Distinguished Architect, Data Technology

Please Note: This is a Utah-based hybrid position which will require some

regular in-office days each week. Additionally, employment with BambooHR is

contingent on passing both a background and credit check.

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believe AI is a powerful partner in that mission. We’re leaning into intelligent

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explore how AI can elevate their work and help us reimagine the future of HR.

Essential Job Duties

BambooHR is seeking a Distinguished Architect to partner with the VPs of

Software Engineering, Software Architects, and Cloud Engineering in leading the

Bamboo Product’s Data Technology Architecture. In this role, the Distinguished

Architect defines and stewards the architectural vision for our overall Data

Technology. This position is accountable for the cohesive architecture of

BambooHR’s product data platform, ensuring alignment and interoperability across

domains in collaboration with domain architects and engineering leadership. The

role includes defining the multi-year data platform architecture, establishing

standards and guardrails, and mentoring and influencing architects and principal

engineers to deliver a resilient, secure, compliant, and cost-efficient

multi-tenant SaaS.

You will:

* Set data storage vision & reference architectures for a resilient, secure,

compliant, multi‑tenant SaaS: identity & permissions, tenancy, configuration,

notifications, audit, and compliance guardrails.

* Architect and guide the evolution of our data storage technology: continuity

of data, relational databases, replication strategy, caching, graphing, and

multi-tenancy. Work closely with the platform on how these systems support

UDM and API platform data innovation.

* Architect and influence data technology modernization: evolve BambooHR’s core

data architecture—modernizing legacy systems, enabling scalable cloud-native

patterns, and ensuring the platform is positioned for future innovation and

growth.

* Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to define and communicate

the product vision and strategy from a data architecture

perspective—representing the architectural vision and tradeoffs to the

executive leadership team to ensure alignment across business, product, and

technology.

* Elevate how internal developers build on top of the data platform: evolve the

Internal Developer Platform (IDP) to empower teams with standardized,

self-service developer workflows, standard approaches, and self-service

tooling that accelerate delivery and improve DORA metrics and

time-to-first-service.

* Provide architectural guidance for Data & AI platform patterns: guide data

modeling, streaming, analytics, AI/agent platform patterns, and

evaluation/observability.

* Ensure reliability, security & compliance by design: public SLOs and error

budgets, progressive delivery (canaries), chaos testing, multi-region DR;

authN/authZ (OAuth2/OIDC/SAML; RBAC/ABAC), secure webhooks, audit logging;

SOC 2/ISO 27001/GDPR baked into designs and pipelines.

* Guide growth, monetization & FinOps enablement: usage metering, entitlements,

pricing tiers, quotas/rate limits; embed unit-economics telemetry (cost per

call/event/tenant) to guide caching, capacity, storage tiers, and retention

policies.

* Multiply architectural impact: run ADR/RFC processes, lead design reviews &

guilds, mentor Staff/Principal engineers, and prototype to de-risk major bets

and migrations.

What You Need to Get the Job Done

* 10+ years designing and operating data storage technology at scale in

cloud‑native SaaS (AWS/GCP, MySQL, relational, graph database, NoSQL,

caching, event systems, progressive delivery).

* Proven ownership of data movement through developer portals and partner

onboarding/marketplaces; shipped versioning/deprecation programs and

webhook/event architectures (REST/GraphQL; Kafka/PubSub or equivalents).

* Deep security & tenancy: OAuth2/OIDC, scope design, RBAC/ABAC, multi‑tenant

isolation, auditing, privacy‑preserving patterns, and compliance baked into

workflows.

* Reliability & observability fluency: tracing/logs/metrics, SLO/error‑budget

culture, chaos/DR patterns, secure webhook delivery.

* DevEx & efficiency impact: measurable DORA improvements, faster

time‑to‑first‑service, and improved unit economics/FinOps.

What Will Make Us REALLY Love You

* You’ve transformed developer experience—measurably improving DORA metrics and

internal satisfaction through intuitive platforms and golden paths.

* You’ve inspired architectural clarity and alignment across teams, helping

leadership and engineers alike rally around a cohesive technical vision.

* You’ve cultivated thriving developer ecosystems—both internally and

externally—through SDKs, integrations, and marketplaces.

* You bring deep technical fluency in modern architectural patterns:

event-driven systems, GraphQL federation, and emerging data/AI platforms.

* You’re a multiplier of talent: a coach, mentor, and community-builder who

elevates architecture culture across the organization.

* You’re known for driving change through influence—able to balance pragmatism

with innovation and communicate complex ideas simply.

What You'll Love About Us

* A Great Company Culture

[https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/5003334] that has been

recognized by multiple organizations like Inc

[https://www.inc.com/profile/bamboohr], and Salt Lake Tribune

[https://topworkplaces.com/company/bamboohr-llc/saltlake/]

* Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance

* Generous leave policies that include 4 weeks of vacation, 12 company

holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off so you can enjoy quality of

life

* 401k plans with up to 6% company match

* $2000 Paid-Paid Vacation bonus

* EAP through Headspace

* Check out all our benefits that benefit you

[https://www.bamboohr.com/careers/benefits]

About Us

At BambooHR, we're building something different: we're building a people

intelligence platform that transforms HR and sets people free to do great work!

We're a proven market leader driving innovation while building lasting success

through thoughtful, sustainable growth. Here, you'll find a place that champions

growth: both professional and personal, both individual and collective.

We invest in potential, giving you the space to stretch your capabilities and

turn good ideas into reality while providing the safety net of a supportive,

values-driven culture. Our approach combines meaningful work with meaningful

lives, offering competitive benefits, professional development, and the

flexibility to thrive both in and outside the office.

What sets us apart isn't just what we do, but how we do it: with openness,

integrity, and a shared commitment to doing the right thing. Join us in creating

HR software that makes work better for everyone, while we make work better for

you.

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