Principal Architect

The Mission

You’ll shape the high-level technical vision for a high-throughput, always-on transaction platform handling billions in volume. You won't just draw diagrams; you’ll jump into proof-of-concepts, validate frameworks, and solve the "impossible" technical problems that come with massive global scale.

Why this stands out:

• Architect + Builder: Influence a global ecosystem at the 30,000-foot level, then dive in to validate the actual implementation.
• Massive Scale: Event-driven, distributed systems where performance and sub-second uptime are the only metrics that matter.
• Strategic Stability: This isn't "startup chaos." The company is highly profitable, growing steadily, and backed by heavy technical investment.
• Philly Hybrid: Real flexibility for locals who want a high-stakes role without the 5-day center-city commute.

What you bring to the table:

• The Foundation: Deep expertise in Microsoft .NET / C# and distributed system design.
• The Toolkit: Experience with high-volume messaging and caching (Kafka, Redis, Event Hubs) and both SQL/NoSQL platforms.
• The Philosophy: You live by SOLID, DDD, and Clean Architecture, but you know how to balance "architectural elegance" with "practical delivery."
• The Mindset: You prefer execution over governance. You’d rather build a framework than write a policy about one.

The Environment:

• High-throughput transactional systems.
• Cloud-native, event-driven architecture.
• A culture that values engineering decisions and technical depth over bureaucracy.

Work Authorization:

Applicants must have valid, independent authorization to work in the United States. This position does not offer, support, or accept any form of sponsorship—whether employer, third-party, future, contingent, transfer, or otherwise. Candidates must be able to work for any employer in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship of any kind. Work authorization will be verified, and misrepresentation will result in immediate removal from consideration.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance