Principal Software Architect - Lead Cloud Architecture

Foundation Software; Strongsville (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Foundation Software in Strongsville, OH is seeking a Principal Software Architect to lead our software architecture team and shape the technical direction of our platform. You will mentor architects and senior engineers while guiding design across cloud, desktop, APIs, and modernization initiatives.

You will collaborate with the VP of Architecture and cross-functional groups to deliver scalable, secure solutions, establish engineering standards, and evaluate emerging technologies to drive

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

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Cloud architecture

Communication

Tools

.NET

C#

ASP.NET Core

Node.js

Express

React

Vue.js

TypeScript

Azure

AWS

GCP

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Foundation Software in Strongsville, OH is seeking a Principal Software Architect to lead our software architecture team and shape the technical direction of our platform. You will mentor architects and senior engineers while guiding design across cloud, desktop, APIs, and modernization initiatives.

You will collaborate with the VP of Architecture and cross-functional groups to deliver scalable, secure solutions, establish engineering standards, and evaluate emerging technologies to drive