Senior Solution Architect - Remote Cloud & Platform Strategy

Stride, Inc.; Virginia, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Remote work

Annual bonus potential

Job summary

Stride, Inc. is seeking a Solution Architect to guide the technical direction of key product platforms across K12.

The role partners with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to design secure, scalable, maintainable solutions and to set architectural standards that drive value. Ideal candidates will have 8+ years in software engineering with architecture influence, 3+ years on AWS, and strong communication skills to lead through influence across teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering with architecture influence.
• 3+ years building on AWS.
• Hands-on with multiple languages, UI frameworks and DBs.
• Familiar with modern web tech and open-source frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving and architectural trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture across platforms and define strategy.
• Own the technical direction for the platform and align with business goals.
• Lead through influence across engineering, product and UX.
• Document decisions, patterns, and governance for long-term maintainability.
• Provide ongoing architectural guidance during development.

Skills

AWS

Software architecture

Cross-team influence

Documentation

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelors in CS/Engineering

Job description

Stride, Inc. is seeking a Solution Architect to guide the technical direction of key product platforms across K12.

The role partners with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to design secure, scalable, maintainable solutions and to set architectural standards that drive value. Ideal candidates will have 8+ years in software engineering with architecture influence, 3+ years on AWS, and strong communication skills to lead through influence across teams.