Lead Application & Product Architect (Tax)

TL;DR

Lead Application & Product Architect (AI): Defining and driving product and platform architecture for Tax services, focusing on event-driven and workflow-orchestrated designs using Kafka and Temporal. Focus on leading modernization efforts, elevating code quality, and ensuring architectural standards in complex distributed systems.

Location: Hybrid (2 days in office, 3 days at home) from one of the following US offices: Coppell, TX; Tampa, FL; Waltham, MA; Philadelphia, PA; or Austin, TX.

Salary: $107,500–$188,400 USD

Company

hirify.global Tax & Accounting creates industry-leading solutions to optimize tax, accounting, audit, firm operations, and research workflows.

What you will do

• Define and drive product and platform architecture for Tax services, focusing on event-driven and workflow-orchestrated designs.
• Review and guide .NET application code and solution designs, ensuring quality, security, and performance.
• Lead modernization efforts, including migration to modular/microservices and adoption of Kafka/Temporal platforms.
• Own high-risk technical spikes and POCs, accelerating feedback loops with tools like VS Code and GitHub Copilot.
• Ensure threat modeling and security review artifacts are produced and signed off.
• Translate complex design tradeoffs into concise executive communication and mentor engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in architecture for SaaS products, with prior lead/principal scope in complex distributed systems.
• Strong hands-on depth with .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core, API design), code review, refactoring, and performance profiling.
• Proven delivery of modernization programs (monolith to modular/microservices, event-driven patterns, API first, cloud native).
• Practical experience with Kafka (Confluent preferred) and Temporal (or equivalent workflow engines).
• Expertise in architecture qualities (availability, scalability, security, resilience, cost) and observability.
• Excellent written & verbal English communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in Tax or adjacent accounting domains.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services (Azure/AWS), container platforms, CI/CD, and IaC.
• Familiarity with application security practices (OWASP, STRIDE).

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive benefits including Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA.
• Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Opportunity to work in a hybrid model (2 days in office, 3 days at home).

Hiring process

• Candidates must participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts.
• Virtual backgrounds are to be removed during interviews.
• In-person interviews may be included as part of the recruitment process.