Senior Software Architect
TLDR
Lead technical vision for a product line, mentor engineers, and champion AI-driven development practices across teams.
Leads the technical vision for at least one product line and provides ongoing direction and feedback across teams to advance that vision
Establishes quality standards and drives system design decisions that prevent defects, leading material improvements that eliminate recurring classes of problems
Serves as the team's expert resource on AI-driven development practices and LLM usage, advocating for and driving adoption of AI-assisted development tools across the engineering organization
Leads participation in the full development life cycle, including requirements gathering, analysis, and design, taking ownership of significant components
Evaluates business risk and customer impact to make strategic technical trade-off decisions
Mentors engineers in technical decision-making, including risk evaluation and trade-off analysis
Proactively identifies and resolves complex problems, implementing sustainable solutions that prevent recurrence
Defines, communicates, and owns architectural decisions, including tenancy models, service boundaries, performance and cost tradeoffs, extensibility, and safe upgrade paths, to meet current and future needs for scaling, performance, security, and reliability
Identifies and implements process improvements across the engineering organization
Creates and reviews system designs, applying appropriate architectural patterns, idioms, and data structures
Takes full ownership of assigned work and team deliverable quality, including advancing test automation strategy and implementation, and is highly accountable for how software performs in production
Ensures comprehensive documentation across all development phases and guides others in producing it
Contributes directly to code on an ongoing basis using approved AI-assisted development tools
Leads post-acquisition technical integration efforts, including data migration planning, security assessments, and compliance evaluation
Partners regularly with Product, Professional Services, and Sales to align technical execution with business and customer requirements
Conduct all business in accordance with FinQuery policies and procedures
All other duties as assigned
Education and Experience Desired
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Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 6 years' experience; or equivalent experience with a typical range of 12-15 years
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Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
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History of architecting and delivering enterprise-scale software systems in production environments
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Background in mentoring or leading technical direction in an individual contributor capacity, without formal people management responsibility
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Track record working within an AI-augmented software development workflow, such as Claude Code or comparable agentic development tools
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Recent work with AWS, C#, Containerized workloads, ORMs, and GitHub Actions
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Postgres and React knowledge is a plus
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Proficiency in Claude Code, Codex, or comparable agentic AI development tools
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Applies AI/ML tools to enhance development efficiency and accelerate task completion
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Deep expertise in .NET8+, ASP.NET, and ORMs
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Strong command of relational database design and management
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Exposure to NoSql-type databases like Redis, DynamoDb, or Elasticsearch
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Proficiency in HTTP, REST APIs, and messaging queue architectures
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Hands-on experience with containerized workloads
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Skilled in architecting and building cloud-native enterprise software
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Skilled in applying microservices and monolithic architecture patterns
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Understanding of infrastructure and hardware-level constraints affecting software performance
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Exposure to integration patterns across distributed systems
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Fluent in concurrency and observability practices in production systems
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Capacity to present and defend complex technical solutions under scrutiny from highly technical stakeholders
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Effective communicator and collaborator across the organization
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Practiced in Agile software development methodologies
Benefits
Benefits
Education Stipend
Annual tutoring stipend for your children
Equity Compensation
401(k) plan with employer matching
Free Meals & Snacks
Catered lunches every Tuesday & Thursday (when in office)
Health Insurance
Great health benefits with multiple plan option
Home Office Stipend
Signing stipend for a work-from-home setup
Fertility and adoption support
Fertility/Adoption Assistance
Paid Parental Leave
Parental Leave Benefits
Paid Time Off
Flexible PTO (including 11 holidays and your birthday off)
Remote-Friendly
Casual dress environment (when in office)
Wellness Stipend
Free gym membership at our office (Atlanta HQ)
FinQuery is an AI-driven platform specializing in contract management and accounting automation, designed for organizations across public, private, and government sectors. We help over 8,000 clients streamline their accounting for significant spending areas like leases, prepaids, and accruals, providing clarity and control over their financial commitments.