Senior Cloud‑Native Apps Architect (Remote)

Polaris Inc.; Town of Medina (WI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Profit-sharing plan

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Polaris Inc. is seeking an experienced Application Architect to lead the design of scalable, cloud-native software powering our digital platforms.

You’ll collaborate with architects and agile teams to align solutions with enterprise standards, while providing hands-on technical leadership across design, implementation, and long-term maintainability. The role emphasizes secure, high-performing architectures, mentoring teams, and influencing architectural direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in web application development using C#, ASP.NET, and related frameworks.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in an Application Architect role.
• Proven experience designing and delivering cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong understanding of software architecture patterns and secure application design principles.
• Experience with relational database design and development using SQL Server.
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as Angular and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience working in agile development environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable, cloud-native applications aligned with enterprise architecture principles, standards, and patterns.
• Lead the design and development of applications using C#, .NET 8, Azure services, and RESTful APIs.
• Architect and implement single-page application solutions using Angular and modern frontend patterns.
• Evaluate and recommend system solutions, balancing custom development with third-party and platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with solution architects to define cross-team architectural strategies and integration approaches.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, supporting clean architecture and maintainable codebases.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Promote secure, performant, and resilient application designs that meet quality and compliance expectations.
• Monitor, assess, and reduce technical debt to ensure long-term sustainability of applications.
• Create and maintain architectural diagrams, technical documentation, and solution blueprints.

Skills

C#

ASP.NET

RESTful APIs

Angular

JavaScript/TypeScript

Cloud architecture

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Azure

SQL Server

Job description

Polaris Inc. is seeking an experienced Application Architect to lead the design of scalable, cloud-native software powering our digital platforms.

You’ll collaborate with architects and agile teams to align solutions with enterprise standards, while providing hands-on technical leadership across design, implementation, and long-term maintainability. The role emphasizes secure, high-performing architectures, mentoring teams, and influencing architectural direction.