Senior Principal, Platform Architecture & AI-Driven Systems

Blue Shield of CA; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellarus is seeking a Senior Principal Applications Architect to set enterprise-wide architecture for payer, provider, pharma, and partner workflows. You will own the direction for reusable services, API ecosystems, and vendor integrations, combining code-level insight with strategic platform decisions.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, production tradeoffs, and market-ready marketplace capabilities, with strong emphasis on hands-on delivery and mentorship of senior engineers.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in software engineering, architecture, platform engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering or architecture experience.
• Experience setting architecture direction for enterprise-scale, cloud-native systems.
• Expert knowledge of microservices, API ecosystems, event-driven architecture, and domain-driven design.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architecture direction for enterprise-scale systems.
• Shape reusable services and marketplace capabilities across product lines.
• Lead design decisions for vendor integrations and AI-enabled development patterns.
• Communicate architecture standards clearly to engineers and executives.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Microservices

TypeScript

Node.js

OpenAPI

Kubernetes

Azure

Strategic vendor integration

AI development patterns

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions

Docker

Azure API Management

Job description

Stellarus is seeking a Senior Principal Applications Architect to set enterprise-wide architecture for payer, provider, pharma, and partner workflows. You will own the direction for reusable services, API ecosystems, and vendor integrations, combining code-level insight with strategic platform decisions.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, production tradeoffs, and market-ready marketplace capabilities, with strong emphasis on hands-on delivery and mentorship of senior engineers.