Senior Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of cross-functional technical direction across service boundaries, contracts, data architecture, and platform advancements.

• Lead the architectural design for programs focused on decomposition and the replatforming of front-end systems.

• Develop architecture decision records, perform design reviews, document trade-offs, and provide clear written justifications.

• Collect requirements from dependent teams prior to designing and validate designs against actual users.

• Mentor tech leads in their own design processes, enhancing the pool of individuals capable of architecting solutions.

• Maintain simplicity in designs, adhering to the principle that they should be as uncomplicated as the problem permits.

• Collaborate with AI Operations and DevOps to ensure architectural compliance through contracts, validations, and delivery checkpoints.

• Direct how AI agents construct and modify systems to ensure machine-generated code remains within a human-governed framework.

• Facilitate an AI-native development lifecycle where agents assist in planning, building, validating, and releasing, while humans retain ownership of judgment and direction.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of engineering experience, with several years leading architecture across various teams in SaaS or platform contexts.

• Proven history of designs that have been successfully implemented and remained robust in production environments.

• Hands-on experience in breaking down a monolithic architecture into services in a live production setting.

• Proficient in agentic systems, LLM integration patterns, and architectural considerations for codebases that include machine-generated components.

• Experience in regulated environments such as FedRAMP, StateRAMP, HIPAA, or similar is highly advantageous.

• Outstanding clarity in both written and verbal communication.

• Capability to rephrase requirements and confirm comprehension prior to initiating design work.

• Ability to identify and address confusion and uncertainty at early stages.

• Empathy for the constraints faced by dependent teams.

• Preference for straightforward, maintainable design solutions.

• Comfort with public mistakes and a quick adaptability to changes.

• Must not require employer sponsorship for a work visa; SimpliGov does not provide sponsorship for work visa applicants.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, with significant employer contributions for both employees and their dependents.

• Company-sponsored life and disability insurance coverage.

• 11 paid holidays per year.

• Flexible time-off policy.

• 401k plan featuring a 4% employer match.

• Monthly stipends designated for wellness and home office expenses.

• Performance bonuses.

• Options for buy-up insurance plans available at additional costs.