Software Architect

Job description

O que você fará Avalara is an AI-first company.

We expect every engineer, manager, and leader to actively leverage AI to enhance productivity, quality, innovation, and customer value.

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products — and success at Avalara requires embracing AI as an essential capability, not an optional tool.

We are looking for an experienced and visionary Architect of Software Engineering to lead the design of complex software systems.

You will understand architectural principles, software design patterns, and modern development practices.

You will collaborate with teams to create scalable, secure, and solutions that meet both our needs.

Your expertise will guide the engineering team in building software that aligns with our strategic goals.

#LI-Remote Quais serão as suas responsabilidades Architectural Leadership: Define and lead the software architecture strategy, ensuring understanding of our goals and technology vision.

System Design: Lead the design of complex software systems, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability.

Develop high-level product specifications and design documents.

Technical Guidance: Provide expert guidance to software engineering teams on architectural best practices, design patterns, and coding standards.

Mentor and support developers in implementing best practices.

Collaboration: Work with product managers, UX designers, DevOps, and other team members to ensure that goals and user needs.

Technology Evaluation: Stay up to date with latest technologies and trends.

Recommend tools, frameworks, and platforms to enhance the development process and product quality.

Code Reviews: Conduct code and design reviews to ensure adherence to architectural best practices.

Performance Optimization: Identify performance bottlenecks in the software architecture and lead efforts to optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability Documentation: Create architectural documentation, including system diagrams, technical specifications, and design patterns.

Risk Management: Identify potential technical risks in projects and propose solutions to avoid them.

Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation within the engineering team, encouraging the exploration of new ideas and approaches.

Project Involvement: Participate in project planning, estimation, and review processes, ensuring that architectural considerations are integrated into the project plan.

Compliance and Security: Ensure that the software architecture complies with relevant security standards, regulations, and best practices.

Architect AI-assisted solutions within product areas (, auto-remediation, predictive analytics).

Set AI coding and security standards within teams.

Mentor junior engineers on effective AI tooling use.

Reporting to the Director of Software Engineering and VP.

O que precisa possuir para ser bem sucedido You have a Bachelor / Master's degree in computer science or equivalent.

You have 15+ years of full-stack experience in software development roles, shipping applications to large-scale production environments.

You are an expert in C# or Java programming language.

You have knowledge of architectural styles and design patterns.

You have experience in building, and deploying (CI/CD) scalable distributed systems and frameworks for small businesses and enterprises.

You have experience working on AWS Cloud and DevOps (Terraform, Docker, ECS).

You've been part of an Agile team with hands-on experience with TDD and BDD.

You have experience converting monoliths to microservices or serverless architecture.

TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect, or similar certifications.

Knowledge of Enterprise Integration Patterns.

Fluent English is a requirement for this role, therefore only resumes in English will be considered.

This is a remote role.

A Avalara é uma empresa AI-first Avalara is an AI-first company.

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products.

Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

Como cuidaremos de você Total Rewards In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture.

We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

O que você precisa saber sobre Avalara We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over million tax returns a year.

Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear.

It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset.

It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win.

We’ve been different from day one.

Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.Architectural Leadership: Define and lead the software architecture strategy, ensuring understanding of our goals and technology vision.

System Design: Lead the design of complex software systems, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability.

Develop high-level product specifications and design documents.

Technical Guidance: Provide expert guidance to software engineering teams on architectural best practices, design patterns, and coding standards.

Mentor and support developers in implementing best practices.

Collaboration: Work with product managers, UX designers, DevOps, and other team members to ensure that goals and user needs.

Technology Evaluation: Stay up to date with latest technologies and trends.

Recommend tools, frameworks, and platforms to enhance the development process and product quality.

Code Reviews: Conduct code and design reviews to ensure adherence to architectural best practices.

Performance Optimization: Identify performance bottlenecks in the software architecture and lead efforts to optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability Documentation: Create architectural documentation, including system diagrams, technical specifications, and design patterns.

Risk Management: Identify potential technical risks in projects and propose solutions to avoid them.

Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation within the engineering team, encouraging the exploration of new ideas and approaches.

Project Involvement: Participate in project planning, estimation, and review processes, ensuring that architectural considerations are integrated into the project plan.

Compliance and Security: Ensure that the software architecture complies with relevant security standards, regulations, and best practices.

Architect AI-assisted solutions within product areas (, auto-remediation, predictive analytics).

Set AI coding and security standards within teams.

Mentor junior engineers on effective AI tooling use.

Reporting to the Director of Software Engineering and VP.

Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations