RYZ Labs - Principal Software Architect

Remote - Argentina3w ago

Remote Principal LATAM Software Nonprofit Software Architect Principal Team Management Pulumi Bootstrap

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, software architecture, or technical leadership roles. • Hands-on Architecture: Strong track record of designing multi-tier distributed systems while actively writing production code and bootstrapping core technical frameworks. • DevSecOps & Platform Automation: Deep experience with modern CI/CD pipelines, containerization, DevSecOps practices, and Infrastructure-as-Code (OpenTofu / Pulumi). • Leadership & Influence: Proven capability to guide cross-functional technical teams, establish engineering baselines, and drive architectural adoption without direct management authority. • Client Communication & English: Exceptional written and verbal English skills to translate complex architectural decisions and trade-offs directly to client leadership and non-technical stakeholders. • Agile Delivery: Solid project management foundation grounded in Agile methodologies and modern delivery tools. • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. • Prior experience developing software within business consulting, enterprise SaaS, or advisory environments. • Hands-on experience building technical consensus across cross-functional and matrixed client teams. • Active contributions to open-source software projects or technical developer communities. • Track record of designing internal training programs and uplifting engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Strategy & Execution: Drive architecture strategies for both new applications and legacy platform modernizations; write core code components to bootstrap frameworks and set implementation baselines. • Engineering Standards & Optimization: Accelerate adoption of reusable libraries, standardized workflows, DevSecOps principles, and automated CI/CD pipelines across the client's development teams. • Cost & SLA Management: Partner with product managers and client stakeholders to bring visibility to infrastructure costs and help define Service Level Agreements (SLAs). • Mentorship & Technical Guidance: Lead engineering communities, conduct architectural reviews, and mentor tech leads to foster technical rigor and continuous delivery quality.