Principal Software Architect, ServiceTitan Infrastructure Platform

  • Locations
  • Remote
  • United States
  • Last Published
  • Dec. 8, 2024
  • Sector
  • Business Applications
  • Functions
  • Software Engineering
  • Other Engineering
  • IT

Ready to be a Titan?
Reporting to the VP of Platform, this role is crucial for ServiceTitan’s next phase of growth and scale. We are sitting on a vibrant set of functionality and customer use cases that ServiceTitan will need to construct, enhance, and scale 10X. For this upcoming phase of our continued growth, our software platform requires a transformation to a fully distributed set of service domains (powered by Micro/Macro-services) with clean, well-defined interfaces and independent operational and scale characteristics.

This role is chartered to lead this transformation by defining the shape of our North Star distributed systems architecture, including technology choices, scaffolding services, monitoring tools, logging and tracing systems, API gateways, keys and certificate management paradigms, definition of bounded contexts and inter-service call patterns.

This leadership role will be on point for technical leadership across our Infrastructure Platform, SRE, Operations Center, and Tools teams to deliver a multi-region, high availability, disaster-recoverable infrastructure platform and product foundation atop Azure, our underlying cloud substrate.

What you'll do:

  • Technical ownership of system architecture target state, roadmap, execution, and evolution as we move to a distributed system with bounded Contexts and Microservices across our infrastructure and platform layers to build out our cloud-based stack for scale, performance, and security.
  • Key leader of the “Technical Architecture Group” for the company, including advising, aligning, and streamlining key decisions for shared technology in partnership with Engineering management and other Principal Architects.
  • Unifying our vision and aligning all engineers around a focused set of architectural principles.
  • Essential hands-on code ownership of a few crucial components of our technical stack.
  • Work closely with Recruiting — in particular, interview candidates and co-own activities related to lead generation (e.g. tech talks) and screening (HackerRank tests)
  • Frequently present at public venues, including internal technology sessions, conferences, executive meetings, and customer briefings explaining our technology, product, and stack.
  • Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, engineers, Product Managers, customers, and partners
  • A key mentor and guide for engineers across engineering as a whole.
  • Participate in technical calibration sessions.
  • Contribute to the roadmap and resource planning
  • Review, advise, and coach teams in Platform and Infrastructure on architecture and design to ensure the engineering teams are building correctly for scale, performance, and cost.

What you'll bring:

  • 10+ years of industry experience, including with large-scale enterprise web/saas applications
  • First-hand experience with a cloud transformation as well as unraveling a monolithic codebase to a system of highly available microservices with exceptional performance and load resiliency.
  • Strong technical knowledge in the areas of:
    • Microsoft .NET technology stack (C# / .NET, ASP.NET MVC, Web APIs) and SQL databases (Microsoft SQL Server or any other) preferred. (Java based stack experience acceptable with a keen adaptability for new technologies.)
    • Git, unit testing, debugging, profiling, IDEs, JIRA and other tools that are typically used by developers on Microsoft technology stack.
    • Continuous integration and continuous delivery methodologies and tools (TeamCity or similar).
    • Performance / reliability monitoring tools (e.g. New Relic, DataDog, Application Insights)
    • Log / Metric collection and analysis tools (e.g. Elasticsearch-Logstash-Kibana, DataDog, Interana).
    • Strong expertise & experience with the majority of Kubernetes, Functions/Serverless computing, Distributed messaging systems (Kafka, Event Hubs, SQS etc), Data Lakehouse architectures (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks Delta) and API gateways will be crucial to the success of this role.
    • Administration and building automation for Azure, AWS or other public cloud technology
    • Experience with large scale 3rd party integrations including Accounting, ERP, HRIS systems and Ad exchanges.
    • Experience with API surfaces for Developer ecosystems.
  • Ability to empathize with our users and champion their experience.
  • Ability to roll up sleeves and develop blueprint codebases for cornerstone technical systems.
  • Exceptional communication skills including interpersonal as well as public speaking. Ability to present and communicate vision is paramount for the success of this role.
  • A talent magnet, this leader will bring the best and the brightest to the best vertical SaaS product company for the trades industry.
  • A non-negotiable need for this role will be a high EQ and a strong inclination to build a highly effective, diverse team where all members feel respected and included and can bring their whole selves to the job.
  • BA/BS Computer Science or a related discipline. MS/PhD highly desirable from a top-tier university.

Be Human With Us:

Being human isn’t about checking every box on a list. It’s about the experiences we have, people we meet, and the perspectives we share. So, if you have the skills but are hesitant to apply because of your background, apply anyway. We need amazing people like you to help us challenge the conventional and think differently about the problems that we’re solving. We’re in this together. Come be human, with us.

What We Offer:

When you join our team, you’re not just accepting a job. You’re making a career move. Here’s how we’ll support you in doing some of the most impactful work of your career:

  • Flextime, recognition, and support for autonomous work: Flexible time off with ample learning and development opportunities to continue growing your career. We offer a comprehensive onboarding program, leadership training for Titans at all levels, and other programs and events. Great work is rewarded through Bonusly, peer-nominated awards, and more.
  • Holistic health and wellness benefits: Company-paid medical, dental, and vision (with 100% employer paid options and 90% coverage for dependents), FSA and HSA, 401k match, and telehealth options including memberships to Headspace, Galileo, One Medical, Ginger and more.
  • Support for Titans at all stages of life: Parental leave and support, up to $20k in adoption reimbursement, on demand maternity support through Maven Maternity, free breast milk shipping through Maven Milk, pet insurance, legal advisory services, financial planning tools, and more.

At ServiceTitan, we celebrate individuality and uniqueness. We believe that the convergence of fresh perspectives and experiences from all walks of life is what makes our product and culture so great. We strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. We do not discriminate against employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), genetic information, protected military or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

ServiceTitan is committed to fair and equitable compensation for all of our employees. We thoughtfully consider a wide range of factors when determining individual compensation. The expected salary range for this role for candidates residing in the United States is between $242,000 USD - $302,000 USD. Compensation for candidates residing outside the United States will vary by location and the specific salary range will be discussed during the hiring process. Actual compensation for an individual may vary depending on skills, performance over time, qualifications, experience, and location. In addition to the base salary, the total compensation package also includes an annual bonus, equity and a holistic suite of benefits.