Principal Software Architect

Location: Remote (LATAM only)
About The Opportunity
Ryz Labs is looking for a strategic and hands-on Principal Software Architect to join the engineering team of one of our key international clients. In this role, you will lead the technical evolution and modernization of our client's software applications and digital platforms, operating at the intersection of technical strategy, platform architecture, and software craftsmanship.
This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role where you will bridge long-term architectural strategy with day-to-day execution—writing core code, establishing modern software standards, embedding DevSecOps practices, and guiding cross-functional teams across the client's ecosystem.
What You Will Do
Architecture Strategy & Execution: Drive architecture strategies for both new applications and legacy platform modernizations; write core code components to bootstrap frameworks and set implementation baselines
Engineering Standards & Optimization: Accelerate adoption of reusable libraries, standardized workflows, DevSecOps principles, and automated CI/CD pipelines across the client's development teams
Cost & SLA Management: Partner with product managers and client stakeholders to bring visibility to infrastructure costs and help define Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Mentorship & Technical Guidance: Lead engineering communities, conduct architectural reviews, and mentor tech leads to foster technical rigor and continuous delivery quality
What We Are Looking For
10+ years of experience in software engineering, software architecture, or technical leadership roles
Hands-on Architecture: Strong track record of designing multi-tier distributed systems while actively writing production code and bootstrapping core technical frameworks
DevSecOps & Platform Automation: Deep experience with modern CI/CD pipelines, containerization, DevSecOps practices, and Infrastructure-as-Code (OpenTofu / Pulumi)
Leadership & Influence: Proven capability to guide cross-functional technical teams, establish engineering baselines, and drive architectural adoption without direct management authority
Client Communication & English: Exceptional written and verbal English skills to translate complex architectural decisions and trade-offs directly to client leadership and non-technical stakeholders
Agile Delivery: Solid project management foundation grounded in Agile methodologies and modern delivery tools
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience developing software within business consulting, enterprise SaaS, or advisory environments
Hands-on experience building technical consensus across cross-functional and matrixed client teams
Active contributions to open-source software projects or technical developer communities
Track record of designing internal training programs and uplifting engineering practices
About RYZ Labs:
RYZ Labs is a startup studio built in 2021 by two lifelong entrepreneurs. The founders of RYZ have worked at some of the world's largest tech companies and some of the most iconic consumer brands. They have lived and worked in Argentina for many years and have decades of experience in Latam. What brought them together is the passion for the early phases of company creation and the idea of attracting the brightest talents in order to build industry-defining companies in a post-pandemic world.
Our teams are remote and distributed throughout the US and Latam. They use the latest cutting-edge technologies in cloud computing to create applications that are scalable and resilient. We aim to provide diverse product solutions for different industries, planning to build a large number of startups in the upcoming years.
At RYZ, you will find yourself working with autonomy and efficiency, owning every step of your development. We provide an environment of opportunities, learning, growth, expansion and challenging projects. You will deepen your experience while sharing and learning from a team of great professionals and specialists.
Our values and what to expect:
Customer First Mentality - every decision we make should be made through the lens of the customer
Bias for Action - urgency is critical, expect that the timeline to get something done is accelerated
Ownership - step up if you see an opportunity to help, even if not your core responsibility
Humility and Respect - be willing to learn, be vulnerable, and treat everyone that interacts with RYZ with respect
Frugality - being frugal and cost-conscious helps us do more with less
Deliver Impact - get things done in the most efficient way
Raise our Standards - always be looking to improve our processes, our team, our expectations. Status quo is not good enough and never should be

Work arrangement
Yes