Senior Solution Architect

• Consulting Solution Architect (or Principal Solution Architect)
• Reports to: Chief Architect
• Location: USA Remote

About us:

We are LearningMate - Energizing the Educational Landscape!

Dedicated to transforming learning and development via cutting-edge technological solutions, LearningMate is a trailblazing one-stop shop for education technology. With a goal of improving educational experiences and empowering students, the firm has emerged as a leader in the field. Together with the recently acquired DoubleLine, LearningMate is a part of the Straive group and uses technology, digital media, large-scale data, and solutions to build strong, firm foundations in engineering and learning design. This helps to close the gap that exists between students, teachers, and content curators. The biggest publishers, universities, and government education departments worldwide use LearningMate's solutions to assist in developing, implementing, and streamlining their digital infrastructure.

We are honored to be our clients' top choice for solutions thanks to our wide range of offerings, and we lead the charge to improve access to, affordability of, and effectiveness of future education, enabling more students and learners. With more than 3500 employees, we are a powerful force in the US, the UK, South Africa, and India.

Learn more at www.learningmate.com.

Role Summary

LearningMate is seeking a Hands-on Consulting Solution Architect (Principal Solution Architect) who combines deep, code-level engineering roots with C-suite consultative leadership. In this remote, client-facing role, you will lead complex client engagements for major US-based institutions, architect high-throughput, resilient cloud applications, and direct global engineering teams.

You are a builder-architect at heart—equally comfortable writing and reviewing core microservice code, conducting deep-dive root cause analyses on failing systems, and leading high-stakes architectural strategy sessions with client executives.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Hands-On Platform Architecture: Design, build, and optimize scalable, cloud-native enterprise platforms. Perform hands-on prototyping, core framework development, and critical code reviews across microservices, databases, and message brokers.
• Drive Executive Client Advisory & Engagement: Act as the primary technical advisor for client CTOs, VP-level stakeholders, and product leaders. Translate business needs into multi-year technical roadmaps, lead "build vs. buy" analyses, and articulate architectural trade-offs with clarity.
• Guide & Lead Global Engineering Teams: Mentor and lead distributed engineering teams across the US, India, and other global centers. Foster outcome-driven ownership, technical rigor, and cross-functional agility across the development lifecycle.
• Orchestrate GenAI & SDLC Automation: Define enterprise strategies for embedding Generative AI, LLM integrations, and modern automation tools (Copilot, Claude, IaC, automated testing pipelines) into production software workflows.
• Troubleshoot & Modernize Legacy Systems: Lead rapid root-cause analysis for mission-critical production bottlenecks, refactor legacy monoliths into distributed microservices, and ensure seamless interoperability with core industry standards.

What You Bring

Core Qualifications (Must-Haves)

• 15+ Years of Progressive Technical Experience: A proven, long-term career trajectory starting from hands-on software development through Solution Architecture to Enterprise or Principal Architecture within client-facing IT consulting, professional services, or enterprise SaaS environments.
• 8+ Years in Client-Facing Advisory: Deep experience presenting to, negotiating with, and advising executive leadership (CTO, VP, CPO) on technical strategy, platform rationalization, and technology roadmaps.

• 5+ Years of Technical Team Leadership: Demonstrated track record leading global, distributed development teams (onshore/offshore) while remaining active in architectural design, code reviews, and high-level technical problem-solving.

• Formal Technical Education:

1. Bachelor's Degree: B.S. / B.E. / B.Tech in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field (Required).
2. Master's Degree: M.S. / M.E. / M.Tech / MCA in Computer Science or Engineering (Strongly Preferred).

• Deep Hands-On Engineering Stack Mastery:

1. Technical depth in core Enterprise back-end stacks (e.g., Java/Spring Boot, .NET Core, Python) alongside modern TypeScript/JavaScript frameworks.
2. Deep experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ), relational/NoSQL databases, and API ecosystems.
3. Hands-on expertise with public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

• Pragmatic AI & SDLC Automation Fluency: Tactical knowledge of incorporating GenAI frameworks (LangChain, OpenAI API, LlamaIndex) and modern AI coding assistants into software delivery pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves)

• EdTech & Enterprise Domain Standards: Familiarity with EdTech integration standards (LTI, QTI, Ed-Fi, CEDS) or large-scale digital learning ecosystem architectures.
• Professional Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or TOGAF certification.

Why LearningMate?

• Pioneer AI-Driven Delivery: Lead the shift toward AI-empowered, multidisciplinary engineering at scale.
• High-Visibility Client Impact: Directly advise and shape platforms for top publishers, universities, and EdTech innovators worldwide.
• Global Ecosystem: Work with over 3,500 experts across the US, UK, South Africa, and India under the Straive group umbrella.
• Competitive Package: Enjoy competitive compensation, remote flexibility, and continuous professional growth.