Cloud-Native Architect & Tech Lead (Observability)

Aptos Retail; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Discretionary incentive program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Aptos Retail is seeking an experienced Software Architect/Tech Lead to drive solution architecture for our Unified Commerce platforms. You will shape technical design, promote best practices, and lead modernization efforts across cloud, APIs, and data services.

Ideal candidates have 6–10 years in software engineering with hands-on AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, and RESTful patterns, plus experience in distributed systems and security.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of software engineering experience with 1–2 years in architecture/tech lead.
• Proficiency in C# / .NET with async patterns and testable code.
• Working knowledge of React and front-end architecture decisions.
• Hands-on AWS experience covering core services and observability.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices/modular monoliths.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive solution architecture for product areas and cross-platform capabilities.
• Uphold architecture standards and contribute to ADRs and risk assessments.
• Lead modernization initiatives including cloud readiness and observability.
• Collaborate with Professional Services on reference architectures and complex integrations.
• Mentor engineers, partner with QA/DevOps to embed quality and automation.

Skills

C# / .NET

React

AWS

Distributed systems

REST API design

CI/CD

Docker / Kubernetes

Security

Communication

Architecture leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

AWS CloudWatch

OAuth2/OIDC

Job description

Aptos Retail is seeking an experienced Software Architect/Tech Lead to drive solution architecture for our Unified Commerce platforms. You will shape technical design, promote best practices, and lead modernization efforts across cloud, APIs, and data services.

Ideal candidates have 6–10 years in software engineering with hands-on AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, and RESTful patterns, plus experience in distributed systems and security.