Software Architect Principal

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Date Last Edited: 10/7/2026 8:52:09 AM
Job Summary
The Software Architect Principal designs and leads the development of commercial software architectures and solutions that address complex product initiatives and objectives with technology products, services and capabilities. This role applies deep technical expertise across the full software stack to define, build, and evolve scalable, secure, and integrated systems aligned with product architecture standards. In addition, this role leads large-scale commercial software initiatives, resolves design issues, and provides guidance to other teams to evolve the technologies and operating models.
Essential Functions
Architect and design end‑to‑end software solutions across front‑end, back‑end, database, integration, and infrastructure layers, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and maintainability
Lead technical planning and architecture definition by translating business and stakeholder requirements into high‑level system designs, technical specifications, and architectural models
Develop and evolve architectural standards and guidelines including frameworks, coding standards, reusable components, and technology patterns that enable consistent and efficient software development
Assess and validate technology solutions and integrations to ensure compatibility across applications, platforms, data, and interdependent technologies
Guide complex software development initiatives by providing architectural direction, resolving highly complex technical issues, and influencing design decisions with broad product impact
Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, product, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders to align architecture decisions with strategic objectives and delivery timelines
Communicate software architecture and design decisions clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences, ensuring shared understanding of solution intent, constraints, and trade‑offs
Evaluate emerging technologies and practices to recommend improvements that enhance system capabilities, reliability, and long‑term sustainability
Provide technical mentorship, coaching, and architectural oversight to engineers and architects without direct supervisory responsibility, elevating technical capability across teams
Comply with Company and department policies and standards; performs other duties as assigned
Essential Functions: Dental US
Evaluate and modernize legacy systems in a controlled, and low-risk way while ensuring business continuity, data accuracy, and smooth customer experience
Establish and maintain development standards, governance controls, and automated quality assurance processes that improve efficiency, consistency, compliance, and delivery quality, while ensuring appropriate oversight, approval, and auditability of significant technology decisions and outcomes
Optimize standardized delivery tools and processes to improve the speed, quality, reliability, and efficiency of technology delivery and continuously improve performance through data-driven insights.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or equivalent education and/or experience
7 years of progressive technical experience, including software engineering/ IT architecture, design and implementation
Preferred Requirements
Experience designing and implementing customer‑facing software platforms
Skills and Abilities
Broad technical knowledge of software architecture principles, design patterns, and application development
Demonstrated experience defining architectural standards and influencing technology strategy across multiple teams or domains
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences
Strong proficiency across front‑end, back‑end, database, and integration technologies, including full‑stack development concepts
Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and debugging skills to resolve highly complex technical issues
Strong judgment and decision‑making skills based on deep technical experience
Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying scalable, secure, and resilient systems; ability to visualize and create high-level models
Ability to apply strategic and systems thinking to balance technical, business, and architectural considerations
Proven capability to lead through influence and provide technical guidance/coach peers
Physical and Cognitive Demands
Communicate/Hearing Frequently
Communicate/Talking Frequently
Learn New Tasks or Concepts Frequently
Make Timely Decisions in the Context of a Workflow Frequently
Complete Tasks Independently Constantly
Maintain Focus Constantly
Remember Processes & Procedures Constantly
Stationary Position (Seated) Constantly
Vision Constantly
Hand/Eye Coordination Occasionally
Bend Rarely
Complete Tasks in a Noisy Environment Rarely
Feeling/Grasping/Handling Rarely
Move/Traverse Rarely
Repetitive Motions Rarely
Working Environment
Hazards Occasionally
Environmental Conditions
Office: This position primarily operates in a professional office environment in which team members occupy desks in assigned areas or at meeting/collaboration spaces within the building. The building's primary work areas consist of desks, chairs, computers, and other office equipment and devices for professional services.
Remote: This position primarily completes work from a remote setting, most commonly, a home office. This may be referenced as flexible workplace.
Travel Requirements
10%
What's In It For You:
We provide competitive benefits, unique incentive programs and rewards for our eligible employees:
Full Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program
401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays
Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
Educational Assistance Program
Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave
LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program)
Patterson Perks Program
The potential compensation range for this role is below. The final offer amount could exceed this range, based on various factors such as candidate location (geographical labor market), experience, and skills.
$123,200.00 - $164,333.33
EEO Statement
Patterson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.