Senior Software Architect

Incident Iq - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Senior

Atlanta, GA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Software Architect at Incident IQ will play a pivotal role in shaping the architecture of a rapidly growing SaaS platform designed for K-12 schools. This position involves collaborating with feature teams to design scalable microservices and platform solutions, ensuring that the architecture supports security, reliability, and performance as the company scales. The architect will report directly to the VP of Architecture and will be instrumental in implementing cloud-native patterns and best practices, particularly on Azure.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with feature teams to design, build, and integrate scalable microservices and platform solutions.
• Develop and maintain a platform architecture that supports Incident IQ's multi-tenant SaaS product, with an emphasis on security, performance, and reliability.
• Work closely with the VP of Architecture to define and guide long-term architecture strategies.
• Ensure all architectural designs support scalability, performance, and security, particularly as the company scales from $50MM ARR to $200MM ARR.
• Lead efforts to implement cloud-native patterns and best practices on Azure, leveraging modern technologies such as C#.NET 8.0 and Kubernetes.
• Design shared services and reusable components that are reliable and maintainable across teams.
• Collaborate with reliability engineers to ensure system reliability, monitoring, and incident response processes are built into the architecture.
• Drive architecture and security standards across the platform, ensuring that every feature is designed with security and scalability in mind.

Requirements

• Proven experience in designing and building cloud-native applications, preferably in Azure.
• 7+ years of software development experience in C#.NET, with expertise in microservice architecture and event-driven design.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and scaling multi-tenant SaaS applications.
• Strong understanding of security best practices, particularly in the context of platform and shared services architecture.
• Experience leading teams or mentoring engineers, with the ability to communicate technical decisions effectively.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment and make architectural decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term goals.
• Experience in SaaS companies with $50MM ARR or more, preferably in rapid growth environments.
• Familiarity with reliability engineering principles and a passion for building resilient systems.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401k match
• Paid-time off (PTO)