Principal Software Architect

About the Job

The 
Principal Software Architect
 role involves defining, leading, and evolving the technical architecture of our flagship product. You'll be the driving force behind critical architectural decisions, ensuring our systems are scalable, reliable, and secure. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll balance long-term architectural vision with the immediate needs of delivery.

Beyond designing robust solutions, you'll play a key role in shaping our engineering culture. You'll provide technical guidance across the entire software development lifecycle, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, QA, Automation, Product, Support, Sales, and Engineering leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical architecture
   of our product across its SaaS, client-server, and multi-OS deployments.
• Ensure the scalability, security, performance, and maintainability
   of our microservices-based systems.
• Lead the technical design and execution for new features, from initial concept to final deployment.
• Collaborate with DevOps
   on containerization, orchestration, and advanced CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Docker, Podman, Kubernetes).
• Partner with QA & Automation
   to guarantee testability, resilience, and high-quality delivery.
• Work closely with product
   teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance
   to developers, team leaders, and group leaders to foster a strong engineering culture.
• Drive the adoption of architectural best practices
   in code quality, design patterns, and system integration.
• Collaborate with Support & Sales
   to understand customer needs and inform architectural improvements.
• Serve as the technical authority for governance
  , reviewing designs, enforcing architectural guidelines, and ensuring consistency across all engineering teams.

Our Tech Stack

• Languages:
   C#, Python, TypeScript (Angular)
• Database & Storage:
   PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis (DB, Cache, Streams)
• Containers & Orchestration:
   Docker, Podman, Kubernetes
• Architecture:
   SaaS, Microservices, Multi-OS deployments, High-scale Client-Server systems

Skills & Experience

• Motivation & Attitude:
   Motivated, a self-learner and a team player with a can-do attitude.
• Proven Experience:
   Demonstrated experience as a Software Architect or Principal Engineer in a SaaS or cybersecurity environment.
• Architectural Expertise:
   Deep expertise in microservices architecture, large-scale distributed systems, and designing for scalability and security.
• Technical Stack:
• Languages:
   Strong background in C# and Python. Experience with TypeScript (Angular) is a plus.
• Data:
   Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and Redis, including its use for caching and pub/sub.
• Containerization:
   Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration using Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes.
• Deployment Knowledge:
   Experience with multi-OS and high-scale client-server deployments.
• Security & Certificate Technology:
   Deep understanding of secure communication protocols (SSL/TLS) and hands-on experience with digital certificate management, key rotation, and secure credential storage.
• Leadership & Collaboration:
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with a track record of working effectively across cross-functional teams (Product, DevOps, QA, Support, Sales).
• Strong leadership and mentorship abilities, including a history of shaping engineering culture.
• Education:
   A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.