Software Architect

Job title: Software Architect 

Reports to: EVP, Engineering

Department: Engineering

Location: Alpharetta, GA 

Grade: 20

About Priority:

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. is a leading financial technology company on a mission to deliver a personalized, easy-to-adopt financial toolset that accelerates cash flow and optimizes working capital for businesses. Our vision is to eliminate the barriers to unlocking revenue - empowering businesses to grow faster and operate smarter.

We achieve this through the Priority Commerce Engine, an innovative platform that combines payables, acquiring, and banking and treasury solutions. This unified approach allows businesses to streamline financial operations, reduce unnecessary costs, and uncover new revenue opportunities.

At Priority, we're driven by results. We expect our people to be known for results - bringing expertise, momentum, and relentless focus to every challenge, helping our clients and each other thrive.

About the Role:

The Sofware Architect plays a critical role in shaping the design and structure of scalable, resilient systems that power Priority’s fintech products. In this role, you’ll lead the architecture and development of micro-services, reusable components, and production systems within your domain. You’ll work closely with engineering and product teams to drive architectural decisions that balance performance, maintainability, and business impact. This is a hands-on role with strategic influence - bridging system design and execution - while mentoring teams and elevating engineering standards across projects.

Responsibilities: 

• Define and lead the enterprise architecture vision and strategy aligned with business goals and Design, build, and maintain micro-services and service-oriented architecture components. 
• Lead the creation of REST API endpoints and event-driven systems for internal and external use. 
• Define reusable libraries and shared logic to support multiple teams and projects. 
• Oversee production deployments, monitoring, and incident troubleshooting within your domain. 
• Set the standard for documentation, code quality, test automation, observability, and production readiness. 
• Translate high-level business requirements into scalable technical solutions and architectural blueprints..
• Serve as the architectural owner for your domain—responsible for solution design, delivery quality, and reliability. 
• Collaborate with peer architects and engineering leaders to ensure alignment across systems and teams. 
• Influence and implement release strategies, escalation workflows, and runbook development. 
• Research and evaluate new technologies to drive platform innovation and efficiency. 
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship within project and sprint teams. 
• Review code and architectural designs, offering actionable feedback to elevate team performance.

What Success Looks Like:

• Systems in your domain are reliable, scalable, well-documented, and aligned with platform standards.
• Teams are enabled by your architecture and leverage your solutions as foundational components. 
• Architectural decisions are well-justified, forward-looking, and balance delivery speed with technical integrity. 
• You’re viewed as a trusted partner by both engineers and product stakeholders.
• You consistently identify and resolve risks related to performance, reliability, and scalability. 
• Mentorship and code reviews lead to stronger team-wide engineering practices. 
• Production systems demonstrate high uptime, clear observability, and rapid recovery during incidents. 
• Influence engineers across levels, elevating the technical bar and team performance.

Candidate Requirements: 

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent hands-on experience. 
• 5+ years designing and building micro-services in a service-oriented architecture. 
• Experience with Node.js, REST API design, MySQL, and