What you’ll do
Define and document solution architectures for SONIFI Health applications, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, performance requirements, regulatory needs, and business objectives.
Lead high-level design decisions for complex projects, setting direction for system components, integrations, and technology selection while maintaining architectural consistency across applications for scalability, maintainability, and interoperability.
Partner with Product Managers and Program Managers to ensure architecture supports business strategy, budget, and delivery timelines, and collaborate with Software Engineering teams to translate architecture into detailed technical designs and guide implementation throughout the development lifecycle.
Evaluate and recommend technologies and frameworks, including AWS cloud platforms, messaging systems, databases, and integration tools, and champion microservices and modular architectures where appropriate to support maintainability and independent scaling.
Provide architectural oversight for system performance, reliability, security, and compliance, including HIPAA and SOC 2, while working closely with Infrastructure and Security teams to validate system design, cloud configurations, and deployment strategies.
Contribute to architecture governance through review boards, documentation standards, and technical decision records that promote consistent, high-quality technical decisions across the Healthcare product portfolio.
Mentor and coach software engineers in design thinking, code quality, architectural awareness, and technical decision-making while providing technical leadership without direct supervisory responsibility.
Collaborate across Engineering, Product, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to support successful integrations with financial and operational systems, and communicate effectively with company leadership, customers, and vendors when needed.
What you’ll need
Prior experience using AI for software engineering (preferably Claude Code)
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering and a minimum of 7 years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in architecture or technical leadership roles.
Strong knowledge of enterprise and solution architecture methodologies, domain-driven design, and software design patterns.
Demonstrated experience architecting systems on AWS, including EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, S3, and related cloud technologies.
Proficiency with REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs; message queues including SNS, SQS, and RabbitMQ; and event-driven architectures.
Experience with microservices, containerized environments including Podman, Docker, and Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Understanding of HIPAA, data protection, and secure software development practices.
Exceptional communication and technical leadership skills, including the ability to articulate complex ideas, influence technical decisions, build consensus across teams, and discuss technical issues in a way that supports positive business outcomes.
Strong strategic problem-solving skills with the ability to balance technical depth with business priorities, exercise significant independent judgment, and develop pragmatic architectural recommendations for company leadership.
Preferred
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Healthcare technology experience, including exposure to EMR/EHR systems, HL7/FHIR standards, or healthcare data workflows.
Hands-on Android development using Kotlin is desired
Together, we can build your future!
We offer a competitive compensation package including health, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off (PTO), flexible work arrangements, professional development opportunities, pet insurance, and on-demand pay. Compensation for this position generally starts at $120,000 to $160,000 annually and varies based on experience, education, specialty, training, and geographic location.
SONIFI and SONIFI Health are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
If you require assistance with the online application due to a disability, please contact Human Resources at 605-988-1000.
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