Technical Architect (Part-Time, Scaling to Full-Time)

Technical Architect (Part-Time | Scaling to Full-Time)

🧭 About the Role

We are building a multi-sided digital platform, PoliticalMeetings.com, designed to connect voters directly with political entities, events, and engagement opportunities.

The platform operates on a modern architecture:

• React frontend (user-facing platform)
• WordPress API backend (data, workflows, and management layer)

We are seeking a Technical Architect to work directly with the Founder to ensure the platform is structured properly, scalable, and free from system-level gaps.

This is not a standard development role.
It is a systems-level position focused on architecture, logic, and execution quality.

🎯 Role Overview

The Technical Architect will:

• translate business and product vision into clean technical structure
• enforce system rules and validation
• guide development to prevent breakage and rework
• ensure the platform scales correctly

🧱 Responsibilities

🧠 System Architecture

• Define and refine overall platform structure

• Ensure proper interaction between:

  • React frontend
  • WordPress API backend
  • database

• Identify and correct architectural gaps

🧩 Workflow & Validation Design

• Implement and enforce:

  • required field validation
  • approval workflows (pending / approved / rejected)
  • user role permissions

• Ensure:

  No incomplete data enters the system
  All workflows behave predictably

👨‍💻 Development Oversight

• Review code and system design decisions
• Guide existing and future developers
• Reduce technical debt and rework

⚙️ Platform Stability & Performance

• Ensure system consistency across:

  • user flows
  • dashboards
  • API responses

• Support:

  • maintenance mode control
  • data integrity
  • error handling

🤝 Collaboration

• Work directly with the Founder (who serves as Product Architect)
• Collaborate with existing developer(s)
• Provide clear guidance without overcomplicating

🧠 Requirements

✅ Technical

• Strong experience with:
  • React or modern frontend frameworks
  • WordPress (headless/API usage preferred)
  • REST APIs
  • database-backed applications

✅ Systems Experience

• Experience building or structuring:
  • SaaS platforms
  • multi-user systems
  • workflow-driven applications
  • role-based platforms

✅ Mindset

We are looking for someone who:

• Thinks in systems, not just code
• Can identify gaps before they become problems
• Communicates clearly (technical and non-technical)
• Values simplicity and structure
• Is comfortable working closely with a founder-led product

🚫 What This Role Is NOT

• Not a “ticket-based developer role”
• Not limited to front-end or WordPress tasks
• Not purely DevOps or infrastructure

✅ What Success Looks Like

• The platform behaves predictably
• Validation rules are enforced across all flows
• The dashboard is clear and usable
• Developers work with structure and clarity
• The system is prepared to scale without breaking

🕒 Engagement

• Part-time (10–20 hours per week initially)
• Flexible schedule (remote or hybrid)
• Opportunity to grow into a longer-term leadership role

📍 Location

• Remote preferred
• Hybrid (Norfolk, VA) available for collaboration

💬 Additional Notes

This is a founder-led platform build, and attention to detail is critical.

You will work closely with someone who understands the product and system deeply and values disciplined execution.

📩 Application Requirement (IMPORTANT)

Please include:

• A brief example of a platform or system you helped structure or scale
• A short description of your role in that system