Software Architect
Core
Lead architectural design across multiple domains (payments, payroll, workforce management) to shape scalable, secure systems and maintain coherent technical direction for a global B2B payroll platform.
Role type
Senior IC Software Architect (AI-assisted engineering)
Builds
Scalable, secure, cloud-native enterprise SaaS platforms and infrastructure systems
Domain
FinTech / Global Payroll & Payments
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Cloud-native architecture, Microservices, Event-driven architecture, AI/LLM agent integration, Security by design, System design patterns, API design, CI/CD pipelines
Preferred skills
FinTech domain experience, AWS expertise, DDD/TDD/EDD paradigms, MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Technologies
Java, AWS (Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS, IAM), Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, NoSQL, REST, GraphQL, Git, CI/CD tools, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI (via careerplan.io/jobs/16-005-AE-A62-software-architect-at-papaya-global)
Responsibilities
Lead architectural design across multiple domains, Act as trusted partner to R&D/Product/Security/DevOps, Build hands-on POCs to de-risk decisions, Lead technical due diligence on third-party vendors, Drive secure-by-design practices, Evaluate and introduce emerging AI technologies, Champion AI-powered engineering tools adoption, Define and steward architectural guidelines, Provide technical mentorship, Review designs and RFCs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
