Principal Solution Architect

The Product Development team is looking for a highly motivated, hands-on Principal Solution Architect to lead the end-to-end architectural design and technical strategy for our next generation of connected smart home products. You will play a pivotal role in defining scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that span device, cloud, data, and application layers. In close collaboration with cross-functional engineering, product, and business teams, you’ll shape systems that power millions of IoT devices, real-time analytics, and intuitive user experiences.

Job Duties:

• Architect holistic, end-to-end solutions that integrate device, mobile/web applications, APIs, and cloud platforms (primarily Azure).
• Translate complex business requirements and product concepts into scalable solution designs that meet functional, performance, security, and compliance needs.
• Define solution-level tradeoffs across technical domains including:
• Development cost and timeline
• Hardware (BOM) and cloud infrastructure costs
• Interoperability and system complexity
• User experience impact
• Technical debt and future extensibility
• Lead the design of resilient and observable systems with recovery strategies for:
• Connectivity interruptions
• Message loss or delays
• Service outages
• User error and interrupted processes
• Partner with product managers, technical teams, and enterprise architects to align solutions with long-term platform strategy and standardization efforts.
• Support cross-team design reviews, architectural governance, and best practice enforcement.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and privacy teams to ensure secure-by-design and privacy-compliant architectures.
• Maintain clear and up-to-date documentation of architectural decisions, diagrams, and interfaces.

Must Haves:

• 12+ years of experience in software with a focus on solution architecture across cloud, device, and application domains.
• Experience designing cloud-native, distributed systems using Azure or similar public cloud environments.
• Understanding of IoT protocols, data pipelines, and API integration patterns.
• Experience designing large-scale, resilient systems with high availability and strong observability.
• Experience translating business needs into well-structured, technically feasible, and scalable solutions.
• Familiarity with secure design principles and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, SOC-2, ISO 27001).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to drive alignment and tradeoff discussions.

We Value:

• Stakeholder management skills to drive alignment and tradeoff discussions.
• Experience with platform convergence, reusable architecture components, and modular system design.
• Familiarity with smart home, connected device, or consumer electronics domains.
• Prior experience working within a formal architectural governance structure (e.g., Architecture Review Board).
• Knowledge of mobile/web app architecture frameworks (e.g., React, native apps).
• Experience with TOGAF or similar enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Background in embedded systems or firmware development is a plus.

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