Robots & Pencils ยท 9 hours ago
Principal Software Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
12+ years expRobots & Pencils is a company that builds meaningful, scalable digital products for forward-thinking organizations. They are seeking a Principal Software Architect to provide technical leadership across complex, multi-platform engagements, guiding architecture across mobile, backend, cloud, and AI-enabled solutions while collaborating closely with delivery leaders, engineers, and clients to ensure scalable and secure systems.
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Responsibilities
Define and evolve application architecture across iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), .NET, and Node.js backend services
Lead architectural decisions for scalable, secure systems using SQL Server, Oracle, and Azure-based infrastructure
Provide technical direction across frontend, backend, mobile, and integration layers
Review designs and implementations to ensure alignment with architectural standards and long-term maintainability
Partner with Delivery Managers and engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
Support end-to-end delivery across multiple concurrent engagements, balance speed, quality, and sustainability
Act as a technical escalation point, resolving complex architectural or integration challenges
Ensure architecture supports CI/CD, observability, performance, and operational excellence
Serve as a senior technical leader in client-facing discussions, building trust through clarity and credibility
Translate complex technical concepts into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders
Support roadmap planning, risk identification, and technical decision-making with clients
Maintain strong relationships through proactive communication and followthrough
Guide use of Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, and modern delivery tooling
Support integrations with enterprise platforms such as Radar/GeoMoby (geofencing), Oracle Recruiting Booster, and Dropbox Sign
Contribute to AI-enabled initiatives using Python, TypeScript, and Azure OpenAI, ensuring responsible and practical adoption
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering strong architectural thinking and craftsmanship
Promote engineering best practices, documentation, and shared learning across teams
Encourage collaboration between disciplines including mobile, backend, design, and data
Qualification
Required
12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant hands-on ownership of production application architecture
Proven experience acting as the technical owner for complex, user-facing applications, not just reviewing or advising
Demonstrated ability to design and deliver end-to-end application systems, including: Mobile clients (iOS with Swift, Android with Kotlin), Backend application services (.NET and Node.js), RESTful and event-driven APIs, Relational data models using SQL Server and Oracle
Strong experience defining application-level architecture patterns, including: Service boundaries and ownership models, API versioning and contract governance, Data consistency, transactional integrity, and validation strategies, Error handling, resiliency, and failure recovery
Hands-on experience building and operating applications on Azure, including: CI/CD pipelines, Deployment and environment strategies, Logging, monitoring, and performance observability
Experience working in delivery-driven consulting or product environments, where architecture must adapt to evolving requirements
Comfort staying close to implementation through code reviews, architectural validation, and team unblockers
Strong understanding of modern SDLC practices, DevOps workflows, automated testing, and release management
Preferred
Experience modernizing or replacing legacy applications with modern mobile and cloud-native architectures
Background supporting regulated or enterprise environments where reliability, auditability, and data integrity are critical
Prior responsibility for architectural decisions that scaled to high user volumes or multi-region deployments
Experience evaluating and integrating AI features into applications where they deliver clear user or business value
Company
Robots & Pencils
Robots & Pencils develops digital strategies and products that deliver exponential impact to our clients.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Slack Fund
2022-04-26Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Leonard Pagon
Chairman & CEO
Nathan Carmon
Chief Operating Officer
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