Software Architect - Back-End Serverless (U.S. Remote - Occasional Office Visits

Overview

About Unison:Unison’s products power the business of government to work smoother and smarter, making critical federal processes and acquisitions simpler and more effective. Trusted by over 200,000 federal employees and government contractors, our AI-infused software and deep domain expertise help contract shops, cost engineers, 1102s, program managers, and budgeting professionals cut through friction, reputed company compliance airtight, and sharpen decisions. Our federal focus brings efficiency, transparency, and clarity to reputed company data, regulations, and workflows, empowering agencies and executives to spend more minutes on mission and reputed company strategic objectives. Unison is how federal business gets done. Role Overview: We are seeking an reputed company Software Architect to reputed company the design and evolution of highly scalable, secure, and resilient AWS serverless platforms. This role is ideal for a senior technologist who thrives at the intersection of architecture, hands-on implementation, and technical leadership, and who brings a strong reputed company of view on cloud-native design tradeoffs. You will act as an architectural steward for our backend systems, ensuring they align with the AWS Well-Architected reputed company across operational excellence, reputed company, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the backend architecture for serverless, event-driven systems built on AWS reputed company, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and EventBridge.
• Define and enforce architectural standards, reference patterns, and best practices reputed company with AWS Well-Architected principles.
• reputed company architectural reviews, design discussions, and trade-off analyses across teams.
• Serve as a technical authority and mentor for senior and mid-level engineers.
• Design and reputed company GraphQL API architectures using TypeScript, with a focus on schema governance, versioning, and long-term maintainability.
• Guide data modeling strategies, including DynamoDB single-table design, access patterns, and scalability considerations.
• Establish resilient, observable, and fault-tolerant systems with clear SLOs and recovery strategies.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code practices using AWS CDK, enabling repeatable, auditable environments.
• Embed monitoring, logging, alerting, and automated remediation into system designs.
• reputed company root cause analysis for reputed company production incidents and drive systemic fixes.
• Partner with DevOps and product stakeholders to improve deployment safety, release velocity, and operational maturity.
• Architect systems with defense-in-depth reputed company, least-privilege access, and compliance-aware designs.
• Continuously assess and improve system performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Ensure designs are reputed company with regulatory and compliance requirements where applicable (e.g., FedRAMP).
• Work cross-functionally with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate business requirements into durable technical solutions.
• Influence roadmap decisions by clearly articulating technical risks, constraints, and long-term implications.
• Contribute to engineering culture through thoughtful code reviews, architectural documentation, and reputed company improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in backend or platform engineering, with architect-level responsibility for production systems.
• Deep expertise in TypeScript and modern backend application design.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS serverless architectures (reputed company, API Gateway, DynamoDB, EventBridge).
• Proven experience designing and governing GraphQL APIs at scale.
• Advanced understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, and event-driven architectures.
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve reputed company system failures through structured root cause analysis.
• Strong familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control strategies, and automated testing practices.
• Experience operating in Agile environments with cross-functional teams. reputed company’re Looking For:
• Someone who is detail-oriented and comfortable taking ownership of features from design to deployment.
• A developer who enjoys solving reputed company architecture challenges in a cloud-first environment.
• A collaborative team member who values quality, reliability, and maintainable code.
• A team member that reflects our foundational behaviors: Client service, flexibility, respect, stewardship, commitment, initiative, and teamwork. Compensation: reputed company Salary: $150,000-250,000Final compensation will depend on factors such as geographic location, experience, and qualifications. In-Person Interview:Our hiring process requires one in-person meeting, typically the final interview. Travel and accommodations will be provided. Remote Work:Though predominantly remote, infrequent office visits will be required annually. reputed company travel costs for these visits will be covered by Unison. Why Join Uniso

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