Principal Software Architect

Principal Software Architect Planet DDS is a leading provider of a platform of cloud-based solutions that empowers growth-minded dental businesses. Now serving over 13,000 practices and 118,000 customers in North America, Planet DDS delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including Denticon Practice Management, Cloud 9 Ortho Practice Management, and Apteryx Cloud Imaging.

Planet DDS is dedicated to enabling dental support organizations (DSOs) and groups to grow and thrive with technology that delivers seamless integrations, improved workflows, and future-proof scalability. Join our dynamic team, where we push the boundaries of technology to rapidly create groundbreaking solutions.

Our team is dedicated to exploring new ideas, developing innovative products, and driving technological advancements outside the constraints of traditional SDLC. We are seeking a passionate and innovative Principal Software Architect to join our dynamic team. This role focuses on designing and implementing cutting-edge software solutions that align with our strategic goals.

This role reports directly to the Chief Technology Officer. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with significant architectural leadership experience spanning across multiple SaaS platforms. This is a hybrid role (2x per week in our Akron, OH office).

Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Develop and maintain enterprise architecture models, ensuring they align with business objectives, multi-cloud strategies, scalability and cost guidelines.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback to both direct and indirect reports.
• Innovation: Champion innovative ideas to improve technology value delivery, focusing on customer impact, responsive design, data management, and analytics.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, engineering leaders, security team, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver enterprise architectural designs.
• Standards and Best Practices: Stay current with industry standards, specifically use of AI for low-code and code generation.
• Lead Communities of Practice (CoPs) across the product lines to ensure enterprise architectural best practices are consistent.
• Skills &

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, with a strong understanding of business.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong expertise in cloud native and cloud optimized applications.
• Proficiency with .Net, C#, SQL Server and Cosmos DB. Cloud architecture expertise in Azure (preferred) and AWS. Proficiency in architectural frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience with AI-powered development tools and editors such as Cursor, Github Copilot, Google AI Studio, V0.dev, Lovable, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with various technologies and platforms.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, CISSO-ISSAP, or similar.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead and mentor teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, creativity, curiosity, and a passion for innovation.
• Experience leading architects at a SaaS company or similar environment is preferred.