[Hiring] Integration Architect @Applaudo Studios

Role Description

You are an Integration Architect with strong experience designing scalable, secure, and production-grade integration platforms on Microsoft Azure. You will join a senior, AI-first engineering team focused on evolving an existing integration foundation into a robust, enterprise-ready platform.

• Assess the current architecture and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Define the technical, security, and quality standards that guide implementation.
• Establish architectural guardrails for AI-assisted development.
• Ensure solutions remain scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise best practices.
• Challenge technical decisions with evidence and document architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with distributed engineering teams.

Note: This position is offered under a contractor framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, including 3+ years designing integration architectures.
• Proven experience designing canonical data models and configuration-driven integration platforms.
• Strong experience with Azure integration services, including Service Bus, Function Apps, API Management, and Azure SQL Database.
• Experience designing event-driven and synchronous integration patterns, including Change Data Capture (CDC).
• Strong experience in API design, versioning, and security with OAuth 2.0 and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Demonstrated ability to read and assess a codebase and infrastructure built by another team.
• Hands-on experience with spec-driven development using AI coding agents.
• Fluent English to work with a distributed client team.

Requirements

• Canonical data model design and configuration-driven integration platforms.
• Azure Service Bus, Function Apps, API Management, and Azure SQL Database.
• Event-driven and synchronous integration patterns, including CDC.
• API design, versioning, and security with OAuth 2.0 and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Spec-driven development with AI coding agents.
• Fluent English.

Benefits

• High-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication.
• Opportunity to learn fast and take ownership.
• Work alongside strong teams.
• Be part of an organization that is evolving intentionally and investing in modern ways of working.
• Lead AI-native transformation at scale.