How many architect (software and systems) jobs are open right now?

There are 904 open architect (software and systems) jobs at 189 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 71 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.

Which companies have the most architect (software and systems) jobs?

Right now the most openings are at Databricks (169), Elastic (38), Stripe (37), MongoDB (35) and Anthropic (35). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote architect (software and systems) jobs?

235 of the 904 open architect (software and systems) jobs (26%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do architect (software and systems) jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $214K, based on 358 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $176K and $248K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for architect (software and systems) jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Q: What is an architect (software and systems) job?

In an architect (software and systems) job, a person decides how a large system is put together, so that many teams can build parts that fit. 904 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.

Architect (software and systems): a person in this job decides how a large system is put together, so that many teams can build parts that fit. Databricks, Elastic, Stripe, Anthropic and MongoDB have the most open roles with “Architect (software and systems)” or a close variant in the title right now.

904 open roles · 71 posted in the last 7 days · 26% remote · 189 companies hiring · $214K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay358 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The orange column holds the median, $214K.

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Period	Count
under $75K	1
$75K to $100K	3
$100K to $125K	5
$125K to $150K	34
$150K to $175K	42
$175K to $200K	54
$200K to $250K	139
$250K to $300K	54
$300K and more	26

Three numbersOut of 904 open jobs in this list.

Can be done from home26%235 of 904 jobs

State the pay47%425 of 904 jobs

Are for beginners0%3 of 904 jobs

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Skills asked for in architect (software and systems) roles

Python420 · 46%AWS321 · 36%Azure271 · 30%GCP260 · 29%SQL218 · 24%LLM195 · 22%Kubernetes158 · 17%

Bars show the share of these 904 roles; one role can count in several rows.

Newest architect (software and systems) jobs

Showing the newest 100 of 711. The search looks through all of them by title, place and pay.

Who is hiring for architect (software and systems) roles

Where architect (software and systems) roles are

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

What architect (software and systems) roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$214K	224
Senior	$182K	71
Lead	$238K	63

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about architect (software and systems) jobs

What is an architect (software and systems) job?: In an architect (software and systems) job, a person decides how a large system is put together, so that many teams can build parts that fit. 904 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many architect (software and systems) jobs are open right now?: There are 904 open architect (software and systems) jobs at 189 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 71 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most architect (software and systems) jobs?: Right now the most openings are at Databricks (169), Elastic (38), Stripe (37), MongoDB (35) and Anthropic (35). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote architect (software and systems) jobs?: 235 of the 904 open architect (software and systems) jobs (26%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do architect (software and systems) jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $214K, based on 358 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $176K and $248K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for architect (software and systems) jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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