Software Architect

About Zenwork:

Zenwork is a market leader in the fintech space whose products help automate IRS tax filing processes by blending Tax expertise with technology tools. With over a decade of experience, weve empowered over 500,000 businesses and 30,000 CPA firms to navigate compliance complexities seamlessly.

The executive team at Zenwork is led by Sanjeev Singh, CEO (Ex ADP, Harvard) along with Co-Founders Ed Pratt (Ex ADP) and Rekha Singh (Ex IBM)

Backed by Spectrum Equity Partners, Zenwork has successfully raised over $163M in funding, maintaining profitability as a late-stage entity with operations in both the U.S. and India.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance applications for our product-based software company. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in .NET, .NET Core, SQL, Redis, Queuing systems, and AWS, with a strong foundation in modern software design principles, cloud-native solutions, and distributed architectures.

Location: Hyderabad | Work-From-Office

Experience: 8+ Years

Key Responsibilities

• Architect & Design: Develop scalable, high-performance software architectures for enterprise applications across multiple technology stacks.
• Technology Leadership: Guide development teams in best practices for .NET, .NET Core, and other modern languages (Java, Python, Go, Node.js), as well as microservices and cloud-based architectures.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Design cloud-native solutions using AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Database Management: Optimize performance and scalability of SQL Server, Redis, and NoSQL databases.
• Performance Optimization: Implement caching (Redis), queuing (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, SQS), and event-driven architectures.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure best practices for security, data protection, and compliance.
• Mentorship: Lead engineering teams, conduct code reviews, and enforce architectural standards.
• Innovation & Research: Stay updated with emerging technologies and integrate them into system design.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of software development experience, with at least 3+ years as a Software Architect.
• Strong expertise in .NET, .NET Core, C#, and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages in addition to .NET (e.g., Java, Python, Go, Node.js).
• Proficiency in SQL Server, Redis, and NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Expertise in event-driven architectures, queuing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, SQS, etc.).
• Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to drive collaboration across teams.