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Principal Software Architect (UGC)

1WorldSync
life insurance, paid time off, sick time, long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Illinois, Chicago
300 South Riverside Plaza (Show on map)
May 09, 2025
Description Are you a skilled engineering leader looking to make the move to a forward-thinking tech company? Do you enjoy designing quality solutions and embracing new technologies? Good news! 1WorldSync is looking for a Principal Software Architect to join our team in Chicago, IL. 1WorldSync is the industry leader in product content management. With approximately 550 employees across the US, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, and the UK, we're seeking a Principal Software Architect to support our growing global team. Reporting directly to our Director of Engineering , the Principal Software Architect will guide the design and implementation of the software solutions under the User Generated Content (UGC) business division. Our teams work across the front-end (React & Elm), backend (Java/Kotlin & Ruby), DevOps, and QA. We need a seasoned engineer who can shape the long-term design of our system. This person will guide our teams in architecting product features in a way that moves us towards that vision. We have a team-oriented culture, value collaboration, self-direction, and continuous improvement. We learn from our experiences to always improve, and we have fun and celebrate our successes. As a Principal Software Architect at 1WorldSync, responsibilities include the following: Establish and champion the high-level, long-term architectural strategy for the UGC division's suite of solutions Ensure feature architecture aligns with the established technical strategy through active guidance of development teams Develop the engineering team's capability in architectural design and implementation through mentorship and enablement Lead the research, evaluation, and adoption of new technologies to advance our solutions. Partner with product and business leadership to ensure the technical strategy effectively addresses customer requirements and business goals Drive enhancements in engineering-wide practices, including CI/CD, monitoring, security, and developer experience tooling Mentor engineers on technical best practices via collaborative design, pairing, and detailed code reviews Required Skills and Experience: 7+ years of full-stack application development in our language stack (Kotlin, Java) and with AWS (strong Kotlin experience preferred) 3+ years of experience with event-driven development (SQS, SNS, Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) and idempotent patterns 3+ years of experience developing APIs for front end applications 3+ years of strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and large data sets 3+ years of experience leveraging and maintaining CI/CD tooling (CircleCI, GitHub Actions) 3+ years of experience leveraging infrastructure as code using Terraform Desired Skills and Experience: Previous experience leveraging automated database DDL (Liquibase, Flyway) Previous experience with object data stores (AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, GCP Cloud Storage) and/or document data stores (AWS DynamoDb, MongoDB, NoSQL) Previous experience building containerized applications (Docker) and deploying them to orchestration (AWS ECS, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm) Experience with source control tools such as Git Compensation: $140,000 - $150,000 base salary. This role is eligible for an annual discretionary corporate bonus. Candidates can expect salary offers that range from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range. 1WorldSync provides full pay ranges so candidates can consider their growth potential. Benefits: Incredible health benefits (FSA and HSA options), with dental and vision coverage. 401(k) plan with employer match. Paid time off as well as company holidays, volunteer time off, sick time, bereavement leave, and 12 weeks of fully paid parental bonding leave. Short and long term disability and life insurance. Additional optional benefits, including a comprehensive legal plan, pre-tax parking and transit accounts, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, identity theft prevention, tuition reimbursement, and pet insurance. Additional Details: This is a hybrid position that requires 3 days per week at our Chicago headquarters location. This role requires the candidate to have the authority to work in, and be located in the US. 1WorldSync is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing employees and applicants with an environment free of discrimination and harassment.All employment decisions at 1WorldSync are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, veteran or disability status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 1WorldSync will provide reasonable accommodations during the application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please contact us at [emailprotected] .