This Turn2 Client is a fast-growing software company that is hiring a Principal Architect to lead platform architecture and technical strategy across its core digital products. This is the top technical leadership role in the organization — ideal for an experienced architect who thrives at the intersection of system design, product innovation, and hands-on mentorship.
You'll report directly to senior leadership and work closely with product and engineering teams to shape scalable, cloud-native platforms used by millions. This is both a strategic and execution-focused role with broad impact across technical direction, engineering culture, and product delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Define platform-wide architecture with a focus on scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability
Set engineering standards and guide system-level design across teams
Partner with product and executive stakeholders to align technology with business strategy
Lead adoption of modern cloud-native patterns (e.g., serverless, microservices, event-driven design)
Provide architectural oversight for key initiatives such as data strategy, AI/ML integration, and system interoperability
Mentor senior engineers and elevate engineering maturity across the org
Ideal Experience
12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in senior or architectural leadership roles
Proven success architecting complex, cloud-based SaaS products at scale
Strong experience with modern technologies like Node.js/TypeScript, Python, React, AWS, containerization, and CI/CD
Deep understanding of distributed systems, API design, authentication/authorization, and observability
Comfortable collaborating at the executive level while remaining hands-on with technical delivery
Experience mentoring engineering leaders and shaping a high-performance team culture