Enterprise Architect - Application

Enterprise Application Architect

Location: Austin, TX (hybrid)

Schedule: Full-time | Hybrid (2–3 days in office)

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At this time, we are unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have current, unrestricted authorization to work in the country where the role is based.

About Us

Togetherwork is a $250M recurring revenue SaaS business with more than 33 software applications serving over 12 vertical markets. We help communities, organizations, and businesses thrive by delivering purpose-built software that supports their missions and operations.

Headquartered on South Congress in Austin, TX, Togetherwork is scaling rapidly. We are customer-focused, execution-driven, and committed to operational excellence. Our teams value accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

About the Role

Togetherwork is seeking an experienced Enterprise Application Architect to define and drive the architectural vision across our product ecosystem. This role is responsible for designing scalable, secure, and future-ready application frameworks that enable business growth, innovation, and operational excellence.

The architect will lead the evolution of modern, API-first, and cloud-native systems while remaining technology agnostic. A key focus of this role is to embed AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities into core product experiences, development lifecycles, and intelligent automation, enabling data-driven insights and next-generation user interactions.

This individual will play a critical role in modernizing legacy systems, integrating AI-powered services, and establishing scalable patterns for AI adoption across the organization. Success in this role requires a balance of deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders to deliver resilient, high-performing, and intelligent systems at scale.

What You’ll Do

Application Architecture & System Design

• Drive platform-oriented architecture to enable reuse across products (shared services, common APIs, design systems).
• Identify opportunities to standardize capabilities across the portfolio (identity, billing, integrations, AI services).
• Lead high-level and low-level design (HLD/LLD) for new systems and major enhancements.
• Develop reference architectures for frontend, backend, API, and database layers.
• Ensure systems are extensible, maintainable, and cloud-ready.

 

API & Backend Architecture

• Architect RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs with scalability and security in mind.
• Design service-oriented or microservices-based architectures where appropriate.
• Establish best practices for backend development (PHP or other modern backend technologies).
• Define and enforce standards for performance, resilience, and observability across distributed systems.

 

Frontend Architecture

• Define scalable frontend architecture patterns for React-based applications.
• Guide state management, component design, and frontend performance optimization.
• Establish standards for UI modularity, reusability, and maintainability.
• Ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend services.

 

AI/ML Integration & Modernization

• Design application architectures that support AI/ML integration (e.g., recommendation systems, predictive analytics, automation).
• Integrate AI/ML services via APIs or embedded models.
• Collaborate with data teams to operationalize ML models into production applications.
• Evaluate opportunities to embed GenAI, LLM-based features, or intelligent automation into products.
• Ensure cost-effective and scalable inference architecture and monitoring of AI-driven features.
• Define patterns for LLMOps including model lifecycle, versioning, monitoring, and governance.
• Optimize cost, latency, and scalability of AI/GenAI solutions (e.g., prompt design, caching, model selection).

 

Technology Agnostic Leadership

• Evaluate and recommend technologies based on business needs, not personal preference.
• Provide architectural guidance across different stacks within the TW portfolio.
• Define migration strategies from legacy architectures to modern solutions.
• Support M&A integration efforts by rationalizing diverse application stacks.

 

Governance, Security & Quality

• Ensure responsible AI practices, including data privacy, bias mitigation, and compliance.
• Define guardrails for secure and compliant use of GenAI and third-party AI services.
• Establish secure coding and architecture standards.
• Design authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, SSO, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security requirements.
• Guide DevOps and CI/CD best practices.

 

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner with engineering leaders and product teams to align architecture with business strategy.
• Review code and design documents to ensure adherence to standards.
• Mentor senior engineers and development teams.
• Communicate architecture decisions and trade-offs to executive stakeholders.

 

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in architecture roles.
• Strong expertise in API-first and service-oriented architectures.
• Strong expertise in backend systems (PHP and PHP frameworks preferred; exposure to additional languages is a plus).
• Strong expertise in React-based frontend architectures.
• Strong expertise in relational database design (MySQL preferred).
• Proven experience designing scalable, high-availability web applications.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS).
• Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, containerization, and deployment strategies.
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into production systems.
• Strong system design and performance optimization skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in multi-product SaaS environments.
• Exposure to microservices, event-driven architecture, and message queues.
• Experience with container orchestration (ECS, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with modern frontend ecosystems and component libraries.
• Experience implementing GenAI/LLM-driven features.
• Architecture certifications (TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect, etc.) are a plus.

 

Who You Are

• Strategic thinker with strong execution mindset.
• Technology agnostic and adaptable.
• Strong problem-solving and design skills.
• Ability to balance innovation with maintainability.
• Strong collaboration and leadership abilities.

 

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At Togetherwork, we help community-driven organizations grow and thrive — creating better experiences for the people they serve.

We are guided by values that shape how we work every day:

• Obsess over our customers
• Own it. Together.
• Move fast with purpose

The Company offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• 100% Employer paid short/long term disability
• Basic Life
• 401(k) option with 100% company match up to 4%
• Flexible paid personal/vacation time built on mutual trust and accountability
• 10 sick days annually
• 10 company paid holidays
• 6 weeks paid parental leave
• Pet Insurance
• Medical Travel Benefits
• Infertility Benefits
• Teladoc
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Benefits & Engagement Platform

Inclusion and Diversity: Togetherwork is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are a company where diverse backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints are valued. Togetherwork does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, age, ethnic or national origin, or any other basis protected by all local, state or federal laws.

Interview Process & Expectations

Our interviews are designed to be interactive and conversational. Candidates are expected to respond based on their own experience and thinking during live interviews.

To ensure a fair and consistent interview experience, the use of real-time AI tools or other external assistance to generate or guide interview responses is not permitted. Interviews are intended to reflect an individual’s judgment, problem-solving approach, and communication.

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