Laureate, Software Engineer - Java Architecture

Responsibilities

• Help drive the long-term architectural strategy for Blackbaud's Financial products, balancing scalability, performance, security, and regulatory requirements
• Design and evolve foundational components and services that support accounting, reporting, compliance, and financial workflows
• Provide technical leadership across teams, guiding design decisions and promoting consistent, high-quality engineering practices
• Partner with Product Management to translate complex financial requirements into robust, maintainable technical solutions
• Lead modernization efforts, including legacy system refactoring, cloud-native architecture adoption, and technical debt reduction.
• AI-assisted engineering leadership:
• Champion the responsible and effective use of AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, similar tools) across day-to-day development
• Establish expectations for using AI in code reviews, including:
• Identifying defects, edge cases, and performance issues
• Improving readability, consistency, and adherence to architectural standards
• Assisting with risk identification in financial and compliance-sensitive code paths
• Promote the use of AI to accelerate and strengthen testing, including:
• Generating and refining unit, integration, and regression tests
• Identifying gaps in test coverage, especially in legacy or high-risk areas
• Supporting test modernization as systems are refactored or decomposed
• Leverage AI tools during legacy modernization efforts to:
• Analyze and understand complex or poorly documented legacy code
• Assist with refactoring, decomposition, and translation to modern patterns
• Reduce risk while improving speed and confidence in large-scale changes
• Guide teams on safe, compliant, and maintainable use of AI tools within enterprise, security, and regulatory constraints
• Establish and uphold engineering standards for reliability, observability, testing, and operational excellence
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Security, Compliance, Support) to ensure solutions meet business and regulatory needs
• Mentor Principal and Senior Engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Stay current on trends in financial systems, SaaS architecture, and developer productivity tooling, and apply them pragmatically within Blackbaud

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including leadership roles on complex, enterprise-scale systems
• Deep experience designing and delivering financial, accounting, or other highly regulated domain software
• Proven ability to lead architectural discussions and influence technical direction across multiple teams
• Strong expertise in Java, Oracle, and modern backend architecture patterns
• Experience with relational and NoSQL data stores (e.g., SQL Server, Cosmos DB) and RESTful API design
• Proficiency with modern web technologies, including Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
• Able to work flexible hours as required by business priorities
• Ability to deliver work which meets all minimum requirements for quality, security and operability.
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• Blackbaud powers social impact through purpose‑driven technology and responsible AI. Guided by our Intelligence for Good® vision, we're building a culture where innovation, trust, and human expertise come together to help organizations make a greater difference in the world.

Benefits

Additional Information

As a Laureate Software Engineer , you will provide technical leadership for Blackbaud's core financial products, helping shape the future of our accounting, financial management , and compliance capabilities. You'll operate as a senior technical authority, influencing architecture, quality, and long-term technical direction across teams while partnering closely with Product, Architecture, and Engineering leaders. This role is ideal for a seasoned engineer who thrives on solving complex financial-domain problems at scale, modernizing legacy systems, and mentoring senior engineers to deliver highly reliable , secure, and performant SaaS solutions- while intentionally leveraging AI-assisted development practices across the full software lifecycle.

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