Senior Software Architect

Join the Team Modernizing Medicine At ModMed , we’re not just building software—we’re reimagining the healthcare experience. Founded in 2010 by a practicing physician and a successful tech entrepreneur, we took a radically different approach: we hired doctors and taught them how to code. This "for doctors, by doctors" philosophy has allowed us to create an AI-enabled, specialty-specific cloud platform that places patients at the center of care.

A Culture of Excellence When you join ModMed, you’re joining an award-winning team recognized for innovation and employee satisfaction. From our global headquarters in Boca Raton Florida, and extensive employee base in Hyderabad India, we are a team of 4,500+ passionate problem-solvers on a mission to increase medical practice success and improve patient outcomes: Consistently ranked as a Top Place to Work 2025 Globee Business Awards: Gold Globee for “Technology Team of the Year” 2025 Black Book Awards: Ranked #1 EHR in 11 Specialties Florida Venture Forum: Venture-Backed Company of the Year We are growing fast, thinking big, and we are just getting started. Ready to modernize medicine with us?

Job Description Summary: ModMed is looking for a Senior Software Architect to serve as a technical linchpin within our Architecture Organization. Reporting directly to the Director of Software Architecture , you will be responsible for turning high-level business strategies into scalable, high-performing technical realities. You will lead the design of complex, cloud-native systems, ensuring that our software products are not only innovative but also resilient, secure, and built for long-term sustainability.

As a Senior Architect, you will act as a bridge between the Director’s vision and the engineering teams’ execution, providing the technical blueprints and leadership necessary to modernize our healthcare technology suite.

What you'll do

• Architectural Blueprinting: Define the technical solutions, assumptions, and constraints for major initiatives.
• You will create the technical roadmaps that align with our "multi-generation" software plans.
• Cloud-Native Evolution: Lead the migration and optimization of ModMed products into a unified cloud engineering organization, utilizing AWS/Azure/GCP best practices.
• Standardization & Reuse: Identify recurring patterns across different product lines to develop common frameworks, reducing duplication and driving engineering efficiency across the enterprise.
• Hands-on Technical Leadership: While this is an architecture role, you will remain "hands-on" by developing prototypes (POCs), establishing CI/CD standards, and ensuring modern SRE/DevOps principles are baked into every design.
• Technical Governance:** Evaluate existing systems to identify bottlenecks in performance, security, or cost, and propose actionable architectural shifts to resolve them.
• Mentorship: Act as a mentor to staff and senior engineers, elevating the technical bar across the organization and ensuring the architecture is understood and correctly implemented.
• What you'll bring 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a dedicated architectural role.
• Bachelors in Computer Science or relevant degree and/or relevant experience.
• Proven track record of designing and scaling large-scale, distributed SaaS applications.
• You should be an expert in horizontal scaling, database sharding, and event-driven architectures.
• Deep experience with cloud-native principles (Containers, Kubernetes, Serverless, and Service Mesh) and multi-cloud strategies.
• Expert knowledge of Agile, Lean, and SAFe.
• You understand how to integrate architectural runway into a fast-moving development sprint.
• Solid experience with automation frameworks, observability (APM, logging), and security-by-design (DevSecOps).
• Exceptional ability to decompose complex problems and explain them clearly to both developers and executive leadership. ​ Location Requirement - Hybrid: This role requires being in the office 3 days a week to collaborate closely with the Director and engineering leadership.
• ModMed Benefits Highlight: At ModMed, we believe it’s important to offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our growing workforce.
• Eligible Modernizers can enroll in a wide range of benefits: United States Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including a company Health Savings Account contribution, 401(k): ModMed provides a matching contribution each payday of 50% of your contribution deferred on up to 6% of your compensation.
• After one year of employment with ModMed, 100% of any matching contribution you receive is yours to keep.
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave programs, Company paid Life and Disability benefits, Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Programs, Company-sponsored Business Resource & Special Interest Groups that provide engaged and supportive communities within ModMed, Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement programs and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning , Global presence and in-person collaboration opportunities; dog-friendly HQ (US), Hybrid office-based roles and remote availability for some roles, Weekly catered breakfast and lunch, treadmill workstations, Zen, and wellness rooms within our BRIC headquarters.
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