Principal Software Architect

Verisk

. Own the target software architecture for assigned products and translate product strategy into practical technical roadmaps, solution designs, and delivery priorities .

Posted 10/1/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • United StatesLead💰 $165,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and delivering cloud-native SaaS platforms and microservices architecture, with a strong focus on AWS services and secure software design. Capable of translating product strategy into technical roadmaps while ensuring non-functional requirements are met.

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AWS ArchitectureCloud-Native SaaS PlatformsMicroservices DesignAPI DesignSecure Software Design

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Hard Skills

.NETC#ASP.NET CoreTypeScriptAngularReactMicroservicesEvent-Driven ArchitectureDistributed SystemsAPI Strategies

Soft Skills

CommunicationCoachingLeadership

Tools & Technologies

AWS LambdaAPI GatewayDockerTerraformAWS CDKCloudFormationECSEKSS3RDS

Industry Keywords

Cloud ApplicationsMulti-Tenant ApplicationsInfrastructure as CodeAutomated TestingProduction Support

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularASP.NETAWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerDynamoDBGraphQLMicroservicesNoSQLReactTerraformTypeScript.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the target software architecture for assigned products and translate product strategy into practical technical roadmaps, solution designs, and delivery priorities
Design end-to-end cloud applications across user interfaces, application services, APIs, workflows, integrations, data access, infrastructure, and operational support
Create and govern reusable architecture patterns, engineering standards, and decision records
Shape modular, domain-aligned services and bounded contexts
Guide the design of microservices, serverless components, asynchronous workflows, and event-driven solutions using AWS managed services
Define secure and scalable API strategies covering REST, GraphQL, versioning, authentication, reliability, and lifecycle management
Provide architectural direction for modern web applications built with .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, TypeScript, Angular, and React
Ensure non-functional requirements including availability, performance, accessibility, observability, recoverability, security, privacy, and cost efficiency
Partner with security and platform teams on identity, authorization, encryption, secrets, tenant isolation, network controls, threat modeling, and compliance
Influence CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code, release, monitoring, and support practices
Lead architecture reviews and proofs of concept, documenting options and recommendations
Coach engineers and technical leads while identifying risks and resolving design challenges

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant software engineering experience, including recent responsibility for architecture or technical leadership within AWS-based product environments
Demonstrated success designing and delivering cloud-native SaaS platforms, multi-tenant applications, or other complex enterprise software products
Strong hands-on knowledge of .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, and modern front-end development using TypeScript with Angular or React
Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, serverless computing, and API design
Practical experience with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, EKS, S3, Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and CloudWatch
Experience designing for relational and NoSQL databases, including effective data-access patterns, performance considerations, and transactional boundaries
Experience with Docker and container orchestration, plus infrastructure as code using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation
Strong understanding of secure software design, automated delivery, application testing, monitoring, tracing, and production support
Ability to communicate architecture choices and trade-offs clearly to engineers, product leaders, business stakeholders, and senior decision-makers
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Insurance
Retirement Plan
Disability benefits
Paid Time Off program
Work flexibility
Support, coaching, and training
Short-term incentive compensation