Software Architect - ReConnect

We’re embarking on a major modernization of our core platform — evolving a legacy monolith into a modern, modular architecture that will power our business for the next decade and beyond.
We are looking for a Software Architect to lead the design and technical vision for this effort. This role will establish new architectural patterns, engineering practices, and ways of working — including Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Clean Architecture — and guide multiple teams through this transformation. The ideal candidate is someone who sees architecture not just as technology, but to enable people and systems to work better together.
At Lineage, the aim is not to build the largest technology team; instead, we are creating a small, highly skilled group that focuses on having right mix of talents, skills, and the capacity to learn in areas that define our core differentiation. We leverage cloud services, best-of-breed libraries and components, and external teams to augment our capabilities with sufficient capacity. This means that in addition to being a hands-on technologist, you also need to be able to review and collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver.
As a company, Lineage builds state-of-the-art systems to make our employees productive, to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations, to assist in our growth, and to create a technology platform that enables Lineage to achieve its vision of transforming the food supply chain. This is a critical role in that journey, and it will require someone who has a true passion for software development in the logistics space.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Define the “Guiding Light” transformational architecture: Lead the evolution of our core platform into a modular monolith or service-based design with clear separation of concerns providing a view of where we’re headed while remaining agile and adaptive to change.
• Design for change without disruption: Architect strategies that allow legacy and modernized systems to coexist during cutovers, ensuring uninterrupted business operations; integrate the codebase without disrupting existing development.
• Mentor and guide teams: Work directly with development teams to implement new approaches, coach them on DDD and Clean Architecture, and evolve our engineering culture.
• Ensure architecture adherence: Create and build mechanisms to provide feedback to teams when deviating from established norms; linting, static analysis and architecture tests are some examples.
• Collaborate across the organization: Partner with product, engineering, and leadership to align architecture decisions with strategic goals.
• Continuously improve: Use feedback from implementation teams to refine designs and improve scalability, maintainability, and delivery velocity.

Education and Work Experience:

• Significant experience designing and delivering complex systems (7+ years software development, 3+ years as an architect or equivalent senior role).
• Deep understanding of DDD, Clean Architecture, and modern modular or service-oriented design.
• Hands-on experience with Java, Node.js, React, and relational databases like MS SQL Server (or similar languages, frameworks, and databases).
• Strong understanding of modern delivery practices, including CI/CD, containerization, and cloud-native approaches.
• Proven ability to design migration and cutover strategies that minimize risk and disruption.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across teams and departments.

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Why Lineage?
This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation.  Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.
Benefits

Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.