Principal Platform Architect & Tech Leader

Blackhawk Network; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid holidays

Sick leave accrual

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Blackhawk Network is building a digital platform for branded payments, expanding across regions with a focus on scalable, secure software. You will lead architectural design, guide engineering teams, and deliver high-availability solutions for a global user base.

The role blends hands-on development with strategic leadership, requiring deep Java expertise, cloud proficiency, and a track record in delivering complex enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 15+ years of enterprise software development in Java.
• 3+ years of technology leadership in a modern enterprise.
• Experience architecting and developing tools/infrastructure.
• Proficient with highly available, multi-region architectures.
• Strong ability to communicate complex tech with non-technical partners.
• Hands-on with modern CI/CD, cloud infra, and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design for highly available products with a platform mindset.
• Guide engineering teams through technical decision making.
• Develop cutting-edge software and improve existing platforms.
• Contribute to core features, platform, and infrastructure across teams.
• Avoid tech debt via trade-off analysis on scale, security, and reliability.
• Ensure architecture adherence and code review discipline.
• Drive end-to-end quality with automated testing and performance analysis.

Skills

Java

Architecture

Microservices

Cloud computing

CI/CD

Security

Leadership

Communication

Performance optimization

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Blackhawk Network is building a digital platform for branded payments, expanding across regions with a focus on scalable, secure software. You will lead architectural design, guide engineering teams, and deliver high-availability solutions for a global user base.

The role blends hands-on development with strategic leadership, requiring deep Java expertise, cloud proficiency, and a track record in delivering complex enterprise systems.