Procurify is hiring a Lead Architect

Procurify is hiring a Lead Architect to define the next generation of our cloud, data, and AI platforms. This is a high-impact technical leadership role that spans system design, platform scalability, and data intelligence, ensuring our architecture remains resilient, extensible, and AI-ready as we scale.

What You'll Do

• Define and evolve Procurify’s platform architecture across data, AI, and core systems.
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to align architecture with long-term business strategy.
• Guide technology decisions balancing innovation, maintainability, and performance.
• Drive the design of scalable, secure, and reliable distributed systems spanning APIs, data pipelines, integrations, and infrastructure.
• Lead complex architectural and design reviews across multiple teams.
• Build reference architectures, proofs of concept, and technical standards that accelerate velocity and improve developer experience.
• Partner with Data and AI teams to design next-gen AI infrastructure and systems that enable intelligent automation.
• Champion modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, observability, security, and reliability.
• Stay current on emerging technologies (AI/ML, cloud, large-scale distributed systems) and bring the right innovations into our stack.
• Collaborate with the CPTO and senior leaders to define and communicate the long-term technical direction.
• Act as a connector between teams, ensuring consistent patterns, shared tooling, and architectural alignment.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads, helping elevate engineering excellence and decision quality across the organization.
• Contribute to hiring, technical culture, and knowledge sharing within the broader engineering org.
• Translate architectural vision into actionable, measurable initiatives.
• Simplify and scale our platform while improving developer productivity and system resilience.
• Contribute to technical hiring decisions and help shape the engineering organization’s growth.

What We're Looking For

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in senior or architectural roles.
• Deep expertise in data systems, distributed architecture, and AI/ML infrastructure.
• Strong experience with cloud-native platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern frameworks (e.g., Python, React, TypeScript, or similar).
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, maintainable systems in production environments.
• Strong understanding of API design, event-driven systems, data modeling, and CI/CD practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across teams and levels.
• Maintains a professional and current LinkedIn profile, ensuring it is updated upon joining Procurify to reflect their new role.

Nice to Have

• Experience integrating AI/ML systems into production environments.
• Experience with data pipelines, warehouses, or streaming systems.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and guiding system-level technical decisions.
• Experience in SaaS, fintech, or enterprise product environments.

Technical Stack

• AWS, GCP, Azure
• Python, React, TypeScript

Team & Environment

You will partner closely with Product, Design, Engineering, and Data leaders (including the CPTO).

Benefits & Compensation

• Compensation: $193,500 - $250,000 CAD
• Flexible working: Remote-first organization with flexible working hours.
• Responsible time off.
• Extended health benefits: Competitive health, vision, and dental package along with an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and a health and wellness spending account.
• Community initiatives: Regular community days, Donate Your Day program, and lunch and learns.
• Stock options: Competitive stock program.
• DEI initiatives: Regularly run a diversity, equity, and inclusion roundtable.

Work Mode

This is a remote-first position. Work anywhere from within Canada.

Procurify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any team members or applicants for employment because of race, color, disability, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity and/or expression.