Technical Architect & Development Lead

Plan A Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation

New laptop

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Plan A Technologies is seeking a senior technical leader to drive software architecture and modern development practices. You will set a modernization roadmap, improve delivery quality, and mentor engineering teams while collaborating with product and IT partners.

The role emphasizes hands-on direction, secure scalable architectures, and exploring AI-enabled workflows. Remote work is available with a global office footprint.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years hands-on software development experience with C#/.NET in Agile environments.
• At least 5 years in technical leadership guiding teams without a dedicated PM.
• Strong grasp of design, development practices, and SDLC including testing and documentation.
• Experience designing Azure applications with Functions and serverless architectures.
• Strong Azure SQL Server skills, including database design and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience building REST APIs and integrating AI tools into enterprise apps.
• Strong communication, initiative, and ability to connect business needs with technical plans.

Responsibilities

• Assess systems, identify architectural weaknesses, and plan modernization and refactoring work.
• Guide development practices to improve code quality, documentation, and delivery efficiency.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, DevOps processes, and automated testing.
• Establish engineering standards, performance measures, and development guidelines.
• Advise on integrations, legacy systems, data platforms, and customer-facing applications.
• Explore AI tools for engineering productivity and business initiatives while supporting secure, scalable architecture.

Skills

C#/.NET

Leadership

Agile

REST APIs

Azure

CI/CD

AI tools

Communication

Tools

Azure Functions

Serverless

Job description

**Role overview**

Lead software architecture and development practices across a team, combining hands-on technical direction with people leadership. You’ll set a modernization roadmap, improve delivery quality, and work with product and IT partners to align engineering priorities with business needs, including exploring practical uses of AI.

**Responsibilities**

• Assess systems, identify architectural weaknesses, and plan modernization and refactoring work.
• Guide development practices to improve code quality, documentation, and delivery efficiency.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, DevOps processes, and automated testing.
• Establish engineering standards, performance measures, and development guidelines.
• Advise on integrations, legacy systems, data platforms, and customer-facing applications.
• Explore AI tools for engineering productivity and business initiatives while supporting secure, scalable architecture.

**Requirements**

• At least 10 years of hands-on software development experience, including deep C#/.NET expertise in Agile environments.
• At least 5 years in technical leadership, with a record of guiding teams and delivering projects without relying on a dedicated project manager.
• Strong grasp of software design, development practices, and the software development lifecycle, including testing and documentation.
• Experience designing Azure applications with Azure Functions and serverless architectures.
• Strong Azure SQL Server skills, including database design and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience building REST APIs and integrating AI tools into enterprise applications.
• Strong communication, initiative, and ability to connect business needs with technical plans.

**Benefits and work setup**

Work remotely full-time or from a global office. The role includes a generous vacation schedule, a new laptop, and a collaborative team environment.