Application Architect

Accordion Partners, LLC

Job Overview

Location

Atlanta; Boston; Charlotte; Chicago; Dallas; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Define application architecture patterns, reference designs, and engineering standards to ensure scalable and maintainable software solutions.
• Review major solution designs to validate scalability, maintainability, and alignment with target-state architectural principles.
• Guide engineering teams on modularity, API design, service boundaries, and reusable components across applications.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Solution Architecture teams to make target-state design decisions and influence technical direction.
• Contribute to roadmap planning by identifying architectural dependencies and technical investment needs that impact long-term delivery.
• Evaluate tradeoffs between speed of delivery, reuse of components, and long-term system maintainability in high-stakes client engagements.
• Mentor engineering teams on design quality, architecture best practices, and adherence to established standards.
• Support code review and design review processes for high-impact initiatives to ensure architectural integrity.
• Document and continuously evolve application standards as the technology portfolio grows and client needs evolve.
• Communicate complex architecture concepts clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, including clients and senior leadership.
• Influence without becoming a bottleneck by balancing ideal-state architecture with practical business constraints and timelines.
• Demonstrate consistent commitment to reuse, clarity, and technical quality across all delivered solutions.
• Work in a hybrid model with flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week, based in one of Accordion’s U.S. offices.
• Engage with clients in the private equity space, supporting the office of the CFO through data-driven financial consulting and technology solutions.
• Manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously while maintaining deep involvement in hands-on architectural delivery.
• Lead by example, fostering a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture within a flat organizational structure.
• Act as a self-starter with strong work ethic, capable of driving initiatives independently while aligning with team goals.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the professional growth of team members through guidance and feedback.
• Maintain awareness of cloud-based and enterprise application environments to inform architectural decisions.
• Deliver exceptional client service by combining strategic thinking with attention to operational detail.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of software architecture or senior application engineering experience
• Expertise in APIs, modular applications, integration patterns, and scalable system design
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience in cloud-based and enterprise application environments
• Ability to communicate architecture concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfort influencing without becoming a bottleneck, balancing ideal-state architecture with business needs

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual salary range of $175,000 to $230,000
• Bonus compensation
• Hybrid work model with up to two remote days per week
• Opportunity to work with 1,600+ finance and technology experts in a collaborative environment

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Remote

Degree Required

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About Accordion Partners, LLC

Accordion Partners is a private equity-focused financial consulting firm providing portfolio company value creation services. It delivers interim management, financial planning & analysis, operational improvement, and transaction support to middle-market PE-backed businesses across North America. Founded by ex-Bain and Deloitte professionals, the company embeds senior-level talent within client organizations to accelerate EBITDA growth, optimize cash flow, and prepare assets for exit. Services span strategic finance, accounting, treasury, pricing, supply chain, and M&A integration, delivered through a flexible staffing model that scales with deal timelines and investment horizons.

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