Principal Architect - AI-Driven SaaS Platform Lead

Granum

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Granum is seeking a Principal Architect to lead its Architecture team and shape the technical roadmap for a production SaaS platform used by landscape professionals across North America. You will work closely with CTO and cross-functional leaders to drive architecture that scales, reduces debt, and enables rapid delivery of value.

This role blends hands-on coding with strategic guidance and requires a strong bias toward pragmatic, boring technology.

Qualifications

Experience leading the architecture of a production SaaS platform and driving a real codebase forward.
Deep .NET modernization experience, with emphasis on modernizing legacy systems.
Strong API design, exposure, security, and versioning strategies.
Comfort with AI-assisted development and agentic coding tools.

Responsibilities

Technical Roadmap Execution: translate architecture roadmap into sequenced work across pods.
Standards and the foundation: establish architectural guardrails and reusable components.
Platform and technology stewardship: plan upgrades and evaluate new technologies.
Deployment and delivery enablement: create patterns and CI/CD guidance for teams.
Security posture: ensure identity, access control, and API security.
AI-native development: define how humans and agents collaborate in our process.
The Architecture Pod: lead and grow the Architecture Pod and focus on foundation work.