Client Software Architect

The role

This person will lead end-to-end solution delivery by combining platform development, client engagement, and partner integrations for a major retail platform. They will own the complete architecture lifecycle from discovery and design to delivery and operational readiness.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture across discovery, design, delivery, and operational readiness.
• Design and build new platform infrastructure to support emerging product requirements.
• Produce and maintain architectural artifacts like ADRs, interface contracts, and data flow diagrams.
• Write production code for critical platform features and infrastructure components.
• Establish and maintain partner integration architectures across third-party ecosystems.
• Lead Discovery and Delivery Tracks within Dual-Track Agile.
• Mentor engineers and junior architects on design practices and AI-assisted development.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce architecture governance.
• Identify and mitigate architecture risks regarding compatibility, data integrity, and scalability.
• Drive approvals and alignment across business and technical stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8 years of professional software development experience, including recent hands-on coding and prototyping.
• 5+ years designing cloud-native, microservices, or event-driven architectures (Azure or equivalent).
• Experience building platform infrastructure and scalable backend systems.
• Experience owning end-to-end solution delivery for medium-to-large projects.
• Experience with partner integrations such as payments, SaaS APIs, loyalty, inventory, or authentication providers.
• Hands-on experience building prototypes or reference implementations.
• Expertise in API-first design (REST/OpenAPI).
• Experience with relational/non-relational databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Solid grasp of containerization, CI/CD, and Kubernetes-based delivery pipelines.
• Practical experience with generative AI and AI-assisted development tools.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills.

Nice to have

• Strong retail platform domain knowledge (POS systems, store operations, payment processing).
• Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent.
• Experience with API Gateway or Integration Platforms (Azure APIM, Kong, Apigee, MuleSoft, Boomi).
• Solid understanding of API security and compliance (OAuth 2.0/OIDC, JWT, PCI).
• Familiarity with formal specifications (OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, JSON Schema).
• Background in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience leading Dual-Track Agile processes.
• Experience contributing to platform strategy, reusable assets, and API-first designs.

Benefits

• Group health coverage (medical, dental, & vision)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• 401(k) plan (with company match)
• Company provided life insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Generous paid holiday schedule
• Paid vacation
• Sick/personal days

About the company

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is a dynamic billion-dollar global company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, providing retail store solutions to major brands. They are the world's installed market share leader in in-store solutions.