Client Software Architect
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions - External2 months ago
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture from discovery and design through delivery and operational readiness.
- Design and implement scalable platform infrastructure, APIs, microservices, data pipelines, shared services, and reusable architecture patterns.
- Own client-facing solution delivery, including workshops, technical presentations, approvals, prototypes, implementations, and operational accountability.
- Design and govern partner integration architectures for payments, loyalty, inventory, SaaS APIs, authentication providers, and cloud services.
- Lead Discovery and Delivery Tracks, translating validated discoveries into production backlogs and technical specifications.
- Write production code, build reference implementations, participate in code reviews, and solve complex technical problems hands-on.
- Define architecture standards, integration patterns, API contracts, data models, security requirements, quality gates, and non-functional requirements.
- Mentor engineers and architects and contribute to platform strategy, reusable assets, shared APIs, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- At least 8 years of professional software development experience, including recent hands-on coding and prototyping.
- At least 5 years designing cloud-native, microservices, or event-driven architectures using Azure or equivalent cloud platforms.
- Strong experience building platform infrastructure and scalable backend systems.
- Experience owning end-to-end solution delivery for medium-to-large projects, including post-release operational accountability.
- Experience with partner integrations involving payments, SaaS APIs, loyalty, inventory, or authentication providers.
- Expertise in API-first design using REST and OpenAPI, and experience with relational and non-relational databases.
- Experience with containerization, CI/CD, and Kubernetes-based delivery pipelines.
- Practical experience with generative AI and AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or Cursor.
- Strong stakeholder communication, workshop facilitation, technical presentation, mentoring, code review, and architecture governance skills.
- Preferred qualifications include retail platform knowledge, Azure or AWS Solutions Architect certification, API gateway or integration platform experience, API security and compliance knowledge, formal API specifications, distributed systems, infrastructure as code, Dual-Track Agile, and platform strategy experience.
- Must be located near or within the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
Benefits
- Group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Employee Assistance Programs and pre-tax spending accounts.
- 401(k) plan with company match and company-provided life insurance.
- Pet insurance and employee discounts.
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick/personal days.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions - External
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions builds retail point-of-sale and self-checkout systems, software, and peripherals for supermarkets, big-box, and specialty retailers. It sells integrated hardware, retail operating systems and middleware, and field services that install, maintain, and repair in-store technologies. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, it serves global chains; customers cited in job postings include Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Carrefour, Boots, and The Gap.