Software Architect

MUST HAVE

• 8+ years building enterprise software, including 5+ leading engineering teams or owning architecture on significant programs
• You have actually modernized a large legacy system — decomposed a monolith, replaced a data layer, migrated a platform off an unsupported stack. We care far more that you have done it than which technologies it happened to be.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot, and genuine comfort in a modern front-end stack. We are targeting Angular, React, and TypeScript.
• Relational database depth — schema design, ORM behaviour, query performance. Oracle and PostgreSQL are both in play.
• Experience owning a vendor or systems-integrator relationship: writing the specification, defining acceptance, and holding the line when delivery drifts.
• Cloud-native delivery on Azure or equivalent — CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring and observability.
• Building to WCAG 2.2 AA. Accessibility is a contractual obligation passed to us by the districts we serve, not a nice-to-have.
• Experience working with Linux servers
• GENUINELY HELPFUL, AND NOT REQUIRED
• K–12 or higher-education technology, and the 1EdTech standards — LTI 1.3, Common Cartridge and Thin Common Cartridge, OneRoster, QTI
• Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration, ora2pg, cutover planning and rollback strategy
• Establishing test coverage on systems that have none
• Remediating security findings in legacy code — secrets management, dependency CVEs, audit logging
• Student data privacy: FERPA, COPPA, and district data-protection agreements
• Portal frameworks such as Liferay. We are migrating away from it, so we are interested in the experience rather than a plan to keep it.
• Gamified learning experiences and engagement mechanics
• Fluent use of AI-assisted development tools in real delivery work, not just experimentation
• A NOTE ON THE LIST ABOVE
• We do not expect one person to bring all of this. If the first list describes you and two or three items in the second look familiar, please apply — we would rather talk to you than guess.
• Education
• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science or a related field, or the equivalent in demonstrated experience. We mean the second half of that sentence.
• Salary range: $115,000 - $125,000 USD per year.