Software Architect

TDIndustries; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TDIndustries is seeking a senior software architect to define and govern the technical architecture for custom enterprise applications and internal SaaS products sold to customers. You will translate business requirements into scalable designs, establish architectural standards, and provide technical leadership across teams including product, engineering, infrastructure, and security.

The role emphasizes cloud-native SaaS delivery, multi-tenancy, secure architectures, and AI-enabled development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field is required; Master's preferred.
• Cloud architecture certifications (AWS/Azure) or TOGAF are a plus; 8+ years in software development with 3+ years in architecture.
• Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and modern front-end frameworks (React).
• Experience designing cloud-native architectures on Azure or AWS, including microservices, serverless, containers, and CI/CD for multi-tenant SaaS.
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL database design (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) with data isolation and multi-tenancy patterns.
• Ability to architect SaaS platforms for external customers including tenant onboarding, licensing enforcement, API design, and usage metering.
• Experience architecting for security, compliance, and high availability, including SOC II Type 2 or similar audits.
• API design and integration patterns (REST, GraphQL, event-driven) for internal and external SaaS APIs.
• Proficiency with DevOps tooling (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, IaC like Terraform/Bicep) and automated testing.
• Hands-on experience with AI-powered development tools and AI features (LLM APIs, RAG, agent frameworks)
• Ability to design scalable, observable AI systems with attention to latency, token management, and output validation.
• Excellent communication; able to present complex architecture to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with PowerShell, C#, or Python is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end technical architecture for all custom applications and SaaS products.
• Establish architectural standards, coding patterns, and best practices across teams; conduct architecture reviews.
• Translate business and product requirements into architectural blueprints and design docs guiding engineering teams.
• Architect SaaS capabilities including tenant isolation, licensing, multi-region deployment, and customer-facing APIs.
• Lead evaluation of frameworks, platforms, cloud services, and third-party components; produce PoCs.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to design for performance, security, and SOC II Type 2 compliance.
• Define data architecture and governance standards for custom apps with data residency and isolation.
• Mentor developers and participate in Agile planning and cross-team alignment.
• Stay current with industry trends and recommend strategic technology investments to leadership.
• Champion AI-assisted development practices and safe integration within architecture.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Node.js

React

Cloud-native architecture

Multi-tenant SaaS design

REST/GraphQL API design

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps tooling

Security/compliance design

SQL/NoSQL data modeling

AI-assisted development tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Bicep

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for defining and governing the technical architecture of custom-developed enterprise applications and internally built SaaS products sold to external customers. Translates business and product requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable system designs; establishes and enforces architectural standards across development teams; and provides technical leadership throughout the full software development lifecycle. Serves as the primary technical authority for all custom software initiatives, bridging engineering, product management, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver high-quality, commercially viable software products.

Essential Duties

• Defines and owns end-to-end technical architecture for all custom-developed enterprise applications and internally built SaaS products, including system design, component interactions, data flows, integration patterns, multi-tenancy models, and technology stack selection.

• Establishes and maintains architectural standards, coding patterns, and best practices across development teams; conducts architecture reviews and approves designs prior to implementation to ensure consistency and quality across all custom software.

• Translates business, operational, and product requirements into clear architectural blueprints, technical specifications, and design documentation that guide engineering teams from initial concept through production delivery.

• Architects SaaS platform capabilities including tenant isolation, subscription and licensing models, multi-region deployment, and customer-facing APIs that allow external customers to integrate with and extend the product.

• Leads evaluation and selection of frameworks, platforms, cloud services, and third-party components; produces proof-of-concept implementations to validate architectural decisions before committing to full development.

• Partners with software developers and engineering leads throughout design, development, and testing phases to ensure implementations align with architectural intent and deliver the quality expected by external customers.

• Collaborates with infrastructure and security teams to design for performance, scalability, high availability, disaster recovery, and security -- including architecture controls required for SOC II Type 2 compliance across all customer-facing SaaS products.

• Defines data architecture and governance standards for custom applications, including data residency, customer data isolation, retention policies, and integration with enterprise data systems.

• Identifies and mitigates technical debt, architectural risks, and system vulnerabilities in custom enterprise applications and SaaS products; develops remediation roadmaps and works with teams to execute them.

• Champions AI-assisted development practices, including AI coding tools, automated code review, and intelligent testing, ensuring they integrate safely within the architecture of custom-built systems.

• Defining architecture for AI-powered features: LLM API integration, RAG pipelines, and AI agent frameworks

• Collaborating with product/business stakeholders to identify AI opportunities and translate them into architectural designs accounting for accuracy, latency, cost, privacy, and responsible AI

• Provides technical mentorship to senior and mid-level developers; elevates the engineering organization's capability to build and maintain custom software at scale.

• Participates in Agile planning; contributes to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and cross-team technical alignment across custom application and SaaS product teams.

• Stays current with industry trends relevant to custom software development and SaaS delivery; recommends strategic technology investments to leadership.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field is required. Master's Degree is preferred.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent cloud architecture certification is preferred. TOGAF or similar enterprise architecture certification is a plus.
• 8+ years of software development experience, with at least 3 years in a software architecture, principal engineer, or technical lead role. Demonstrated experience delivering custom-developed enterprise applications and/or internally built SaaS products to external customers is required.

• Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and modern front-end frameworks (React or equivalent), with a track record in custom-built enterprise and commercial applications.

• Deep experience designing cloud-native architectures on Azure or AWS, including microservices, serverless, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines for multi-tenant SaaS delivery.

• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL database design, query optimization, and data modeling (SQL Server, PostgreSQL or equivalent), including customer data isolation and multi-tenancy patterns.

• Demonstrated ability to architect custom SaaS platforms for external customers, including tenant onboarding, subscription and licensing enforcement, customer-facing API design, and usage metering.

• Experience architecting for security, compliance, and high availability, including SOC II Type 2 or similar audit frameworks across customer-facing systems.

• Experience with API design and integration patterns (REST, GraphQL, event-driven architecture, message queuing) for both internal enterprise and externally consumed SaaS APIs.

• Proficiency with DevOps tooling including GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Bicep), and automated testing frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar) and the ability to evaluate their safe and effective use within an engineering organization.

• Hands-on experience architecting AI-powered products (LLM APIs, RAG, vector search, agent workflows) with understanding of prompt engineering and model trade-offs in production

• Ability to design scalable, observable AI systems with attention to token management, latency optimization, output validation, hallucination mitigation, and feedback loops

• Excellent communication skills; able to present complex architectural concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, including external customers.

• Experience with PowerShell, C#, or Python is preferred.