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Platform Architect

Apex Systems
Durham, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/22/2026
Job#: 3031753

Job Description:

Job Summary

  • This role requires system design and architecture skills impacting and influencing multiple services and platforms.
  • This individual contributor has the scope of multiple initiatives spanning across multiple teams.
  • This role requires 7 or more years of directly related experience.
  • This is the next level after Senior Software Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Own and deliver product or platform goals across multiple years and teams.
  • Mentor and guide experienced engineers within the company, fostering technical growth and serving as a role model for engineers across multiple teams
  • Define what and how for projects while holding a high standard for technical outcomes and delivery
  • Identify and prioritize the right solutions to solve ambiguous, open-ended problems
  • Influence the roadmaps of other teams to hit business goals
  • Define and deliver the vision for large business-impacting projects
  • Influence stakeholders and get buy-ins across multiple teams and disciplines
  • Design, architect, implement, test, monitor multiple microservices in production
  • Ensure the team follows best practices and adheres to design principles
  • Be responsible for monitoring and health of existing systems while building new
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and enhance existing systems
  • Provide technical guidance and leadership on high-impact projects
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and overall strategy for projects
  • Build, optimize and scale software solutions on cloud computing platforms
  • Stay current with new tools and emerging technologies

Education & Experience Requirement

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, IT or related field, or equivalent experience

7 years progressive experience

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong collaboration and communication skills to effectively work with highly inclusive and diverse teams
  • Strong foundation in software design principles
  • Experience building and working with microservices
  • Expertise in Python or high-level, interpreted, object-oriented programming language
  • Experience building scalable systems using public cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
  • Experience working with Kubernetes, container orchestration, cache systems (e.g. Redis), message queuing systems (e.g. RMQ, SQS), workflow orchestrators (e.g. Nextflow), storage (NAS, Postgres, S3, RDS)
  • Experience building agentic AI workflows and multi-agent systems to automate complex solutions
  • Experience in building and enhancing continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD)
  • Experience working with Agile development methodologies and practices
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality maintainable code
  • Proven track record of successfully managing complex technical projects spanning multiple teams
  • Provides quality feedback on designs written by other engineers
  • Create coherent designs with multiple systems that interact across system boundaries
  • Roll out and deprecate major features or systems with minimal live-site impact
  • Set clear system metrics and achieve them consistently throughout the lifetime of the system
  • Designing systems and choosing the right technologies that fit within a larger architecture
  • Owns the overall health and engineering quality of multiple systems
  • Drive the strategy and implementation for system operations including testing, observability, and monitoring
  • Deep expertise in the platforms and software used for the team's work
  • Raise the bar across teams through system design, architecture, code-reviews, monitoring, etc

Pay Rate for this role is $70 - 85/hr.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of ASGN Incorporated.

NYSE: ASGN

4400 Cox Road

Suite 200

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Apex Systems.

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