Director, Architecture

ClassWallet, a leading financial technology company in the United States, is seeking to hire a Director of Architecture to join our team.

ClassWallet is a financial technology company serving agencies delegated responsibility to manage public funds. Agencies use ClassWallet to get public funds to the right people, and ensure the funds are used for the right purpose. ClassWallet’s suite of products and services empowers agency administrators to dramatically increase efficiency of funds distribution and spend compliance, reduce programmatic costs, maximize the full potential impact of the program, and satisfy the needs and expectations of policymakers, constituents and public reporting. ClassWallet has processed over $3.5 Billion to date and serves public agencies across 33 states.

The Company has developed an industry-defining digital wallet solution which has gained rapid traction among state and local agencies and school districts across America. ClassWallet ranks as the 61st fastest growing software company on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the 21st fastest growing financial technology company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 in 2023.

While the Company delivers immense business value, the social impact of ClassWallet is a fabric that runs through its mission and corporate culture.  As a result of ClassWallet’s innovation, public programs run with exponentially more efficiency and the impact and breadth of the programs for the individuals they serve is dramatically higher. This mission compliments the Company mission-based culture with focus on gratitude and work-life balance.

About the Role

The Director of Architecture will lead the design, evolution, and execution of our technical architecture. This role will be critical in shaping the scalability, security, and resilience of our platform as we continue to expand. You will work closely with engineering, product, and security teams to ensure our technology stack aligns with business objectives and industry best practices.

Job Responsibilities

Strategic Architecture & Leadership

• Lead the architecture team to define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap to support ClassWallet’s growth and scalability.
• Collaborate with the board, C-level leadership, product teams, and engineering leaders to drive innovation and technical excellence.
• Lead enterprise architecture decisions, ensuring alignment with business goals and modern software best practices.
• Establish architecture governance and best practices for microservices, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and data management.

Technology & System Design

• Design scalable, high-availability, and secure distributed systems for fintech applications.
• Guide teams on microservices architecture, API design, and event-driven systems.
• Oversee data architecture strategy, including database optimization, data lakes, and compliance-related data management.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve efficiency, security, and scalability.

Engineering Excellence & Mentorship

• Mentor and develop a high-performing team of architects and senior engineers.
• Partner with engineering leaders to implement DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and cloud-native best practices.
• Establish coding standards, architectural patterns, and documentation practices across engineering teams.
• Advocate for technical debt reduction and long-term system sustainability.

Security & Compliance

• Work closely with compliance and security to ensure architectural decisions align with security best practices and fintech compliance standards (SOC 2, PCI DSS, etc.).
• Collaborate with security teams to implement secure-by-design principles across all development processes.
• Address performance, scalability, and data integrity concerns proactively.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure teams to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Partner with data and analytics teams to enable robust data pipelines and reporting capabilities.
• Engage with external stakeholders, vendors, and partners to integrate third-party technologies when necessary.

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP), microservices, and API-first design.
• Strong background in fintech, SaaS, or high-transaction systems.
• Experience designing and scaling event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and real-time processing pipelines.
• Proficiency in modern backend technologies (Node.js, Java, Python, Go, etc.).
• Solid understanding of DevOps, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with data engineering, data lakes, and database performance tuning.
• Proven ability to drive cross-team collaboration and influence technical decisions at the executive level.
• Strong understanding of security best practices, compliance, and regulatory requirements in fintech or similar industries.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI/ML architectures and large-scale data processing.
• Familiarity with digital payments or financial transaction processing.
• Prior experience scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms.

ClassWallet is a positive, family-oriented team environment. Our focus is on encouragement, positive reinforcement, and gratitude. We work hard and are highly motivated to win but with a healthy perspective on life.

We offer an excellent salary and benefits commensurate with experience.

ClassWallet.com is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status.