The Opportunity
We have a stable, revenue-generating ERP platform built on ProvideX (a Business BASIC derivative) that serves a loyal customer base. We are not looking to rebuild it from scratch. We need a senior architect who understands how legacy business logic systems work, can map the existing architecture, and build a modern API layer on top of it so we can connect AI capabilities, third-party integrations, and new product experiences to the data and workflows that already exist.
This is a "wrap, don’t replace" strategy. The right person will see the ProvideX codebase not as technical debt, but as encoded business logic worth preserving and exposing through modern interfaces.
What You’ll Do
Legacy Architecture Mapping & API Strategy
- Reverse-engineer and document the ProvideX ERP architecture: data models, keyed file structures, business rules, and process flows
- Design and build a RESTful (or GraphQL) API layer that exposes core ERP functions and data to modern consumers without rewriting the underlying system
- Define the integration architecture that allows AI tools, third-party platforms, and new front-end experiences to read from and write to the ERP safely
- Establish a service boundary map: what stays in ProvideX, what gets abstracted, and what eventually migrates
AI Enablement Through Data Access
- Make ERP data accessible and usable for AI/ML workflows by building clean data pipelines from legacy file structures to modern data stores
- Partner with product and leadership to identify the highest-value AI use cases that depend on ERP data (predictive analytics, workflow automation, intelligent recommendations)
- Evaluate and recommend AI tools and platforms that can plug into the API layer you build
- Ensure data governance, security, and compliance as legacy data becomes more broadly accessible
Platform Stability & Incremental Modernization
- Own the reliability and performance of the ERP platform throughout the modernization process; nothing breaks for existing customers
- Lead incident response and root-cause analysis for production issues
- Establish pragmatic engineering standards that acknowledge the reality of a legacy codebase while moving it forward
- Prioritize modernization efforts based on business impact, not technical elegance
Team & Stakeholder Leadership
- Lead and grow the ERP engineering team, building API and integration capabilities alongside legacy maintenance skills
- Act as the senior technical voice connecting engineering, product, support, and executive leadership
- Translate complex technical realities ("this is ProvideX, here’s what that means for your timeline") into language that non-technical stakeholders can act on
- Mentor engineers