Principal Software Architect
$200,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks 

Fully-remote
Any country
full-time (40 hrs/week)
Flexible schedule
Long-term role

Principal Software Architect   $200,000 USD/year

Description

The world of enterprise software is mired in complexity, with many systems built on outdated foundations that hinder innovation and inflate costs. Companies often patch these legacy systems rather than truly modernizing them. AI offers a chance to break free, yet it's frequently underutilized. At Trilogy, we do things differently. By acquiring and transforming software businesses, we embed AI and automation at their core, focusing on making products inherently better. This role allows you to lead transformative changes across diverse software portfolios, making strategic technical decisions that shape the future of multiple businesses.

This isn't a role about managing feature roadmaps or teams. You will own one or more acquired products, ensuring their health, monitoring key metrics, and resolving escalations quickly. Your mission is to drive both immediate stability and long-term improvements through AI-driven automation. You'll modernize legacy systems, make critical technical choices, and execute through centralized resources. Collaborating with business units and product managers, you'll translate strategic goals into measurable technical outcomes that enhance performance and profitability.

Join a high-caliber, results-driven team in a fast-paced, remote environment where success is measured by outcomes. This is a role for technical leaders who enjoy high-stakes problem-solving and end-to-end ownership. If you're excited about modernizing complex systems, integrating AI automation, and making bold decisions that reshape products, we invite you to apply.

What you will be doing

  • Become a product expert to inform strategic decisions
  • Create technical specifications emphasizing simplicity, efficiency, and sustainability
  • Deploy generative AI technologies to automate engineering processes and reduce manual tasks

What you will NOT be doing

  • Engaging in pure people management; your expertise will be pivotal
  • Wasting time in meetings and administrative tasks; our automated systems allow you to focus on impactful work
  • Offering high-level strategies without actionable implementation plans; your insights must be grounded in product knowledge

Key responsibilities

  • Function as the CTO for a product, leading modernization of legacy systems, optimizing costs, enhancing AI-driven automation, and driving business value through strategic execution.

Candidate requirements

  • Proven experience in making critical architecture and design decisions for software products, including architecture design patterns and open-source technologies
  • Experience in simplifying scope for software products
  • Comprehensive understanding of the AWS ecosystem
  • Experience using Generative AI to develop product features and streamline work processes

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