Remote Solution Architect - K-12 Platforms

TrulyHired; United States; On-site; USD 81,046 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Stride, Inc. seeks a Solution Architect to guide the technical direction of key product platforms across K12. This virtual role is open to residents in the 50 states and Washington, D.C., with remote work from Virginia.

You will partner with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to design secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions that align with our long-term strategy. Candidates bring 8+ years of software engineering and 3+ years building on AWS, plus strong communication to lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with influence over multi-system architecture.
• 3+ years building solutions on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with multiple coding languages, UI frameworks and database technologies.
• Familiarity with modern web technologies and open-source frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex trade-offs.
• Experience with large-scale, high-availability systems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead through influence.
• Understanding of application, integration, SOA, and distributed architecture patterns.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation.
• Background check clearance and up to 5% travel.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the overall K12 architecture vision and strategy.
• Define architectural vision prioritizing security, performance, reliability, DevOps, monitoring, and long-term maintainability.
• Identify, prioritize, and address technical debt.
• Support estimation, planning, and business-case evaluation for major initiatives.
• Partner with Product, UX, and engineering to break large initiatives into thoughtfully sequenced roadmaps.
• Provide ongoing architectural guidance during development to keep implementation aligned with strategy.
• Document architecture decisions, patterns, and strategy.
• Ensure engineering teams understand how your platform integrates with the larger K12 ecosystem.
• Encourage innovation through prototypes and exploration of new technologies.

Skills

Architectural thinking

Multi-system architecture

Leadership by influence

Communication skills

Distributed architectures

Technical documentation

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Job description

Stride, Inc. seeks a Solution Architect to guide the technical direction of key product platforms across K12. This virtual role is open to residents in the 50 states and Washington, D.C., with remote work from Virginia.

You will partner with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to design secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions that align with our long-term strategy. Candidates bring 8+ years of software engineering and 3+ years building on AWS, plus strong communication to lead