise, requiring deep knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and modern development practices. You will influence architectural direction, mentor engineers, and help elevate the engineering culture across the organization.Roles and Responsibilities- Architect end-to-end solutions for complex business and technical challenges that span multiple teams and products.- Define technical vision and architecture for cloud-native, distributed systems built primarily on .NET (C#), Angular, and DocumentDB.- Collaborate closely with other principal engineers to design unified, scalable platforms that meet the needs of all product teams.- Work with engineering leadership to establish best practices, design standards, and technology roadmaps that align with business goals.- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to staff and senior engineers, guiding them through design and implementation decisions.- Conduct design and architecture reviews, ensuring solutions meet requirements for performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.- Build proofs of concept (POCs) and reference implementations to validate new approaches and technologies.- Drive modernization and cloud transformation efforts, advocating for and implementing AWS-first design principles (Azure and GCP experience also valued).- Engage in hands-on coding when needed, setting a high standard for quality, readability, and maintainability.- Influence cross-functional collaboration, working with product managers, architects, and development teams to align on technical strategy.- Serve as a trusted advisor, reviewing and providing feedback on major system designs across the organization.- Champion innovation and continuous improvement across engineering practices and platform evolution.About You:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience.- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with deep expertise in .NET (C#) and Angular.- Proven experience architecting and delivering enterprise-grade, cloud-native applications at scale.- Expert-level understanding of system design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.- Strong knowledge of AWS (preferred), with experience designing for scalability, resiliency, and cost optimization.- Demonstrated ability to lead architectural initiatives and influence technical direction across multiple teams.- Strong coding, debugging, and system optimization skills — capable of producing high-quality reference implementations.- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable plans.- Track record of mentoring engineers and improving organizational technical maturity.Preferred Qualifications- Experience in financial systems, credit underwriting, or risk management platforms.- Deep familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).- Experience driving cross-functional architectural initiatives and platform migrations.- Demonstrated success in aligning technical roadmaps with long-term business strategies.- Recognized as a technical thought leader, with the ability to influence culture, standards, and practices across engineering.- Passion for exploring new technologies, validating them through POCs, and guiding adoption across teams.