loanDepot · 3 months ago
Principal Software Architect (C#/SQL/Azure Services)
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$182K/yr - $251K/yr
10+ years exploanDepot is a digital commerce company focused on simplifying the mortgage process for its customers. The Principal Software Architect will provide architectural guidance and leadership in business-critical technology areas, including cloud design and microservice implementation, while leading technical strategies and ensuring best practices across the enterprise.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesMortgageReal Estate
Responsibilities
Leads technical strategy and produces reference implementations, tooling, and abstractions that accelerate teams (≈40–60% hands-on POCs/prototyping) in their area of expertise
Embed with teams for complex/novel initiatives to remove blockers and land critical designs in production
Provides input on policies and procedures to ensure that policies adequately govern the risk while still enabling value generation
Within their area(s) of expertise, maintains and extends the enterprise applications knowledgebase containing standards, templates and guidance for engineering teams
Introduce and scale new platform capabilities deliberately (experiments → pilots → guard railed rollout) with adoption plans and training
Establishes, communicates, and leads the adoption of enterprise application development standards and best practices across the enterprise
Influences peers to adopt program and projects to achieve efficiencies, has the “final” responsibility to resolve any application/technology issue in their area(s) of competence
Works well across time zones and with 3rd party resources
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree preferred, and/or a minimum of ten (10) + years in software architecture/large-scale systems with five (5) + years depth in at least one business-critical domain (e.g., cloud platform, microservices, data/streaming, AI/ML)
Minimum five (5) + years' experience in an identified business critical technology. For emerging/disruptive technology the experience requirement should be taken to mean demonstrable authoritative expertise
Expert with the Microsoft stack (C#, .NET, SQL) and Azure (AKS, ARM/Bicep/Terraform, managed services), multi-cloud awareness a plus
Preferred
Mortgage/FinServ experience preferred (SOX/SOC2/GLBA familiarity)
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision.
Wellness program to support both mental and physical health.
Generous paid time off options to support work-life balance.
Company
loanDepot
loanDepot is an independent retail mortgage lender that provides residential loans, refinance loans, and personal loan products nationwide.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (14)
2024 (7)
2023 (20)
2022 (49)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$831.95MKey Investors
Parthenon Capital Partners
2025-08-19Post Ipo Debt· $150M
2025-06-02Post Ipo Debt· $200M
2024-09-30Post Ipo Debt· $300M
Leadership Team
David Smith
VP of National VA Lending
Jeffrey Wilkish
Regional Vice President
Recent News
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