Senior Software Architect & API Lead

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Sick time plan

Vacation accrual plan

Career growth opportunities

15% employee discount

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is seeking a senior software architect to lead architecture, API design, and integration across multiple platforms. The role reports to the Store Support Office in Phoenix with a hybrid schedule (in-office Tue–Thu).

You will mentor teams, shape the technical roadmap, and ensure secure, compliant solutions for complex systems. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software development/integration, strong Azure experience, and proficiency in REST/GraphQL, CI/CD, and

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in software development and integration, with a strong focus on integrations and API management.
• Enterprise Integration: Experience working with complex enterprise level integration projects.
• API & Integration: Strong experience in API design (RESTful and GraphQL), integration, and management across various platforms.
• Software Development: Proficiency in languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript, C#/ .NET or Java or Python. Working knowledge of frameworks such as Node.js is a plus.
• Cloud Platforms: Proficiency in cloud computing platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure Cloud. General familiarity with other cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) is a plus. IaC (e.g., Terraform, Serverless framework) experience can be a plus.
• Full-Stack Development: Familiarity with full-stack development, including front-end technologies (Angular, React, HTML/CSS), CSS frameworks/preprocessors (e.g., Bootstrap, Tailwind, SASS), state management approaches (e.g., Redux), and build tooling (e.g., Webpack, Vite) is a plus.
• Agile Methodologies: Experience in working within Agile frameworks, with the ability to lead and mentor teams in Agile best practices.
• Technical Leadership: Proven ability to lead and mentor less experienced team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.
• Testing: Experience writing unit and integration tests for own code, and familiarity with test automation tools (e.g., JUnit, Selenium, Postman) to validate API and integration functionality.
• Monitoring: Basic familiarity with application monitoring/logging tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, App Insights, Dynatrace, NewRelic) to help identify and troubleshoot issues in own components.
• CI/CD: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions) and ability to contribute to build/release processes for own team's components.
• Security Fundamentals: Working knowledge of authentication/authorization standards (e.g., OAuth2, SSO) and secure coding practices for handling sensitive data in APIs and integrations.
• Databases: Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL queries; working knowledge of relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, Azure SQL) and exposure to NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cosmos DB).
• Messaging: Exposure to event-driven or message-based integration patterns (e.g., Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Kafka).
• Containerization: Basic familiarity with containerization concepts (e.g., Docker).
• Documentation: Ability to write clear technical documentation for own components, including design notes and API documentation.
• Data Pipelines: Basic understanding of ETL/ELT concepts and exposure to data pipeline/orchestration tools (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Databricks) for integrating and scheduling data movement between systems.
• Data Quality: Awareness of data validation and quality-check practices when integrating or transforming data between systems.

Responsibilities

• Software Architecture & Design: Apply software architecture and design principles to create robust, scalable, and efficient product architectures that align with business goals.
• API Development & Integration: Lead the creation, review, and implementation of API designs/contracts (RESTful and GraphQL) across various software development teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, and business teams, to ensure alignment on technical solutions.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other teams, helping to define standards, best practices, and incident management protocols.
• Technical Input: Contribute to technical roadmap and architecture discussions for own team/project, offering recommendations on tooling, technology choices, and build-vs-buy decisions within the scope of assigned systems.
• End-to-End Solutions: Design and optimize end-to-end solutions for complex systems, ensuring all components work together effectively.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure all integrations and solutions meet cybersecurity, and other regulatory compliance standards.]

Skills

Software Architecture

API design

Integration

JavaScript/TypeScript

C#/.NET

Java

Python

Azure Cloud

RESTful API

GraphQL

CI/CD

Security

Testing

Docker

SQL

NoSQL

Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Node.js

Postman

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Job description

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is seeking a senior software architect to lead architecture, API design, and integration across multiple platforms. The role reports to the Store Support Office in Phoenix with a hybrid schedule (in-office Tue–Thu).

You will mentor teams, shape the technical roadmap, and ensure secure, compliant solutions for complex systems. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software development/integration, strong Azure experience, and proficiency in REST/GraphQL, CI/CD, and