Senior Software Architect & Technical Strategy Lead

DriveTime; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Home

Healthcare benefits

401K and Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

DriveTime is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead complex, business-critical initiatives across the organization. You will partner with product, architecture, and business teams to design scalable cloud-native solutions, lead engineering strategy, and solve challenging technical problems using modern cloud-native technologies.

This role requires a hands-on engineer who can influence technical direction and deliver measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as C#, Java, or Python.
• API design and development using RESTful services, GraphQL, and serverless architectures.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases including Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, PostgreSQL.
• Experience integrating enterprise applications and third-party systems.
• Exposure to authentication and authorization platforms such as Okta, Auth0, Cognito, Firebase, or similar solutions.
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.
• Experience building solutions in cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), preferably Segment, or similar technologies.
• Experience with Customer Engagement Platforms (CEPs), preferably Braze, or similar technologies.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale software solutions and strategic technology initiatives.
• Architecting and building modern applications using object-oriented programming languages such as C#, Java, or Python.
• Designing, developing, and optimizing APIs using RESTful services, GraphQL, and serverless architectures.
• Driving application integration efforts across internal systems and external third-party platforms.
• Collaborating with product, architecture, and business teams to align technical solutions with organizational objectives.
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams through architecture reviews, code reviews, and best practice development.
• Designing and implementing scalable data solutions leveraging both relational and non-relational databases.
• Developing secure applications utilizing modern authentication and authorization frameworks and identity providers.
• Contributing to front-end application development using modern frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.
• Building and deploying cloud-native applications within Azure and other cloud environments as needed.
• Partnering with marketing and customer technology teams to integrate CDPs and CEPs.
• Evaluating emerging tools and practices to improve quality, scalability, and efficiency.
• Influencing technical strategy and communicating decisions to leadership.

Skills

C#

Java

Python

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

Serverless

Azure

React/Angular/Vue

CDPs

CEPs

Identity providers

MS SQL Server

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

MS SQL Server

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Job description

DriveTime is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead complex, business-critical initiatives across the organization. You will partner with product, architecture, and business teams to design scalable cloud-native solutions, lead engineering strategy, and solve challenging technical problems using modern cloud-native technologies.

This role requires a hands-on engineer who can influence technical direction and deliver measurable business impact.