Define and evolve architecture for the OnitX AppBuilder Platform, leading frontend and backend technical direction across multiple teams. Establish architecture standards, guide design reviews, promote scalable distributed systems and modern patterns, and ensure security, performance, and resiliency. Mentor engineers, collaborate with DevOps and SRE, drive AI and automation initiatives, and shape long-term platform strategy. The role requires expertise in Ruby on Rails, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and software architecture.
About Onit:
We're redefining the future of legal operations through the power of AI. Our cutting-edge platform streamlines enterprise legal management, matter management, spend management and contract lifecycle processes, transforming manual workflows into intelligent, automated solutions.
We’re a team of innovators using AI at the core to help legal departments become faster, smarter, and more strategic. As we continue to grow and expand the capabilities of our new AI-centric platform, we’re looking for bold thinkers and builders who are excited to shape the next chapter of legal tech.
If you're energized by meaningful work, love solving complex problems, and want to help modernize how legal teams operate, we’d love to meet you.
Position Summary:
As an Architect at Onit, you will define and drive the technical architecture strategy for the OnitX AppBuilder Platform and associated products. The primary focus of this position will be on enhancing the engine that enables our Products team to build applications that we sell in the Legal Tech market.
The ideal candidate will be able to lead the technical direction of both Front End and Back End development as well as provide leadership and mentoring to more development and QA resources.
The current tech stack includes Ruby on Rails, React, JavaScript and PostgreSQL. We deploy to AWS. We are an agile software development shop and believe in automated testing
Responsibilities:
- Define and evolve the overall system architecture for the platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and resiliency.
- Establish architecture standards, design principles, and best practices across engineering teams.
- Lead design reviews and technical governance for major initiatives.
- Drive adoption of modern architectural patterns (microservices, event-driven systems, API-first design).
- Ensure robust security, compliance, and data privacy practices across systems.
- Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, mentoring senior engineers.
- Act as a go-to expert for complex technical challenges and escalations.
- Influence engineering culture by promoting engineering excellence, code quality, and innovation.
- Work with engineering leadership on long-term platform strategy and capacity planning.
- Collaborate with DevOps and SRE teams to ensure efficient deployment and operational excellence.
- Drive initiatives in AI integration, automation, and intelligent workflows.
- Continuously improve development velocity and system performance.
Skills & Requirements:
- 12–15+ years of experience in software engineering and system architecture.
- Strong expertise in: Ruby on Rails (or similar dynamic backend frameworks), React / modern frontend frameworks, Distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Deep understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and data modeling.
- Strong experience with: Cloud platforms (AWS preferred), CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Bachelor of engineering in computer science/Software engineering or other similar equivalent disciplines is required.
At Onit, we’re committed to offering fair and competitive compensation. In addition to base pay, associates are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. The final base salary you receive will reflect factors such as your skills, education, experience, and work location.
Benefits & Perks That Support You:
Onit offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support the whole employee at work and beyond:
Health Coverage Choices: Three medical plan options, plus dental and vision, so you can choose what fits best. Employees on our HDHP plan also receive employer contribution to the HSA.
Retirement Savings: 401(k) with a 100% match on the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions.
Time Away: Flexible paid time off, 7 sick days, and 9 paid company holidays annually.
Family Support: Exceptional paid leave for birth parents, non-birth parents, and caregivers. Onit also offers surrogacy and adoption reimbursement.
Income Protection: 100% employer-paid life and disability insurance.
Additional Coverage Options: Voluntary benefits including hospital indemnity, critical illness, accident, and even pet insurance.
Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Healthcare FSA, HSA, and dependent care FSA.
Community Engagement: One paid volunteer day each year to give back to the community.
Our Commitment to Applicants
We know that not everyone will check every box in a job description. At Onit, we value diversity, inclusion, and authenticity. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. You may be exactly who we’re looking for.
This position will remain open for applications for 7 calendar days from the posting date.
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