Principal Software Architect - Ecommerce & Cloud

Radwell International; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Radwell International is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to set the technical direction for the eCommerce platform and related systems. With 15+ years of experience, you will own long-term architecture, drive cloud modernization, and mentor engineers while contributing hands-on in design, development, and delivery.

You will lead architecture governance, author ADRs, and guide the technology roadmap for the next several years, collaborating across regions and teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with large-scale eCommerce platforms and distributed systems.
• Strong design and architectural governance capabilities.
• Hands-on coding across multiple languages and tech stacks.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for the eCommerce platform and adjacent systems.
• Lead architecture decisions and ADRs, participate in ARB processes.
• Mentor engineers and shape engineering culture and standards.
• Write production code and drive cloud modernization initiatives.

Skills

Microservices design

DDD (Domain-Driven Design)

Architectural governance

Leadership & mentoring

Hands-on coding

Tools

Azure cloud

Architectural ADRs

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Radwell International is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to set the technical direction for the eCommerce platform and related systems. With 15+ years of experience, you will own long-term architecture, drive cloud modernization, and mentor engineers while contributing hands-on in design, development, and delivery.

You will lead architecture governance, author ADRs, and guide the technology roadmap for the next several years, collaborating across regions and teams.