- Field
- Software engineering
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Work model
- Hybrid
- Level
- Senior
- Pay
- $118k to $160k
About the role
You'll play a key role in defining the long-term technology vision, driving modernization initiatives, and influencing how software is designed, developed, and delivered across the organization. The organization is also exploring innovative technologies, including AI-assisted development and emerging engineering practices, making this an exciting opportunity to influence how modern software engineering evolves.
What you would own
- Define and execute a multi-year architectural roadmap aligned with business objectives and product innovation.
- Guide the evolution of complex enterprise platforms, including cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, and data technologies.
- Partner with senior leadership and engineering teams to make strategic architecture and technology decisions.
- Champion AI & Innovation: Evaluate AI-assisted software development, automation, and emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity and accelerate delivery.
- Establish architectural approaches that prioritize scalability, security, performance, resilience, and long-term maintainability.
- Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, streamline development practices, and improve platform capabilities.
- Mentor & Collaborate: Serve as a trusted technical advisor, mentoring engineers and technical leaders while building alignment across teams.
- Translate business needs into practical technical solutions while balancing innovation, cost, risk, and operational requirements.
- What's most important is your ability to evaluate architectural options, understand technical tradeoffs, and make sound decisions that support long-term business and product goals.
What they are looking for
- 8, 10+ years of progressive software engineering and architecture experience, with a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Proven success designing and evolving large-scale, distributed, cloud-based enterprise applications.
- Strong understanding of modern architecture, cloud platforms, APIs, integration patterns, and data technologies.
- Experience leading significant modernization or architectural transformation initiatives.
- Ability to connect business and product strategy with technical architecture and execution.
- Demonstrated success influencing technical direction across multiple teams without direct authority.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience mentoring engineers and technical leaders.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted software development and an interest in leveraging emerging technologies.
- Why This Opportunity Stands Out Meaningful Influence: Help establish the architectural direction of a major technology platform rather than simply executing someone else's roadmap.
- Modernization & Innovation: Play a central role in evolving established systems and introducing modern cloud, automation, and AI-enabled engineering practices.
- Work directly with Engineering, Product, and Technology leadership, with the opportunity to influence important technology investments and decisions.
- Contribute to highly available, mission-critical technology solutions supporting users around the world.
- Long-Term Opportunity: Join an established organization where you can make a lasting impact on its technology, engineering practices, and future direction.
- The Ideal Candidate You're a strategic thinker who still enjoys getting into the technical details.
- You understand that great architecture isn't about chasing the latest technology , it's about making smart decisions that solve real business problems, improve engineering effectiveness, and create a strong foundation for the future.
- If you're looking for an opportunity to have genuine influence over technology direction while working with talented engineering teams on meaningful modernization initiatives, this role is worth exploring.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.