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Principal Software Architect at Robots and Pencils. . Location: USA, Remote Friendly. At Robots & Pencils, we build meaningful, scalable digital products for forward-thinking organizations. We are seeking a Principal Software Architect to provide technical leadership across complex, multi-platform engagements. This role sits at the intersection  of architecture, delivery, and client partnership owning system design decisions while remaining deeply connected to execution.. As a Principal Software Architect, you will guide architecture across mobile, backend, cloud, and emerging AI-enabled solutions. You will collaborate closely with delivery . leaders, engineers, designers, and client stakeholders to ensure systems are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business outcomes. This is a hands-on, deliveryembedded role, not a pre-sales or advisory-only position.. . Key Responsibilities. . Architecture & Technical Leadership. . • Define and evolve application architecture across iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), .NET, and Node.js backend services.. . • Lead architectural decisions for scalable, secure systems using SQL Server, Oracle, and Azure-based infrastructure.. . • Provide technical direction across frontend, backend, mobile, and integration layers.. . • Review designs and implementations to ensure alignment with architectural standards and long-term maintainability.. . Delivery & Execution Partnership. . • Partner with Delivery Managers and engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.. . • Support end-to-end delivery across multiple concurrent engagements, balance speed, quality, and sustainability.. . • Act as a technical escalation point, resolving complex architectural or integration challenges.. . • Ensure architecture supports CI/CD, observability, performance, and operational excellence.. . Client Engagement & Communication. . • Serve as a senior technical leader in client-facing discussions, building trust through clarity and credibility.. . • Translate complex technical concepts into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders.. . • Support roadmap planning, risk identification, and technical decision-making with clients.. . • Maintain strong relationships through proactive communication and followthrough.. . Platform, Tooling & Integration Oversight. . • Guide use of Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, and modern delivery tooling.. . • Support integrations with enterprise platforms such as Radar/GeoMoby (geofencing), Oracle Recruiting Booster, and Dropbox Sign.. . • Contribute to AI-enabled initiatives using Python, TypeScript, and Azure OpenAI, ensuring responsible and practical adoption. . . Mentorship & Engineering Excellence. . • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering strong architectural thinking and craftsmanship.. . • Promote engineering best practices, documentation, and shared learning across teams.. . • Encourage collaboration between disciplines including mobile, backend, design, and data.. . Required Skills & Experience . . • 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant handson ownership of production application architecture.. . • Proven experience acting as the technical owner for complex, user-facing applications, not just reviewing or advising.. . • Demonstrated ability to design and deliver end-to-end application systems,. . including:. . . Mobile clients (iOS with Swift, Android with Kotlin). . Backend application services (.NET and Node.js). .  RESTful and event-driven APIs. . Relational data models using SQL Server and Oracle. . . • Strong experience defining application-level architecture patterns, including:. . .  Service boundaries and ownership models. . API versioning and contract governance. . Data consistency, transactional integrity, and validation strategies. . Error handling, resiliency, and failure recovery. . . • Hands-on experience building and operating applications on Azure, including:. . . CI/CD pipelines. . Deployment and environment strategies. . Logging, monitoring, and performance observability. . . • Experience working in delivery-driven consulting or product environments, where architecture must adapt to evolving requirements.. . • Comfort staying close to implementation through code reviews, architectural validation, and team unblockers.. . • Strong understanding of modern SDLC practices, DevOps workflows, automated testing, and release management. . . Nice to Have . . • Experience modernizing or replacing legacy applications with modern mobile and cloud-native architectures.. . • Background supporting regulated or enterprise environments where reliability, auditability, and data integrity are critical.. . • Prior responsibility for architectural decisions that scaled to high user volumes or multi-region deployments.. . • Experience evaluating and integrating AI features into applications where they deliver clear user or business value.. .  . . Why Join Robots & Pencils? . . At Robots & Pencils, we blend strategy, design, and engineering to deliver technology that drives real impact. As a Principal Software Architect, you will shape the technical direction of high-visibility initiatives while working alongside talented teams across mobile, web, cloud, and AI. You’ll influence how modern systems are built without losing connection to delivery, people, or outcomes.