Cloud Build , Senior Architect - Architect , Software Engineering

Slalom; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 133,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Well-being reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Disability insurance

Home, auto, and pet insurance discount

Job summary

Slalom is hiring for a senior architectural role focused on leading small development teams to deliver validated code using modern tech stacks in a cloud-first environment. You will mentor engineers and collaborate across capabilities to design and operate software at scale, while embracing Generative AI tooling and agile practices.

The role emphasizes onsite presence in the greater Minneapolis, MN or South Florida/Miami markets, with compensation aligned to Architect levels and a potential

Qualifications

• Experience leading software teams.
• Strong collaboration with senior engineers and stakeholders.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and GenAI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Co‑lead discovery and delivery phases with technologists.
• Design, develop and deploy scalable software solutions.
• Provide oversight and guidance for other engineers; ensure quality and validation.
• Develop patterns and practices aligned to product roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Cloud computing

Generative AI

Tools

AWS

GCP

Terraform

AWS CDK

Job description

This role requires a primarily onsite presence at our Slalom client offices in the greater Minneapolis, MN or South Florida or Miami, FL markets. As a trusted advisor working with senior engineering leaders, you will partner directly influence strategic decision-making and help translate business priorities and AI initiatives into impactful solutions.

Who You’ll Work With

The Cloud-Build's Software Engineering discipline within Slalom co-creates custom software, data, and cloud products with clients who are ready to accelerate their digital transformation. We’re passionate about technology, compelled by its potential as we help create the digital products, experiences, and technology-driven organizations that drive true change. We’re thrilled by the opportunity to build the future we want to see, with anyone willing to join us.

The Software Engineering discipline brings our clients’ vision to life! We use modern tools and techniques (including GenAI tools and copilots) to build secure, highly scalable software products that handle our clients' most innovative and strategic work. We follow Agile practices when building software components and applications that utilize modern frameworks and cloud scale in order to accelerate our clients' business. Our software engineers are committed to the craft of collaboratively building high-quality and sustainable software products that delight our clients and their customers by taking advantage of emerging tools in an ever-changing technological landscape.

We build full-stack solutions across a range of established and emerging technologies and techniques according to the needs of our clients including:

• Front end applications targeting native mobile and modern web platforms. Examples include React, Angular and Vue.
• APIs and back-end services built using emerging frameworks and architectural patterns. Examples include Node, Typescript, Java and .net.
• Hosting, Generative AI, and application services provided by industry leading cloud providers. Examples include AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Operational efficiencies leveraging modern ecosystems and automated build and deployment pipelines.
• Collaborative build practices, including Generative AI tooling, that allow our teams to be agile and responsive to our clients’ needs.

WhatYou’llDo

You will bring expertise to contribute hands-on and to enable others to deliver high-quality solutions as part of a collaborative product engineering team. You will evaluate multiple approaches to solve problems and act as a velocity multiplier, actively mentoring and coaching other team members. By regularly reviewing and contributing to the refinement of your team's work, you’ll lend creativity to solving software problems using core development tools and techniques. You will lead a small team through the design, development and transition of the entire software stack, aligning data, API, and UI components to the norms of the rest of the software product. All while experimenting with new technologies and developing skills across the stack and contributing to the positive flow of your team.

Specifically, you will:

• Co‑lead discovery and delivery project phases alongside other technologists
• Collaborate with other software development capabilities to iteratively design, develop, validate, and operate software at scale using agile principles
• Lead or contribute to the development of implementation plans: designing the solution, setting patterns and practices and aligning to the product roadmap
• Write high-quality application code using emerging technologies,frameworks, and GenAI tools,typically targeting cloud-based ecosystems
• Provide oversight and guidance for other software engineers
• Verify unit and integration level components using proven validation techniques
• Develop supporting scripts and routines that automate procedures and help maintain components in production environments
• Advance the craft by developing and sharing materials and thought leadership with others

WhatYou’llBring

Your primary role is to lead small development teams in delivering validated code using your domain expertise. You'll contribute to velocity while collaborating effectively, providing clear direction, and incorporating team feedback to align with product goals. Your humble expertise will help you understand client needs and apply your knowledge effectively. You show proficiency and curiosity in troubleshooting issues and supporting pipeline or test suite maintenance. You embrace learning and growth to expand your technical skills across platforms and take pride in both your work and your team's contributions.

You leverage proficiency in developing full-stack solutions across a range of established and emerging technologies including:

• Front end applications and modern web platforms. Specifically with experience in React, Vue and Typescript.
• APIs and back-end services built using emerging frameworks and architectural patterns. Specifically with Python, NestJS and Rust.
• Hosting, Generative AI, and application services provided by industry leading cloud providers. Specifically with AWS and GCP and familiarity with Terraform, AWS CDK, etc.
• Experience using generative AI tooling in your own SDLC practice including Github Copilot, Cursor and similar tools.

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:

We are open to hiring at the Architect and Senior Architect leve l. The targeted base salary pay ranges:

- Architect is $133,000 to $163,000

- Senior Architect is $163,000 to $200,000

In addition, individuals may be elig ible for an annual discretionary bonus . Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at: [e-mail].

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact [e-mail] if you require accommodations during the interview process.