PitchBook

Job Summary:
PitchBook, a Morningstar company, is focused on innovation and collaboration. They are seeking a Staff Software Architect to lead the architecture and delivery of services for the PitchBook platform, guiding technical teams and ensuring high-quality solutions for customers.
Responsibilities:
• Architect, design, develop, and maintain components of PitchBook’s services including backend with aspects of front-end related to architecture (micro front-end patterns). Hands-on development will be part of the responsibilities
• Ensure qualities/non-functional requirements of the platforms and products are defined, measurable, and continuously evaluated to deliver the right product to our users
• Document architecture evolutions (current state, future state, phasing) and communicate architecture and elaborate with teams
• Implement well-designed, testable, and efficient code that meets product requirements, coding standards, performance, scalability, reliability, and the organization’s goals and principles
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and other internal stakeholders in an Agile environment
• Provide technical guidance and perform architectural reviews with team members
• Design and deliver on end-to-end initiatives with little to no guidance
• Define and participate in processes that improve products using return on experience, root cause analysis of incidents
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested
Qualifications:
Required:
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a similar field
• 8+ years of experience in a Software Development or Engineering role with a Bachelor's Degree, 6+ years of experience in a Software Development or Engineering role with a Master's degree, or 3+ years of experience in a Software Development or Engineering role with a PhD
• 4+ years of experience with Java or a similar object-oriented language
• 2+ years of experience developing microservices
• Experienced in Service-Oriented & Microservices Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), Clean Architecture, and Hexagonal Architecture
• Fluent in identifying and applying architecture patterns and designing RESTful API
• Experience working on middleware, platform, or system of systems
• Experienced with web technologies and standards (e.g., JSON, JWT)
• Experienced with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experienced in Spring Boot/Spring Framework
• Experienced with Container orchestration software (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Experience with Agentic AI architecture: Proven track record of designing systems using LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalent) for complex reasoning tasks
• Experience designing standard interfaces and integrations with Model Context Protocol (MCP) that allow AI models and agents to securely and efficiently access structured and unstructured data
• Demonstrated experience designing AI-native data backends, including schema design oriented for LLM consumption
• Experienced in using AI for productivity and efficiency (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Gemini CLI, or other similar technology)
• Highly experienced working within development teams in an Agile environment
• Ability to handle a project through the entire software development lifecycle, end to end
• Demonstrate ability to lead and/or provide guidance to junior peers across multiple teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
Company:
PitchBook offers financial data and tools on companies, deals, investors, and markets to support sales and business development. It is a sub-organization of Morningstar. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in Seattle, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.