Lead Software Architect
At NiCE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.So, what’s the role all about? As a Senior Software Architect, you will play a critical role in defining and evolving the technical direction of our client-facing products and internal platforms. You will architect scalable, cloud-native, API-first systems while contributing to modern development workflows and AI-driven engineering practices. Your leadership will guide teams in building reliable, secure, high-performance distributed systems and integrating emerging AI capabilities—including conversational AI, AI-assisted development workflows, and platform-level automation. How will you make an impact? Architect & Lead Set end-to-end technical direction, including platform vision, technology choices, architectural patterns, and infrastructure strategy. Design, document, and evolve cloud-native, API-first systems integrating web clients, internal services, and external partners. Architect distributed services that emphasize scalability, performance, reliability, observability, and security. AI & Modern Engineering Integration Integrate AI-assisted development practices into engineering workflows, including tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar. Promote AI-driven automation such as test generation, code refactoring, dependency analysis, and large-scale codebase exploration. Contribute to conversational AI platforms, messaging pipelines, data flows, and ML-adjacent integrations. Identify opportunities to incorporate ML/AI capabilities into platform features and system components. Delivery & Ownership Own architecture through implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, iteration, and long-term stewardship. Align architecture with product strategy through tight collaboration with Product, Design, and Engineering. Drive technical decisions and coordinate multi-team execution while elevating engineering standards. Technical Excellence & Leadership Provide mentorship and architectural guidance across teams. Conduct thorough code and architecture reviews to raise engineering quality. Improve CI/CD pipelines, development workflows, and operational excellence. Diagnose and resolve complex performance bottlenecks across all layers of the stack. Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, continuous improvement, and AI-augmented engineering. Have you got what it takes? BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience. 15+ years of software development experience. 5+ years designing or architecting large-scale systems. Expertise in Java and familiarity with Go, C#, or similar. Expertise in Front End Technologies, preferably React or similar. Experience with relational and non-relational databases. Experience with AI-assisted deve...