Senior Software Engineer - Architecture & Tech Leadership

Sight & Sound Brand; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sight & Sound Brand in Grapevine, TX, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to drive technical solution planning and establish architecture standards across teams. You will mentor developers, review designs, and ensure secure, scalable systems while collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into robust software.

Responsibilities include leading design discussions, enforcing best practices, and partnering with infrastructure and management to deliver reliable deployments and

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience using technologies such as TypeScript, Java, SQL, Angular, Spring Boot, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience translating business needs into scalable technical solutions and evaluating tradeoffs, system impacts, and long‑term maintainability.
• Demonstrated sound judgment, including knowing when to make decisions independently and when to seek collaboration or escalation.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, engineering best practices, and code quality principles.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues across applications, integrations, relational databases, and data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric.
• Working knowledge of identity management, data compliance, data retention, and secure handling of PCI/PII information.
• Working knowledge of cloud environments and DevOps practices, including CI/CD, monitoring, deployment, operational support, and cost-conscious use of cloud resources.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with developers, business stakeholders, leadership, contractors, and vendors.
• Ability to mentor and provide constructive feedback while encouraging technical ownership and sound engineering judgment.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solution planning and implementation design for business-critical software systems, enhancements, integrations, and cross-team initiatives.
• Design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot software solutions while serving as a hands‑on technical resource to the development team.
• Review code, lead technical design discussions, and promote quality, maintainability, scalability, and business value.
• Establish and reinforce application architecture standards, design patterns, engineering best practices, and responsible use of development and AI‑assisted tools.
• Document technical designs, architecture decisions, and system considerations to support maintainability, knowledge sharing, and long‑term continuity.
• Guide technical decisions related to integrations, data pipelines, identity management, compliance, data retention, and secure handling of sensitive information.
• Mentor developers and coach team members to grow in technical ownership and effective problem-solving.
• Partner with infrastructure and platform teams to support application reliability, security, monitoring, deployment readiness, operational support, and cost‑effective cloud usage.
• Partner with the Software Development Manager and senior team members on sprint planning, prioritization, and technical sequencing of work.
• Provide technical review and oversight of contractor and vendor work to ensure alignment with internal standards.

Skills

TypeScript

Java

SQL

Angular

Spring Boot

HTML

CSS

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Sight & Sound Brand in Grapevine, TX, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to drive technical solution planning and establish architecture standards across teams. You will mentor developers, review designs, and ensure secure, scalable systems while collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into robust software.

Responsibilities include leading design discussions, enforcing best practices, and partnering with infrastructure and management to deliver reliable deployments and