Software Architect

Software Architect

Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Department: Building Technology Solutions
Reports To: Commercial Development Manager

Summary

We are launching a strategic, greenfield product initiative, supported by a newly assembled, cross‑functional team. We are seeking a Software Architect to define the technical vision and architecture for the initiative and to guide its implementation from early concept through production and scale.

This role serves as the end‑to‑end technical authority for the product, balancing modern architecture, speed of delivery, and innovation with enterprise standards for security, reliability, and maintainability. You will work closely with engineering, data, machine learning, product, and UX to ensure the platform is scalable, extensible, and aligned with long‑term business goals.

This role is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

What would you do as our Software Architect?

• Define and own the overall system architecture for a new, enterprise‑grade product platform
• Partner with a newly formed cross‑functional team, including:
• Backend and frontend engineers
• Data scientists and machine learning engineers
• UX designers and product leadership
• Enterprise platform, security, and infrastructure teams
• Establish architectural patterns, standards, and best practices across frontend, backend, and data systems
• Guide decisions around technology selection, service boundaries, APIs, data models, and integration patterns
• Ensure the architecture supports:
• MVP and rapid iteration phases
• Production readiness
• Long‑term scalability, performance, and resiliency
• Design solutions that support data‑driven and ML‑enabled capabilities
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, architectural documentation, and mentoring engineers
• Balance innovation with enterprise governance, security, compliance, and operational requirements
• Collaborate with customers,  stakeholders and other software product lines to align technical direction with business strategy and roadmap
• Support evolution of the platform as product requirements and scale change over time
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• 8 years of professional software engineering experience, including time in architectural or technical leadership roles
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise‑grade systems
• Demonstrated success guiding products from greenfield/MVP stages through production and scaling
• Strong understanding of modern backend architectures (e.g., service‑oriented or modular architectures)
• Experience with TypeScript‑based backend systems (e.g., NestJS or similar frameworks)
• Comfort overseeing containerized environments (e.g., Docker) and modern deployment models
• Strong knowledge of API design, database architecture, and distributed system fundamentals
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience working across multiple disciplines in product‑focused teams

What makes you stand out?

• Experience architecting data‑intensive or ML‑enabled platforms
• Familiarity with Python‑based systems and data pipelines
• Working knowledge of frontend frameworks such as Angular
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Background in CI/CD, DevOps collaboration, and production operations
• Experience modernizing or integrating with existing enterprise platforms

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is based in either Austin, Texas or Phoenix, Arizona. This role interfaces with teams distributed across multiple geographies and functions, requiring strong communication and organizational skills. Periodic travel to divisions, customer sites, events, and ASSA ABLOY offices should be expected, with domestic or international travel up to 20%.

What we offer

We are passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so that you can enjoy a lifelong career with us. 

• Annual Bonus.
• Continuous professional development opportunities and an environment that fosters internal growth and mobility.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package which includes multiple healthcare options, tuition reimbursement, and matching 401k.
• Generous holiday schedule and paid time off to refresh and recharge.
• Employee pricing on our products and discount programs for travel, entertainment, and more!

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
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As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.