Software Architect Principal

Patterson Companies, Inc.; Minnesota; Teletrabalho; USD 123 000 - 164 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Remote work option

Educational Assistance

Resumo da oferta

Patterson Companies, Inc. is seeking a Software Architect Principal to design and lead scalable, secure software architectures across front-end, back-end, database, and integration layers.

You will translate business requirements into high-level designs, define standards, and guide multiple teams with broad product impact. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product, security, and infrastructure, and evolve architectural patterns to sustain long-term success.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive software architecture experience.
• Experience designing customer-facing platforms.

Responsabilidades

• Architect end-to-end software solutions across front-end, back-end, database, integration, and infrastructure layers.
• Lead architecture planning by translating requirements into high-level designs and specs.
• Develop and evolve architectural standards, reusable components, and technology patterns.
• Mentor engineers and provide architectural oversight across multiple teams.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, security, and business stakeholders to align decisions with objectives.

Conhecimentos

Software architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Full-stack development

Communication

Security and reliability

Mentorship

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

****Patterson isn't just a place to work, it's a partner that cares about your success.****One of the distinguishing marks of our company is the talented people who embrace the people-first, always advancing, and results-driven culture. Professional growth abounds in this motivating environment. We value the diverse talents and experiences our employees bring to Patterson and believe that they build a stronger and successful organization.**Date Last Edited:** 10/7/2026 8:52:09 AM **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*** Office: This position primarily operates in a professional office environment in which team members occupy desks in assigned areas or at meeting/collaboration spaces within the building. The building's primary work areas consist of desks, chairs, computers, and other office equipment and devices for professional services.* 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