Principal Software Architect & Technical Leader

19109 SPEEDPAY RD; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ACI Worldwide is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to define technical vision and architecture for major cross-team initiatives. This senior role drives engineering excellence, sets standards, and influences product roadmaps with technical insight.

You will mentor senior engineers, lead architecture reviews, and champion scalable, secure systems across the organization, including AI/ML initiatives to boost productivity and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's preferred.
• Equivalent experience (10+ years) may substitute for degree.
• 8–12 years of software engineering with leadership experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale systems and cross-team initiatives.
• Payments or regulated industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define technical vision and architecture for major cross-team initiatives.
• Lead design reviews and set engineering standards across multiple teams.
• Influence product roadmap with technical insights and innovation opportunities.
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies including AI/ML to improve engineering productivity.
• Identify and resolve complex technical challenges that span multiple systems.
• Drive technical excellence and best practices across engineering organization.
• Serve as technical escalation point for critical issues and architectural decisions.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide guidance on system design.
• Represent engineering in cross-organizational initiatives and strategic planning.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leads across teams.
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices and architectural patterns.

Skills

Expert software architect

Distributed systems

Microservices

Cloud architectures

AI/ML integration

Security architecture

Communication skills

Leadership by influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Equivalent experience (10+ years) may substitute for degree

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

ACI Worldwide is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to define technical vision and architecture for major cross-team initiatives. This senior role drives engineering excellence, sets standards, and influences product roadmaps with technical insight.

You will mentor senior engineers, lead architecture reviews, and champion scalable, secure systems across the organization, including AI/ML initiatives to boost productivity and reliability.