About Us

Embrace Software, headquartered in Tampa, USA, is one of the fastest-growing software acquirers in the world. We focus on building niche software businesses that deliver mission-critical solutions across industries (Industrial, Healthcare, Fintech and Edtech).

Why Join Embrace

• Rapid Growth:  Our team has expanded to over 300 members in just 4 years — and we’re proud to be recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of  America’s fastest-growing private companies.
• Financial Strength:  We’ve secured $130M in capital.
• Acquisitions:  With 13 successful acquisitions to date, we’re operating in hyper-scale mode.
• Fortune 500 Impact:  We serve 16% of Fortune 500 companies.
• Proven Leadership:  Our CEO/Founder has a track record of creating over $2B in value through his ventures (prior ventures include being a founding member and Chief Strategist at Valsoft, as well as an early lead investor and Board member at VitalHub (TSX: VHI))

Join us as we lay the groundwork for exponential growth over the next 5 years. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and share our vision, we’d love to have you on board!

Job Description

This is a remote position.

Embrace Industrial Group serves some of the largest manufacturers in the world, including the Top 8 of 10 Chemical, Top 3 of 10 Automotive, and Top 3 of 5 Oil and Gas companies, as well as leading Heavy Machinery and Food manufacturers.

Northwest Analytics (NWA) is a pioneering SaaS product within the Embrace portfolio of companies, specializing in analytics-based knowledge solutions for global manufacturers across industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and electronics. NWA empowers manufacturers to optimize operational efficiency by codifying and amplifying process knowledge across their enterprises.

As we continue to grow, w e’re seeking a hands-on Lead .NET Engineer / Architect to lead architecture across NWA’s suite of SaaS products: mature enterprise Windows desktop products (VB.NET/.NET Framework) and a growing web platform (VB.NET, C#, React, cloud/hybrid). You’ll own the technical blueprint, guide modernization and ensure robust, secure, and scalable solutions for on-prem, hybrid, and cloud deployments.

What you’ll do

• Own the architecture for Windows and web: services, APIs, data, deployment, security and observability
• Modernize the platform: plan and execute development of VB.NET/C#/Windows/Web/WCF/React based enterprise SaaS Products - balancing backward compatibility and new capabilities
• Data & performance: design schemas and pipelines for time-series and transactional data; tune SQL Server/Oracle, profiling .NET (CPU/memory/GC) and optimizing data-heavy analytics
• Integration & extensibility: define plugin/connector patterns for multi-plant enterprise systems and data analytics; message buses and ETL
• Enterprise Ready Security-by-design: threat models, RBAC, SSO (OIDC/AD,etc), encryption at rest/in transit, code signing, least privilege- suitable for cloud, hybrid and air-gapped environments
• Delivery & DevOps: partner with DevOps on CI/CD (Azure DevOps), artifact/versioning, installer builds for desktop and for web services
• Quality & reviews: conduct design/code reviews across VB.NET and C#; drive automated tests (unit/integration/UI), performance gates, and release readiness
• Mentor & unblock: upskill teams in modern .NET/React enterprise patterns, guide refactoring, and provide architectural runway aligned with product priorities
• ​ Stakeholder alignment: translate business needs into architecture roadmaps with measurable outcomes

RequirementsMust-have qualifications

• 10+ years professional software development; 3+ years in an architect/tech-lead role driving multi-team enterprise products & suite delivery
• Deep hands-on expertise in .NET (C#), VB.NET/.NET Framework, React, XML/JSON
• Proven delivery of large, data-intensive systems spanning Windows desktop (WinForms/WPF/Windows Services) and web (ASP.NET Core, REST, React).
• Strong SQL design/tuning (SQL Server required; Oracle nice to have); practical understanding of time-series and high-volume ingestion patterns
• Solid grasp of distributed architectures (microservices, event-driven, API-first), message queues, and idempotent/resilient processing
• DevOps fluency: Azure DevOps pipelines, packaging/signing, IaC concepts, virtualization and platform/environment management (on-prem/hybrid/cloud)
• Security fundamentals (authn/z, SSO, secrets, certs,etc) and experience operating in regulated/validated environments
• Excellent communication, documentation (ADRs/diagrams), and leadership across product, engineering, and customer stakeholders
• Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS/SE or equivalent experience

Nice to have

• Manufacturing/industrial analytics or SPC domain experience
• Experience with ActiveReports or similar reporting engines; desktop installer tech and application licensing mechanisms
• Knowledge of time-series stores, data lakes, or streaming platforms
• Advanced data visualization (web or desktop) and UX for analytics workflows
• Performance engineering of numerically intensive/statistical algorithms and charting at scale

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
• ​Experience collaborating with a diverse, global team within a remote work setting.