Principal Software Architect

Foundation Software; Strongsville (OH); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation Software in Strongsville, OH is seeking a Principal Software Architect to lead our software architecture team and provide technical leadership across the engineering organization.

You will guide architecture across cloud, desktop, APIs, and modernization initiatives, mentor architects and senior engineers, and collaborate with Product, QA, Security, DevOps to deliver high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with enterprise applications.
• 5+ years of software architecture experience.
• Experience leading or mentoring architects and senior engineers.
• Deep expertise in modern application architecture, cloud technologies, and software design patterns.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
• Passion for mentoring teams and driving engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Software Architecture team.
• Partner with the VP of Architecture on architectural strategy and technology roadmaps.
• Guide solution architecture across cloud, desktop, APIs, and modernization initiatives.
• Lead architecture reviews and establish engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor architects and senior developers.
• Promote scalable, secure, cloud-native application design.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, to improve our platform and engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, QA, Security, Infrastructure, and DevOps to deliver high-quality solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Cloud architecture

Software design patterns

Communication

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

.NET

ASP.NET Core

Node.js

React

Job description

About The Role

Foundation Software is seeking an experienced Principal Software Architect to lead our software architecture team and provide technical leadership across the engineering organization.

Strongsville, OH | Full Time

What You’ll Do

• Lead and mentor the Software Architecture team.
• Partner with the VP of Architecture on architectural strategy and technology roadmaps.
• Guide solution architecture across cloud, desktop, APIs, and modernization initiatives.
• Lead architecture reviews and establish engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor architects and senior developers.
• Promote scalable, secure, cloud-native application design.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, to improve our platform and engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, QA, Security, Infrastructure, and DevOps to deliver high-quality solutions.

Tech Stack

Backend: .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, Node.js, Express

Frontend: React, Vue.js, TypeScript

Cloud: Microsoft Azure (App Services, Functions, SQL, Storage, Redis, Application Insights), AWS and GCP

Architecture: Microservices, Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, API-First, Event-Driven Systems

Data: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

What We’re Looking For

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with enterprise applications.
• 5+ years of software architecture experience.
• Experience leading or mentoring architects and senior engineers.
• Deep expertise in modern application architecture, cloud technologies, and software design patterns.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
• Passion for mentoring teams and driving engineering excellence.

Why Foundation?

Join a collaborative engineering culture that values innovation, technical excellence, and work-life balance. We offer outstanding benefits, an award-winning workplace, and the opportunity to influence the future of construction software while working alongside talented engineers.