Software Architect

Enterprise Software Architect

Sharetec is looking for an Enterprise Software Architect to join our team. Sharetec is a people-first business that develops innovative core banking and lending software solutions for credit unions and their members. This full‑time, exempt, remote position is open to candidates residing in any U.S. state except California.

Starting salary: $165,000 – $185,000 based on experience.

• Lead the design and execution of a comprehensive modernization strategy that transitions Sharetec’s monolithic application into a modular, scalable architecture while maintaining system stability and customer uptime.
• Define a multi‑year technology roadmap that balances near‑term pragmatism with long‑term architectural vision, identifying critical refactoring opportunities and establishing clear migration paths.
• Establish architectural principles, patterns, and standards for both greenfield development and legacy system transformation, ensuring consistency and maintainability across teams.
• Conduct comprehensive technical assessments of existing systems, identifying technical debt, bottlenecks, performance constraints, and security vulnerabilities that impact scalability and developer velocity.
• Partner with engineering leadership to design decomposition strategies for moving from monolithic architecture to distributed, service‑oriented systems while managing risk and minimizing disruption.
• Own critical architectural decisions across backend, frontend, and data layers, ensuring decisions are data‑driven and aligned with business objectives.
• Lead architecture review boards and design discussions, evaluating new technologies, frameworks, and tools for adoption within the organization.
• Mentor senior engineers and engineering managers on architectural thinking, helping them develop the systems perspective needed for large‑scale distributed systems.
• Create and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation, decision records (ADRs), and design patterns that guide teams through complex technical transitions.
• Establish and enforce code quality standards, security practices, and architectural guardrails across all development teams.
• Partner closely with the CTO and VP of Engineering to align architectural vision with business strategy, resource allocation, and organizational capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product Management to ensure technical feasibility of product roadmap items and to identify opportunities for architectural improvements within feature development.
• Work with Dev Ops and Infrastructure teams to design cloud‑native architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment strategies that enable safe, frequent releases.
• Engage with QA and Security teams to define testability, observability, and security requirements within the architecture.
• Communicate architectural vision and critical decisions to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, translating complexity into clear strategic narratives>
  
  Provide strategic guidance on the evolution of Sharetec’s tech stack (Angular frontend, .NET middle tier, Progress Open Edge backend/database), defining what stays, what changes, and how to manage the transition.
• Lead technical due diligence on critical platform decisions, including evaluating migration paths away from legacy systems and identifying opportunities for modern tooling that improve developer velocity.
• Establish patterns and standards for integrating new technologies into the existing ecosystem without creating technical silos or unnecessary complexity.

• First 30 Days: Deeply understand Sharetec’s current architecture, technology stack, business model, and customer base; assess technical debt and architectural bottlenecks; meet key stakeholders.
• By 60 Days: Present a comprehensive assessment outlining current state, key risks, and priority areas; define initial architectural principles and governance frameworks; communicate quick wins.
• By 120 Days And Beyond: Deliver a detailed, multi‑year modernization roadmap with phases, milestones, and success metrics; establish architectural standards and review processes; begin mentoring senior engineers; drive…