Software Architect Resume Example

“Software architect with 12+ years of experience defining technology strategy and designing enterprise-scale systems. Specializes in cloud-native architectures, domain-driven design, and guiding organizations through complex modernization initiatives while balancing technical debt and business velocity.”

• Defined the microservices architecture for a $200M fintech platform. Decomposed a monolith into 35 bounded contexts over 18 months
• Set up API governance standards and a centralized API gateway. Handles 800M+ monthly requests across 120 internal and external consumers
• Led the cloud migration strategy for 200+ applications to AWS. Infrastructure costs dropped 35% and deployment frequency improved 10x
• Designed the event-driven architecture using Kafka and CQRS patterns. Gives us real-time data consistency across 12 distributed services
• Started an architecture decision records (ADR) practice that went enterprise-wide. Over 100 critical technology decisions documented
• Responsible for technology strategy and standards across 8 engineering teams. Ran monthly architecture review meetings
• Worked with the CISO to design the security architecture for PCI DSS compliance across all payment-related services
• Evaluated and selected vendor solutions for API management, service mesh, and observability. Managed a $1.5M annual tooling budget
• Mentored 4 senior engineers on system design thinking and helped them present their first architecture proposals to leadership

Include these keywords in your resume to pass Applicant Tracking Systems.

• TOGAF 9 Certified
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional