Hybrid Enterprise Software Architect - Strategy & Modernization

Trupanion; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

PTO 4 weeks + 9 holidays

Sabbatical after 5 years

Pet-friendly office

Pet health insurance

Volunteer time off

Seattle office amenities

Job summary

Trupanion is seeking an Enterprise Software Architect to define and evolve the company’s target-state architecture, ensuring scalable, secure systems and long-term business agility. This role connects strategy to execution, balancing near-term delivery with architectural health, and prefers commercially available solutions where possible.

This position is open across the United States with a Seattle preference and hybrid remote/in-office in Seattle for at least 3 days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, Eng, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in software engineering, systems design, or architecture roles.
• 3+ years operating at enterprise or platform-wide architecture level.
• Demonstrated experience defining target-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Strong experience in cloud-based, distributed, and modern software architectures.
• Experience working in agile and product-oriented delivery environments.
• Proven ability to influence senior technical leaders and executives.
• Experience modernizing complex, mission-critical systems.
• Strong understanding of security, data architecture, and integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise target-state architectures across application, data, integration, infrastructure, and security domains.
• Develop and maintain multi-year architecture roadmaps that balance innovation, cost, risk, and delivery velocity.
• Translate business strategy into actionable architectural direction for product and platform teams.
• Ensure architectural decisions prioritize simplicity, scalability, resilience, and security.
• Leads the selection of new application, data, and infrastructure technologies and validates that selection aligns to target architecture and overall technology direction.

Skills

Cloud-based architectures

Distributed systems

Security & data architecture

Architecture roadmaps

Agile environments

Influence senior leaders

Product-oriented delivery

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Job description

Trupanion is seeking an Enterprise Software Architect to define and evolve the company’s target-state architecture, ensuring scalable, secure systems and long-term business agility. This role connects strategy to execution, balancing near-term delivery with architectural health, and prefers commercially available solutions where possible.

This position is open across the United States with a Seattle preference and hybrid remote/in-office in Seattle for at least 3 days a week.