Software Architect Principal

Patterson Dental Supply, Inc.; Minnesota; Híbrido; USD 123 000 - 164 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Full Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays

Parental and Adoption Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Resumo da oferta

Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. seeks a Software Architect Principal to design and lead commercial software architectures that address complex product initiatives.

You will set standards across frontend, backend, database, and integrations, guiding large‑scale initiatives with focus on scalability, security, and reliability. You will mentor teams, translate business needs into architecture, and ensure delivery aligns with product strategy while balancing short‑term delivery and long‑term

Qualificações

• Broad knowledge of software architecture principles, design patterns, and application development.
• Experience defining architectural standards and influencing technology strategy across multiple teams or domains.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsabilidades

• Architect end‑to‑end software solutions across front‑end, back‑end, database, integration, and infrastructure.
• Translate business needs into high‑level designs, specifications, and architectural models.
• Develop and evolve architectural standards, frameworks, and coding guidelines.
• Assess solutions for compatibility, security, and long‑term maintainability.
• Provide architectural oversight and mentorship to engineers and architects.

Conhecimentos

Software architecture

Full-stack development

Technical leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Formação académica

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Summary

The Software Architect Principal designs and leads the development of commercial software architectures and solutions that address complex product initiatives and objectives with technology products, services and capabilities. This role applies deep technical expertise across the full software stack to define, build, and evolve scalable, secure, and integrated systems aligned with product architecture standards. In addition, this role leads large-scale commercial software initiatives, resolves design issues, and provides guidance to other teams to evolve the technologies and operating models.

Essential Functions

Architect and design end‑to‑end software solutions across front‑end, back‑end, database, integration, and infrastructure layers, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and maintainability. Lead technical planning and architecture definition by translating business and stakeholder requirements into high‑level system designs, technical specifications, and architectural models. Develop and evolve architectural standards and guidelines including frameworks, coding standards, reusable components, and technology patterns that enable consistent and efficient software development. Assess and validate technology solutions and integrations to ensure compatibility across applications, platforms, data, and interdependent technologies. Guide complex software development initiatives by providing architectural direction, resolving highly complex technical issues, and influencing design decisions with broad product impact. Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, product, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders to align architecture decisions with strategic objectives and delivery timelines. Communicate software architecture and design decisions clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences, ensuring shared understanding of solution intent, constraints, and trade‑offs. Evaluate emerging technologies and practices to recommend improvements that enhance system capabilities, reliability, and long‑term sustainability. Provide technical mentorship, coaching, and architectural oversight to engineers and architects without direct supervisory responsibility, elevating technical capability across teams. Comply with Company and department policies and standards; performs other duties as assigned. Essential Functions: Dental US Evaluate and modernize legacy systems in a controlled, and low‑risk way while ensuring business continuity, data accuracy, and smooth customer experience Establish and maintain development standards, governance controls, and automated quality assurance processes that improve efficiency, consistency, compliance, and delivery quality, while ensuring appropriate oversight, approval, and auditability of significant technology decisions and outcomes Optimize standardized delivery tools and processes to improve the speed, quality, reliability, and efficiency of technology delivery and continuously improve performance through data‑driven insights.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or equivalent education and/or experience 7 years of progressive technical experience, including software engineering/ IT architecture, design and implementation

Preferred Requirements

Experience designing and implementing customer‑facing software platforms

Skills and Abilities

Broad technical knowledge of software architecture principles, design patterns, and application development Demonstrated experience defining architectural standards and influencing technology strategy across multiple teams or domains Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences Strong proficiency across front‑end, back‑end, database, and integration technologies, including full‑stack development concepts Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and debugging skills to resolve highly complex technical issues Strong judgment and decision‑making skills based on deep technical experience Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying scalable, secure, and resilient systems; ability to visualize and create high‑level models Ability to apply strategic and systems thinking to balance technical, business, and architectural considerations Proven capability to lead through influence and provide technical guidance/coach peers

Physical and Cognitive Demands

Communicate/Hearing Frequently Communicate/Talking Frequently Learn New Tasks or Concepts Frequently Make Timely Decisions in the Context of a Workflow Frequently Complete Tasks Independently Constantly Maintain Focus Constantly Remember Processes & Procedures Constantly Stationary Position (Seated) Constantly Vision Constantly Hand/Eye Coordination Occasionally Bend Rarely Complete Tasks in a Noisy Environment Rarely Feeling/Grasping/Handling Rarely Move/Traverse Rarely Repetitive Motions Rarely Working Environment

Hazards

Occasionally Environmental Conditions

Remote

This position primarily completes work from a remote setting, most commonly, a home office. This may be referenced as flexible workplace.

Travel Requirements

10%

What's In It For You

We provide competitive benefits, unique incentive programs and rewards for our eligible employees: Full Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program 401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan Paid Time Off (PTO) Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays Volunteer Time Off (VTO) Educational Assistance Program Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program) Patterson Perks Program

The potential compensation range for this role is below. The final offer amount could exceed this range, based on various factors such as candidate location (geographical labor market), experience, and skills. $123,200.00 - $164,333.33

EEO Statement

Patterson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability. At Patterson Companies, we live our values everyday. With more than 8,000 employees worldwide, we're responsible for providing dentists, veterinarians, animal producers, and farmers with the support they need to keep us and our animals healthy.