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Principal Software Architect

Costa Rica

About OfficeSpace: 

OfficeSpace is the AI workplace management platform that helps teams plan, connect, and perform in the modern workplace. As a performance-based, PE-backed company, we hire based on merit and a willingness to do what it takes to succeed long-term. You’re a great fit for the role if you’re entrepreneurial, passionate, motivated by building at light speed, and an Agentic AI early adopter. Our world-class teams operate in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica in a culture of trust, respect, growth, and impact.  

Principal Software Architect – What You’ll Do:

As a Principal Software Architect at OfficeSpace, you’ll set the technical direction for our core platform while staying hands-on in the codebase. You’ll guide architecture decisions, scale systems, coach senior engineers, and help us integrate real-time data, AI models, and cloud-native infrastructure into everything we build.

Responsibilities:

  • Architecture Leadership: Own the design of scalable, secure systems across web, services, and data. Balance near-term shipping with long-term platform integrity.
  • Development Standards: Help harden our "Paved Road" approach - the standardized technologies, patterns, and practices that enable our engineering teams to build with confidence and consistency.
  • Hands-On Development: Contribute production code in Ruby on Rails, React (TypeScript), and across our broader stack.
  • Streaming & Event-Driven Systems: Design and evolve services that leverage Kafka, GCP Pub/Sub, and microservice patterns for real-time responsiveness.
  • AI Integration: Collaborate with AI engineers to bring LLM-powered and agentic workflows into our product experience. Think OpenAI, Claude, LangChain, and retrieval-based systems.
  • Modern Tooling: Use and champion developer productivity tools like Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, etc.
  • Cloud-Native Systems: Scale infrastructure on GCP with a focus on resilience, observability, and automation.
  • Data Architecture: Work across data lakes, warehouses (e.g., BigQuery), and pipelines to support AI, analytics, and operational needs.
  • Tech Debt Management: Help organize and prioritize technical debt resolution across our platforms, balancing immediate needs with long-term architectural health to ensure our systems remain scalable and maintainable as we grow.
  • Mentorship: Support and coach senior engineers, helping them grow technically and take on more ownership.
  • Technology Roadmap Strategy: Partner with leadership to define a technical vision that identifies key technologies and architectural patterns providing sustainable competitive advantage as we scale.

Skills & Experience Required:

  • Technical Depth: 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ in a senior architecture or staff/principal-level role.
  • Backend & Frontend: Deep experience with Ruby on Rails and React (TypeScript preferred).
  • Streaming & Messaging: Familiarity with Kafka, GCP Pub/Sub, and event-driven design patterns.
  • AI & LLMs: Exposure to LLM-based systems and APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Claude), vector stores, and AI orchestration frameworks.
  • Cloud & DevOps: Strong knowledge of Google Cloud Platform, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability practices.
  • Data Systems: Experience working with data lakes and warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, etc.) and integrating them into production systems.
  • Security & Performance: Understands the tradeoffs involved in scaling, optimizing, and securing distributed systems.
  • Mentorship & Leadership: Proven ability to coach engineers and influence technical decisions across teams.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with workplace or B2B SaaS platforms

  • Familiarity with LangChain, OpenAI APIs, or GCP Vertex AI

  • Comfortable working across mobile (React Native), web, and service layers

  • Exposure to secure architecture frameworks (OWASP AI, SAIF, etc.)

  • Contributions to open-source projects or engineering blogs is a plus

Why OfficeSpace?

  • High-Performance Culture: At OfficeSpace, we believe in the power of accountability, focus, and drive. Our A-Player team members work together to deliver measurable, meaningful results. We recognize and reward those who push boundaries and achieve excellence.
  • Ownership and Accountability: We trust our employees to take full ownership of their roles, providing the autonomy to innovate and the support to succeed. We seek individuals who are self-motivated and thrive in an environment where they can drive impactful outcomes.
  • Technology-Forward: As a company invested in cutting-edge technology, we integrate AI and other advanced solutions across our platform to enhance productivity, customer experience, and process efficiency. Our team members are excited by the potential of AI and proactively explore ways it can drive our success.
  • Growth Mindset: Continuous learning and improvement are integral to our culture. We encourage our team to embrace challenges, seek knowledge, and develop both personally and professionally.
  • Innovation and Agility: We foster a dynamic, fast-paced environment where fresh ideas and bold solutions are celebrated. We embrace change and thrive on turning challenges into opportunities, with a team that is agile, proactive, and resilient.
  • Collaborative, Results-Driven Environment: We value purposeful collaboration that leads to shared success and stronger results. While our team members are independent, they recognize the value of working together to drive our mission forward.
  • Competitive Benefits and Rewards: OfficeSpace offers comprehensive and competitive benefits packages globally, designed to support our team’s health, well-being, and financial security. We invest in our people so they can excel.

    OfficeSpace is committed to building and promoting a diverse workforce and celebrates the unique qualities that individuals of various backgrounds and experiences offer. We are committed to basing all employment-related decisions upon valid job-related factors without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, religion, national origin, genetic information, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by law. 

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