BambooHR

Principal Software Architect

BambooHR
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2 months ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

  • Define BambooHR’s technical strategy for intelligent product experiences.
  • Architect and guide delivery of secure, reliable, observable, and maintainable AI-powered capabilities at scale.
  • Build production AI systems with prompt and version management, evaluation and regression testing, drift and quality monitoring, and cost-performance optimization.
  • Establish responsible AI practices covering privacy, data handling, model risk, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
  • Define incremental architectural changes and longer-term advancements while minimizing risk.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to determine architectural priorities.
  • Build, fix, and improve high-value code.
  • Train team members on development practices, new techniques, AI patterns, and lessons learned.
  • Help the team build software with confidence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field or equivalent certification in development.
  • At least 10 years of engineering experience, including at least 7 years in software architecture.
  • Experience developing SaaS software with coding languages and technologies including React, PHP, and MySQL, plus the ability to learn new languages quickly.
  • Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including version control, build management, unit testing, and API paradigms.
  • Experience deploying solutions and provisioning environments using best-practice solutions.
  • Experience with CI/CD and deployment systems.
  • Knowledge of security best practices, including the OWASP Top 10.
  • Familiarity with static analysis and code scanning.
  • Experience delivering AI-backed features end-to-end in production, including integration with LLM APIs or ML Services and iteration based on evaluation data and user impact.
  • Ability to provide technical leadership in ambiguous problem spaces, make sound tradeoffs, mentor others on AI patterns, and improve code quality and operational excellence.
  • Exceptional communication, collaboration, and feedback skills.

Benefits

  • Remote position available in the listed state.
  • Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance.
  • Four weeks of vacation, 12 company holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off.
  • 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match.
  • $2,000 paid vacation bonus.
  • Employee assistance program through Headspace.
  • Employment is contingent on passing background and credit checks.

Tech Stack

MySQLPHPReact

Categories

BambooHR

About BambooHR

1,001-5,000 employees

For 16 years, BambooHR has embarked on a mission to help organizations and their employees build better workplaces and achieve their unique missions. We call it “setting people free to do great work.” We believe one of the best ways to do this is by transforming workplace friction into workplace freedom by replacing tedious processes with intuitive experiences and turning dispersed data into strategic insights that inform better decisions. Serving more than 34,000 customers and 3 million employees across 190 countries, BambooHR is more than just HR software—it’s a complete HR ecosystem designed to manage, protect, enrich, report on, extend, and benchmark people data in a way that drives business goals and smarter decision making. Our vision is to become the #1 HR platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world, and we empower organizations at every stage to make the most impact. We are proud to serve clients across all industries ranging from startups to household names such as Bitcoin.com, Quora, Le Creuset, MasterClass, and the New York City Ballet. For Customer Support, please reach out to support@bamboohr.com.