Principal Software Architect

Overview

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is seeking a hands-on Principal Software Architect to lead end-to-end solution delivery for major retail platforms. In this role, you will own architecture leadership (design, trade-offs, governance), active implementation (mentoring, code reviews, select hands-on features), and operational ownership (delivery sign-off, post-release support) of high-impact solutions, bridging business requirements to working implementations. You will drive Dual-Track Agile processes, guiding the Discovery Track for clarity and design exploration, and the Delivery Track to ensure quality, traceability, and measurable outcomes.

The ideal candidate combines deep architecture expertise with hands-on coding, practical prototyping, and AI/agent workflow integration across the software lifecycle—from analysis and design to testing, documentation, and code generation. You will mentor teams, make critical technical trade-offs, and take full accountability for delivery sign-off and post-release support. This role requires strong retail platform domain knowledge (POS systems, store operations), cloud-native architecture experience, and fluency with generative and agentic AI tools to accelerate development while preserving architectural integrity.

You will be a key driver of engineering excellence, ensuring solutions are both innovative and operationally robust.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Applying and utilizing AI-assisted tools and workflows (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for design, coding, test generation, and documentation.
• 12+ years of professional software development experience, including recent hands-on coding and prototyping in modern technology stacks.
• 8+ years designing cloud-native, microservices, or event-driven architectures, with experience in Azure or equivalent cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with technology stack such as Java/Spring Boot, Type Script, React/Vue
• Proven experience owning end-to-end solution delivery, including design, implementation, and post-release operational accountability for medium-to-large projects.
• Hands-on experience building prototypes or reference implementations to validate architecture and solution feasibility.
• Strong experience with REST/OpenAPI, messaging platforms, and relational/non-relational databases (SQL/No
  
  SQL).
• Hands-on proficiency with CI/CD, containerization, Docker, Kubernetes, deployment tooling, automated testing, and AI/agentic workflows to accelerate the software lifecycle.
• Practical experience with generative AI and AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) with measurable impact on delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills, able to facilitate workshops, present technical solutions, and collaborate across business and engineering teams.
• Proven leadership in mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and enforcing architecture governance, promoting best practices across teams.

• Strong retail platform domain knowledge (POS systems, store operations) is highly desirable.
• Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect or equivalent cloud credentials.
• Strong understanding of advanced security best practices and compliance requirements in enterprise systems.
• Experience leading Dual-Track Agile processes, managing both Discovery and Delivery Tracks, and translating discovery outcomes into actionable backlog items.
• Experience contributing to platform strategy, reusable assets, and API-first designs.
• Expertise in formal or machine-readable specifications (OpenAPI, UML+OCL, TLA+, or equivalent) to guide implementation and enable automated validation.

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is a dynamic billion-dollar global company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, providing retail store solutions to your favorite brands. Have you ever been in a hurry and used the self-checkout at Lowe's Foods, earned fuel rewards at Kroger, or paid for purchases at retailers such as Walmart, Michaels, Carrefour, The Gap, Calvin Klein, Boots, Cencosud, BJ s, or Costco?…