Software Architect

**Overview:** - Apptegy partners with school districts to enhance communication, branding, and empowerment within educational organizations. - Values thoughtfulness and high performance, contributing to rapid growth and client satisfaction. - Offers a high-performing team environment with opportunities for personal and company growth. **Key Responsibilities:** - Refine business requirements into scalable product specifications, designs, and user stories. - Support product leaders in translating business requirements into product specifications. - Collaborate with engineering teams to create user stories and implement them. - Design data models focusing on performance, integrity, and longevity. - Design solutions that integrate with Apptegy's backend and frontend applications. - Produce architectural design documents for internal teams. - Engage in design patterns and principles to maintain simplicity, scalability, and availability. - Assist in resolving production issues and support engineering teams. **Requirements/Skills/Qualifications:** - 10+ years of experience with backend systems, preferably using Ruby on Rails. - Strong experience in top-level database systems, preferably PostgreSQL. - Experience in software engineering, including architecture, coding, and product building. - Capable of leading design and architecture conversations. - Opinions-driven, comfortable expressing and defending them without being dogmatic. - Experience in SaaS environments. **Compensation & Benefits:** - Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage. - Retirement 401(k) with employer match. - Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). - Mental Health Reimbursement. - Unlimited paid time off, including seasonal company-wide time off. - Paid parental and medical leave. - Equal opportunity employer. (Note: Specific compensation details were not provided in the summary.)