Staff Software Architect

PitchBook Data

Seattle, WA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$235,000–$280,000 Per Year

JOB TYPE

Full-time, Employee

SKILLS

Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Design, Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents, Business Growth, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Coding Standards, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Customer Experience, Database Design, Diversity, Flexible Spending Accounts, GitHub, Information Technology & Information Systems, Java, Just in Time (JIT), Leadership, MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional, Mentoring, Microservices, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Object Oriented Programming (OOP) Languages, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product Engineering, REST (Representational State Transfer), Root Cause Analysis, Service-Oriented Architecture (fka Distributed Object Architecture), Software Architecture, Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Structured Data, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Trade-Off Analysis, Tuition Reimbursement, Unstructured Data, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Writing Skills

LOCATION

Seattle, WA

POSTED

30+ days ago

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We're deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there's going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We're willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.

About the Role:

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation.

We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other's words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us!

As a Staff Software Architect within the Product organization, you will be responsible for architecting and delivering the next suite of services that power the PitchBook platform. You will be essential in guiding one or more technical teams to build exceptional solutions relied upon and used by thousands of PitchBook customers every day and work with PitchBook professionals around the world with the collective goal of delighting our customers and growing our business.

The team will rely on your broad and deep experience in building and delivering comprehensive cloud solutions and full understanding of the team's business domain to shape principles and practices and capture just-in-time decisions based on trade-off analysis. With your strong analytical skills, you'll be able to break down abstract and complex problems into smaller problems and apply Domain Driven Design approaches such as identifying bounded contexts and establishing a decomposition process. You will be expected to devise solutions based on limited information and precedent to find creative ways to tackle challenges. It is essential that you will be able to interpret, assess, and resolve a wide range of issues and be able to select the right course of action.

You will collaborate with external and internal stakeholders of different roles and backgrounds and who may have varying degrees of understanding of the domain. You may need to adapt your style of communication based on the audience you are interacting with and will be relied on to influence decisions to build optimal solutions to complex challenges. Additionally, as a technical expert in a broad set of domains, you will be expected to engage actively in promoting architecture guidelines, principles, and practices across team(s) and be a driver for consistency and alignment for cross cutting concerns using influence and effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Lastly, you exhibit a growth mindset, are willing to solicit feedback, engage others with empathy, and help create a culture of belonging, teamwork, and purpose. If you love building customer-centric solutions, strive for excellence every day, are adaptable and focused, and believe work should be fun, come join us!

Primary Job Responsibilities:

Architect, design, develop, and maintain components of PitchBook's services including backend with aspects of front-end related to architecture (micro front-end patterns). Hands-on development will be part of the responsibilities
Ensure qualities/non-functional requirements of the platforms and products are defined, measurable, and continuously evaluated to deliver the right product to our users
Document architecture evolutions (current state, future state, phasing) and communicate architecture and elaborate with teams
Implement well-designed, testable, and efficient code that meets product requirements, coding standards, performance, scalability, reliability, and the organization's goals and principles
Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and other internal stakeholders in an Agile environment
Provide technical guidance and perform architectural reviews with team members
Design and deliver on end-to-end initiatives with little to no guidance
Define and participate in processes that improve products using return on experience, root cause analysis of incidents
Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications:

Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a similar field
8+ years of experience in a Software Development or Engineering role with a Bachelor's Degree, 6+ years of experience in a Software Development or Engineering role with a Master's degree, or 3+ years of experience in a Software Development or Engineering role with a PhD
4+ years of experience with Java or a similar object-oriented language
2+ years of experience developing microservices
Experienced in Service-Oriented & Microservices Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain Driven Design
Fluent in identifying and applying architecture patterns and designing RESTful API
Experience working on middleware, platform, or system of systems
Experienced with web technologies and standards (e.g., JSON, JWT)
Experienced with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Experienced in Spring Boot/Spring Framework
Experienced with Container orchestration software (e.g., Kubernetes)
Experience with Agentic AI architecture:Proven track record of designing systems using LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g.,LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalent) for complex reasoning tasks

Experience designing standard interfaces and integrations with Model Context Protocol (MCP) that allow AI models and agents to securely and efficiently access structured and unstructured data

Demonstrated experience designingAI-native data backends, including schema design oriented for LLM consumption
Experienced in using AI for productivity and efficiency (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Gemini CLI, or other similar technology)
Highly experienced working within development teams in an Agile environment
Ability to handle a project through the entire software development lifecycle, end to end
Demonstrate ability to lead and/or provide guidance to junior peers across multiple teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong problem-solving ability
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily
Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

Physical Health

Comprehensive health benefits
Additional medical wellness incentives
STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance

Emotional Health

Paid sabbatical program after four years
Paid family and paternity leave
Annual educational stipend
Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement
CFA exam stipend
Robust training programs on industry and soft skills
Employee assistance program
Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days

Social Health

Matching gifts program
Employee resource groups
Subsidized emergency childcare
Dependent Care FSA
Company-wide events
Employee referral bonus program
Quarterly team building events

Financial Health

401k match
Shared ownership employee stock program
Monthly transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Compensation

Annual base salary: $235,000-$280,000
Target annual bonus percentage: 15%

Working Conditions:

At the heart of our company is a belief in the power of in-person collaboration. Being together in the office fuels our creativity, strengthens our connections, and drives the innovation that sets us apart. Our culture is built on spontaneous moments-those hallway conversations, whiteboard brainstorms, and shared celebrations in each of our global offices-that simply can't be replicated remotely. This role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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PitchBook appreciates and respects diversity, and as such, we are an equal opportunity employer.

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