Senior Software Architect: Cloud-Native Modernization Leader

Top Dog Recruiting; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Dog Recruiting is seeking a Senior Software Architect to shape the technology strategy for a global platform. You will define the long-term architectural direction, drive modernization initiatives, and collaborate with leadership to deliver scalable, secure cloud-native solutions that power mission-critical applications worldwide.

You will evaluate AI-assisted development and emerging practices to accelerate delivery while maintaining architectural integrity and governance across teams.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of software engineering and architecture experience with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Proven success designing and evolving large-scale, distributed, cloud-based enterprise applications.
• Ability to connect business and product strategy with technical architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year architectural roadmap aligned with business objectives and product innovation.
• Lead modernization of complex enterprise platforms including cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, and data technologies.
• Influence strategic architecture and technology decisions with senior leadership and engineering teams.
• Champion AI-assisted software development, automation, and emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity.
• Design architectural approaches prioritizing scalability, security, performance, resilience, and maintainability.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve platform capabilities through better development practices.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders while building alignment across teams.
• Translate business needs into practical technical solutions balancing innovation, cost, risk, and operations.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Cloud architecture

Java

Team mentorship

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenAPI

GitHub Actions

Job description

Top Dog Recruiting is seeking a Senior Software Architect to shape the technology strategy for a global platform. You will define the long-term architectural direction, drive modernization initiatives, and collaborate with leadership to deliver scalable, secure cloud-native solutions that power mission-critical applications worldwide.

You will evaluate AI-assisted development and emerging practices to accelerate delivery while maintaining architectural integrity and governance across teams.