Principal Software Architect - Lead Scalable Systems

Patterson Companies; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Patterson Companies is seeking a Software Architect Principal to design and lead the development of scalable, secure software architectures across the full stack. This role drives architecture decisions, mentors engineers, and ensures alignment with product standards.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, security, and operations to enable delivery of complex software initiatives, translate business needs into technical direction, and promote best practices across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 7 years of progressive technical experience in software engineering/ IT architecture.
• Experience designing customer-facing software platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end software solutions across frontend, backend, database, integration, and infrastructure layers, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Lead architectural planning by translating business requirements into high-level designs, specifications, and models.
• Develop and evolve architectural standards and guidelines including frameworks, coding standards, reusable components, and technology patterns.
• Assess and validate technology solutions to ensure compatibility across applications, platforms, data, and interdependent technologies.
• Guide complex software initiatives by providing architectural direction and resolving highly complex technical issues.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders to align decisions with objectives.

Skills

Software architecture

Architectural standards

Communication skills

Full-stack concepts

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related

Job description

Patterson Companies is seeking a Software Architect Principal to design and lead the development of scalable, secure software architectures across the full stack. This role drives architecture decisions, mentors engineers, and ensures alignment with product standards.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, security, and operations to enable delivery of complex software initiatives, translate business needs into technical direction, and promote best practices across teams.