Solutions Architect

Responsibilities

• Create detailed architecture blueprints, system designs, and long-term technical roadmaps
• Establish architectural standards, best practices, and reference patterns
• Architect and optimize cloud or hybrid infrastructures including networking, IAM, and security
• Lead adoption and optimization of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Partner with Sales and Customer Success during the pre-sales cycle to assess technical feasibility
• Mentor and guide engineers to elevate technical excellence and architectural thinking
• Evaluate emerging technologies and support integration of AI/ML capabilities

Requirements

• 12+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• 5+ years in architecture-focused roles
• Proven experience designing and evolving distributed systems in production
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, service-oriented architectures, and SOLID principles
• Deep knowledge of SQL, data models, and databases
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and PaaS
• Strong familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Ability to read and reason about complex codebases across multiple technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modernizing legacy systems or evolving mature platforms
• Exposure to cloud-native, containerized, or microservices architectures
• Experience with workflow orchestration or event-driven platforms
• AI/ML integration experience or familiarity with modern AI frameworks
• Cloud or architecture-related certifications

Benefits

• Fully remote work environment
• 20+ days of paid time off
• Competitive USD salary

About the Company

Upstart 13 strategizes, solves, and builds solutions to business problems with AI, data, and software—grounded in strategic clarity.