What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Architect (Data Infrastructure) position at Jobright.ai?
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Job Summary:
BuildOps provides a software platform for modern commercial contractors, and they are seeking a hands-on Software Architect to lead the evolution of their data architecture. The role involves designing and implementing scalable systems and architecture to support data onboarding and API development, while collaborating closely with product, engineering, and operations teams.
Responsibilities:
• Design and evolve our data onboarding tools and API integrations (Flatfile, GraphQL, REST) to ensure seamless, high-quality data ingestion from external systems and customer sources
• Architect and develop scalable systems with hands-on expertise in GraphQL, Python, Node.js, MySQL, and AWS, bridging high-level system design with production-ready implementation
• Own the core architecture of our analytics data platform across Snowflake, DBT, Airbyte, and AWS, ensuring performance and scalability
• Collaborate with product and engineering to define data models and backend services that power operational workflows and analytics
• Build systems and tools to support test data generation, data cloning, and mock environments for QA and demo purposes
• Establish and enforce best practices for data governance, access, and platform security
• Continuously assess and improve tools, infrastructure, and architecture in support of development speed, quality, and observability
Qualifications:
Required:
• 10 years of experience in software architecture or backend engineering, ideally in SaaS environments
• 5 years designing and building scalable backend systems and APIs (GraphQL, REST, etc.) in production environments
• Strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, MySQL, and AWS-based cloud infrastructure
• Experience working with modern data stacks (Snowflake, DBT, Airbyte) and building systems to ingest and transform structured data
• Ability to own both system design and implementation — you’re as comfortable in whiteboard discussions as you are shipping clean code
• Strong understanding of version control, CI/CD, testing, and monitoring best practices
• Experience building internal tools, platforms, or infrastructure that accelerate developer productivity
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across product, engineering, and operations teams
• A pragmatic mindset focused on scalability, simplicity, and long-term maintainability
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule - Monday/Friday WFH, Tuesday - Thursday, in office
Company:
BuildOps provides a software platform for modern commercial contractors. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage. BuildOps has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.
