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LifeMD is a rapidly growing telehealth company that delivers virtual primary care and treatment services nationwide. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in New York, New York, LifeMD
Software Architect
Location
California
Posted
94 days ago
Salary
$220K - $235K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Software Architect
LifeMD
• Define and evolve system architecture across frontend, backend and data layers. • Lead modernization efforts, including monolith-to-modular or service-oriented transformations. • Design systems capable of handling high data volumes and large-scale usage. • Establish architectural standards, patterns, and documentation practices. • Evaluate and introduce new technologies where strategically appropriate. • Design and optimize systems handling high throughput and large datasets. • Lead database architecture decisions, including normalization, indexing, and performance tuning. • Improve system reliability, observability, and latency across services. • Drive refactoring initiatives that meaningfully improve performance and maintainability. • Architect systems that responsibly integrate AI/ML capabilities. • Collaborate on model evaluation, performance monitoring, and safe production deployment. • Design application layers that abstract model limitations while delivering high-quality user experiences. • Improve CI/CD pipelines, build performance, and deployment processes. • Establish monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices. • Partner with SRE/Platform teams to improve uptime and system resilience. • Partner with Management to translate business goals into technical architecture. • Mentor engineers and guide architectural decision-making across teams. • Contribute to hiring, technical interviewing, and engineering standards. • Balance short-term roadmap commitments with long-term architectural sustainability.
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading architectural decisions for complex, production-scale systems.
- Strong full-stack experience (modern frontend frameworks + backend APIs).
- Experience designing and scaling high-throughput, data-intensive systems.
- Deep understanding of relational databases and system performance optimization.
- Experience improving CI/CD, build systems, and developer productivity.
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience in high-growth environments.
- Preferred**
- Experience integrating AI/LLM-based systems into production environments.
- Background in SaaS architectures.
- Experience blending SWE and SRE practices.
- Previous engineering leadership or management experience.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (Roth 401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Unlimited PTO Policy
- Paid Holidays
- Short Term Disability
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