Technical Architect/Lead

Company Overview We are a high-growth, venture-backed company scaling up to revolutionize the mortgage industry with our comprehensive microservices-based point of sale platform. Our POS platform streamlines the loan origination process, serving lenders, borrowers, and administrators through multiple frontend portals with robust backend processing capabilities. Position Summary We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect/Lead to join our engineering team and provide strategic technical leadership for our microservices platform. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will be responsible for architectural decisions, technical debt prioritization, and hands-on technical leadership of our development team. This is a critical role for someone who can balance high-level system design with practical implementation guidance. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Architecture Drive architectural decisions across all microservices and the entire application ecosystem Lead technical debt prioritization and modernization initiatives Break down complex feature development and bug fixes into actionable plans Mentor and provide hands-on technical guidance to the team of 8-12 developers Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and development processes Conduct thorough code reviews and ensure quality across all services System Design & Strategy Own the technical roadmap and architecture evolution for the platform Make technology stack decisions and lead moderni