Principal Architect - Remote

Principal Architect

Full Time

Remote (United States)

POSITION OVERVIEW

As our Principal Architect, you ll be at the center of some of the most important technical decisions we make shaping the systems, tools, and strategies that power our products and teams. This is a high-impact leadership role where deep technical expertise meets big-picture thinking.

You won t just maintain architecture you ll define it. You ll lead the design of scalable, modern systems, set organization-wide engineering standards, and help teams navigate complexity with clarity and confidence. From guiding senior engineers to partnering with executives on long-term strategy, your work will directly influence how we build, grow, and scale.

If you re excited by the challenge of solving big technical problems, mentoring top-tier talent, and building systems that last, this is your opportunity to lead at the highest level.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Architecture & Design

Define and maintain enterprise-wide architecture standards, patterns, and best practices

Lead the design of complex, scalable systems and technology solutions

Evaluate and recommend technology stacks, frameworks, and third-party solutions

Ensure architectural consistency across multiple projects and teams

Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance on critical decisions

Technical Leadership

Collaborate with engineering leaders to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Mentor and develop senior and staff engineers across the organization

Contribute to engineering review cycles by providing feedback and input on the performance, growth, and technical development of software engineers

Lead cross-functional technical discussions and drive consensus on architectural approaches

Stay current with emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the organization

Champion engineering excellence through code quality, testing practices, and documentation standards

Strategic Planning

Partner with product and business stakeholders to understand long-term technology needs

Develop technical roadmaps that support business growth and scalability requirements

Assess technical debt and create strategies for modernization and optimization

Lead proof-of-concept initiatives for new technologies or approaches

Contribute to technology budget planning and resource allocation decisions

Collaboration & Communication

Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership

Facilitate technical workshops and architecture review sessions

Work closely with Security, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams on system requirements

Document architectural decisions, patterns, and guidelines for the engineering organization

WHO YOU ARE

You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

You have 15+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in architecture roles

You have deep expertise in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and technology stacks

You are experienced in architecting large-scale distributed systems and guiding them from concept to production

You have a strong understanding of micro-services and related architectures

You have a strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), Kubernetes and microservices architectures

You are experienced in contributing to open source projects

You are experienced with data architecture, API design, integration patterns, System of Systems design, and building cloud-native 12-factor applications

You are experienced with most if not all of our stack: Python (Flask, SQLAlchemy/alembic, pytest), Celery, PostgreSQL, Pydantic / OpenAPI, Redis, NodeJS, Javascript/Typescript, React, Git and modern CI/CD workflows

You have expertise in security best practices and compliance frameworks, ensuring enterprise architectures are resilient, auditable, and aligned with organizational risk and governance models.

You live in the United States

Even Better

You have experience in cryptography, financial services, banking, or bitcoin security infrastructure

You have professional architecture certifications (TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect, etc.)

You have a track record of leading technical transformations or migrations

You have experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code

You have a strong background in performance optimization and scalability engineering

You have experience working in the Bitcoin space

WHAT WE OFFER

Company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k with employer match

Employee stock options

Unlimited PTO

Training & development opportunities

Remote work flexibility