Principal Software Architect, Warehouse Technology - GSC -US

Location: Houston, TX, United States

Job Summary

The Principal Software Architect will lead the design, development, and evolution of scalable enterprise platforms across supply chain and warehouse management systems, remaining personally hands-on in critical code paths while shaping architecture standards used by multiple engineering teams. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and mature the applicable solution architecture practice, setting standards and methodologies across all functional domains.
• Define roadmaps and drive architecture strategy for cloud-native and microservices-based platforms.
• Provide architectural oversight on major initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture goals and IT strategy.
• Modernize legacy enterprise systems using state-of-the-art technology stacks.
• Lead the technical evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI/ML-driven solutions.
• Drive standardization and reusability of technology components and infrastructure.
• Architect and prototype solutions to the organization’s most challenging technical problems, including production-critical debugging.
• Partner with product, engineering, and infrastructure teams to align architecture with business goals.
• Drive large-scale cloud migrations from on-premises infrastructure to AWS.
• Mentor engineers and architects to raise the bar for technical execution across the organization.
• Assist the Director in overseeing architectural design reviews and approving technical solutions across all major projects and platforms.
• Architect multi-region system expansions with integrations across international subsidiaries.
• Adopt AI tooling and techniques throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to improve the productivity, efficiency, and quality of solutions.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Education Preferred

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.

Experience Required

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, architecture, systems design, and technology leadership.
• Deep experience with frontend, backend, and platform technologies and frameworks, including Java, Node.js, React.js, Angular, RDBMS, and related technologies.
• Proven experience architecting and delivering enterprise-scale commercial applications and platforms, including cloud-native, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, as well as modern software development methodologies, including Agile and DevOps.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across business and technology domains.
• Ability to deep dive into complex technical problems and guide architects and technical leaders toward effective solutions.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and leadership skills.

Experience Preferred

• Experience with AI-enabled SDLC practices and AI/ML technologies.
• Exposure to warehouse platforms and supply chain technologies.
• Experience with mobile technologies.

Licenses/Certifications Preferred

• AWS or Azure Architect Certification.
• CCA.
• PMP.
• Other relevant technical or project management certifications.

Technical Skills and Abilities

• Backend engineering experience with Java and JavaScript.
• Database engineering experience with RDBMS and NoSQL technologies.
• Frontend engineering experience with React.js, Angular, Flutter, Android, iOS, or related technologies.
• Experience designing microservices architectures and integration architectures using technologies such as Kafka.
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices, including container orchestration and CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML integration architecture, development, and enterprise rollout considerations.
• Expert knowledge of Oracle technologies, including PL/SQL, Forms, and WebLogic.
• Expert knowledge of PostgreSQL databases.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Position requires sitting for long periods.
• Position requires the physical ability to travel to remote data centers or operating sites (OpSites).