Senior Principal Software Architect

Position Summary

When you work at Daktronics,you’llbe part of something amazing. We design, engineer, manufacture and support bold, eye-catching digital LED display technology and audio systems.

Our products bring excitement to professional,college and high school games. They attract customersforbusinesses around the world, and even provide direction for people as they travel, work and play.

As part of the Daktronics team,you’llhave interesting, impactful work with flexible opportunities. You can learn and grow at a company that provides competitive compensation and meaningful benefits – and the people are second to none.

We are currently seeking aSenior Principal Software Architecttojoin our teamas thesenior software architecture leader, responsible for the technical integrity, scalability, security, and long-term evolution of the company's software platforms and shared technology capabilities.

The Senior Principal Software Architectestablishesarchitectural direction, standards, and governance across cloud and edge-based systems while partnering with Engineering, Product Management, Software Strategy, and Business Development to ensure technology investments align with businessobjectivesand customer needs.

This role will provide leadership for the software architecture function, which may include direct supervision and.or development of software architects.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the software architecture team.

• Provide direction and oversight for architectural decisions across products, platforms, and shared services.

• Establish and enforce architecture standards, principles, and governance processes.

• Serve as the organization's primary technical authority for software architecture.

• Mayassume direct supervisoryresponsibilityforsoftwarearchitectsor othersasorganizationalneedsevolve.
  
  Thiscould include coaching,performance management,talent development,etc.

• Architecting our solutions tobe AI-enabled.

• Define and evolve the long-term architecture of shared cloud platform services and edge-based software systems.

• Drive scalable, secure, reliable, and reusable platform capabilities that support multiple products and future SaaS offerings.

• Define interaction patterns and responsibilities across cloud and edge environments.

• Ensure solutions are designed with a security-first and systems-level perspective.

• Lead platform modernization efforts that improve consistency, reuse, scalability, and development efficiency.

• Identify and reduce duplicated functionality, technical complexity, and architectural fragmentation.

• Guide technology decisions that support long-term business and product strategies.

• Evaluate technical aspects ofbuild, buy, and partner opportunities.

• Provide recommendations based on architectural fit, scalability, integration complexity, security, and maintainability.

• Ensure selected solutions align with long-term platform direction.

• Partner with Software Strategy, Product Management, Engineering, and Business Development to align architecture with organizational goals.

• Build alignment across teams and promote consistent architectural practices throughout the organization.

• Increased adoption and reuse of shared platform capabilities.

• Improved consistency, reliability, security, and performance across software solutions.

• Reduced technical complexity and duplication.

• Effective development and growth of the software architecture team.

• Strong alignment between architecture decisions, product strategy, and business objectives.

Position hasopportunityto work from aUS-Based home office. This…