# Chief Architect / VP of Architecture at Showpad

- Company: Showpad
- What the company does: Build predictable performance with an AI-powered sales enablement platform designed for the complex reality of field sales. Learn more! Backed by Insight.
- Company website: https://www.showpad.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Boston
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-26
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/showpad/jobs/8195703
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/showpad-chief-architect-vp-of-architecture/

## About the role

As Chief Architect you set and steward the architectural direction of Showpad's entire product portfolio. You are the CTO's principal technical partner: the person who defines the target-state architecture, sequences the runway to get there, holds the bar on technical quality, and makes the economics of AI and cloud a first-class design consideration rather than an after-the-fact surprise.

## What they're looking for

- 15+ years of industry experience, with substantial depth in B2B SaaS
- Has led architecture and development for large-scale enterprise products — multi-tenant, security- and compliance-sensitive, with demanding enterprise customers
- Deep, demonstrable expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native SaaS architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Proven track record working with and through globally distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones
- Experience establishing architecture practices across multi-team engineering orgs (RFCs, ADRs, design reviews)
- Has owned and delivered significant technical transformation or modernization inside a matrix organization, with influence rather than direct authority over much of the surface area

Tags: Engineering