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About defi SOLUTIONS: It's an exciting time to join defi! defi SOLUTIONS is a pioneer in end-to-end, SaaS loan originations, servicing, and managed servicing solutions. Our customers include the highest-volume captive auto lenders, banks, credit unions, and finance companies in North America. We have more than three decades of experience helping lenders reduce time-to-market, streamline operations, and customize lending processes with proven, scalable performance. Learn more at defisolutions.com and follow us on LinkedIn. Position Purpose: The Software Architect role focuses on designing and implementing software systems that meet business objectives. This position collaborates with cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems through technology. Responsibilities include designing, prototyping, and contributing to the implementation of software solutions that are durable, scalable, performant, secure, and cost-effective. Software Architects work in ambiguous environments and translate business concepts into tangible software systems. Essential Job Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. • Design and prototype software systems from business and technical requirements. • Contribute to defining technical requirements of software systems. • Collaborate with roles including Clients, Senior Leadership, Operations, and Security to produce software architectures. • Maintain awareness of advancements in the information technology industry and understand where they may be applicable. • Document technology standards and solution designs. • Communicate standards and designs to various stakeholders across the organization. • Participate in technical reviews during the full life cycle of a software system to ensure adherence to designs and standards. • Identify and document remediation plans for software systems that do not meet desired requirements for quality, performance, security, and cost. • Present software designs to technical leadership or business stakeholders. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Required Qualifications/ Skills: • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field of study with 6-8 years of professional experience. • 1-2 years contributing to architecture or design decisions. • Strong experience in software design and distributed systems. • Familiarity with multiple technology stacks (e.g., .NET, Java, Node.js) to guide solution design. • Knowledge of interprocess communication protocols and formats such as HTTPS, REST, gRPC, XML, JSON. • Working knowledge of CI/CD techniques and technologies. • Understanding of secure coding best practices. • Ability to document technical specifications using diagrams and tools such as UML, Microsoft Visio, or PUML. • Effective communication skills for diverse technical and non-technical audiences. • Ability to self-manage tasks and time in collaboration with a manager. • Awareness of non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security, observability, and cost optimization). • Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) Preferred Qualifications/ Skills: • Master's degree in computer science or related field of study with at least 5 years of professional experience. • Experience implementing software systems in Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform environments. Affirmative Action/EEO statement: defi SOLUTIONS is an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Apply tot his job