Lead C# Software Architect

May 26, 2026

This role in: Cross-platform architecture · AI-augmented engineering · Monolith decomposition · Reliability & operational excellence <h3 style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt;">🧑🏻‍💻 Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Own the architectural vision and tech roadmap spanning all Stratus product lines; ensure decisions made in one team don't undermine platform coherence</li><li>Drive AI leverage as the spine of value delivery — architect agent-friendly platform surfaces (MCP and beyond) and patterns that let humans and agents move the roadmap faster together</li><li>Lead the decomposition of the <a target="_blank" href="http://ASP.NET">ASP.NET</a> monolith into a modular service architecture: sequencing, seam identification, migration patterns, and AI tooling to compress refactor and test work</li><li>Set engineering standards through working reference implementations, POCs, in-repo templates, and guardrails (CI, lint) that make the standard path the easiest path</li><li>Partner with the Data Architect to define cross-product data architecture and integration strategy — including event-driven backbones and the evolution of MongoDB and SQL Server data models</li><li>Drive reliability, performance, and operational excellence with the platform team: production-readiness standards, observability, and DORA metrics</li><li>Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across teams through code review, design review, and technical coaching</li><li>Engage directly with customer-facing teams and customers when needed to ground architectural decisions in real workflow problems</li><li>Own the trade-offs for off-standard technology choices and set the decision criteria in collaboration with engineering leadership</li></ul> <h3 style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt;">🤝 If you have</h3><ul><li>12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 4+ years in a Principal Engineer, Staff+, or Architect role at a B2B SaaS company</li><li>Demonstrated track record of leading architecture across multiple teams or product lines — not just within a single team or technology</li><li>Deep proficiency in Azure and C#/.NET, with strong opinions on modern Azure architecture (AKS, Functions, Service Bus) and when to apply each</li><li>Genuine polyglot — strong working proficiency in multiple languages beyond C# (Python, Go, TypeScript/Node, or similar), with the judgment to pick the right tool for the job</li><li>Experience leading the decomposition of monolithic applications into modular or service-oriented architectures, including the operational realities of incremental migration</li><li>Experience designing and operating event-driven systems and integration architectures</li><li>Hands-on experience driving reliability and operational excellence: SRE practices, observability, and production readiness reviews</li><li>Comfortable contributing to and reviewing code across the full stack, including frontend (VueJS or comparable)</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication — capable of writing succinct architecture docs and explaining tradeoffs to engineers, product, and executives</li><li>Advanced English</li></ul><h3 style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt;">🦾 It’s a plus</h3><ul><li>Experience designing systems where AI agents are first-class consumers: MCP servers, agent-facing APIs, retrieval-grounded interfaces</li><li>Experience modernizing legacy <a target="_blank" href="http://ASP.NET">ASP.NET</a> MVC applications</li><li>Data architecture experience on both relational (SQL Server) and document (MongoDB), with experience designing data models that survive scale and evolution</li><li>Working proficiency in AWS and the judgment to evaluate cloud tradeoffs across providers</li><li>Background in security architecture and threat modeling for B2B SaaS</li><li>Experience with Azure serverless patterns and when to apply them</li><li>Experience with Autodesk products (AutoCAD, Revit, Fabrication, BIM 360) or other MEP/AEC/CAD software</li><li>Domain knowledge of MEP, BIM, or construction technology workflows</li><li>Prior experience at a Series B / growth-stage company navigating the transition from PMF to scale</li></ul>

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