Software Architect

Tether Operations Limited; Remote; AED 367,000 - 551,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to design robust systems and mentor engineering teams. You will play a crucial role in defining scalable architectures across various platforms while collaborating with diverse teams. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of software development experience and 3+ years in a technical leadership role. Exceptional problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of system architecture are essential. This is a remote position based in Dubai with a focus on innovative fintech solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development.
• 3+ years as a Technical Architect or similar role.
• Understanding of microservices and domain-driven design.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable architectures for apps, SDKs, SaaS.
• Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into architecture.
• Guide development through code reviews and proposals.
• Mentor engineering teams on architecture best practices.

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

System-level thinking

Problem-solving

Architectural standards

Containerization

DevOps principles

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

GitHub Actions

Job description

Overview

Join Tether and Shape the Future of Digital Finance. At Tether, we’re pioneering a global financial revolution with reserve-backed tokens across blockchains. We enable you to store, send, and receive digital tokens instantly, securely, and globally, with transparency as the foundation of trust.

Innovate with Tether. Our product suites include USDT and tokenization services, along with related initiatives across Tether Power, Tether Data, Tether Education, and Tether Evolution.

Why Join Us?

We are a global, remote-enabled team. If you’re passionate about fintech, this is your opportunity to collaborate with talented professionals, push boundaries, and help define industry standards.

If you have excellent English communication skills and are ready to contribute to the most innovative platform on the planet, Tether is the place for you.

About the job

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Architect who brings real-world architecture experience and excels at working collaboratively with engineers, designers, and stakeholders. This role requires deep technical understanding across our stack — spanning apps, SDKs, SaaS platforms, and distributed systems — and the ability to translate that knowledge into scalable, maintainable, and high-performing architectures aligned with our design principles and long-term vision.

The Technical Architect will act as a bridge between technical strategy and implementation, driving architectural consistency across teams while remaining hands-on in guiding system design, documentation, and evolution. You will help define the backbone of our technology by analyzing, documenting, and improving complex systems — applying open standards such as C4 and maintaining clear records of Important Technical Decisions (ITDs) to ensure traceability and shared understanding across the organization.

You will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and leadership to design robust and future-proof systems, foster architectural best practices, and mentor teams in achieving technical excellence. From leading design proposals and PoCs to defining reference implementations and modernization paths, you’ll play a key role in ensuring that every part of our technology scales with our ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Design robust and scalable architectures for apps, SDKs, SaaS platforms, and related systems, tailored to our tech stack. Use systems-level thinking to structure components for reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate requirements into clear, practical, and forward-looking architectures.
• Write and review technical proposals to ensure alignment with the architecture, principles, and long-term technical direction.
• Contribute to guiding development through code reviews, PoCs, skeleton structures, and ensuring technical consistency across teams.
• Promote architectural standards and best practices across the organization to foster interoperability and sustainable development.
• Analyze and document existing architectures using open standards such as the C4 model to visualize and communicate system design.
• Detect and explain core algorithms and design patterns that form the backbone of key systems; summarize their intent and implementation clearly for diverse audiences.
• Identify and record Important Technical Decisions (ITDs) with proper capture, review, and traceability to rationale and impact.
• Evaluate and evolve existing architectures to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance; propose pragmatic refactorings and modernization initiatives as needed.
• Mentor and enable engineering teams in system design, architectural principles, and documentation best practices.
• Keep up to date with new tools, frameworks, and ideas; proactively identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and developer experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development.
• 3+ years of experience in a Technical Architect, Chief Architect, or similar technical leadership role.
• Proven ability to perform and make decisions in fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving environments, balancing agility with long-term architectural integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, refactor, and document complex systems using open standards such as C4 and ADRs.
• Deep understanding of architecture principles, design patterns, and modern system paradigms (microservices, event-driven architectures, domain-driven design), with the ability to quickly absorb and adapt to new stacks and tools.
• Proven ability to identify and articulate key algorithms, flows, and design patterns for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience architecting systems for scale and optimizing for high-volume traffic, large user bases, or data-intensive workloads, balancing performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• Leadership in defining architectural standards, driving technical governance, and mentoring engineering teams in best practices.
• Strong problem-solving and system-level thinking with the ability to simplify complexity and balance technical depth with pragmatic trade-offs.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar).
• Practical experience with databases and data modeling (SQL such as PostgreSQL/MySQL; NoSQL such as MongoDB/Redis).
• Excellent grasp of DevOps principles: version control, build/release pipelines, monitoring, and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

Important information for candidates

Recruitment scams have become increasingly common. To protect yourself, please keep the following in mind when applying for roles:

• Apply only through our official channels. We do not use third-party platforms or agencies for recruitment unless clearly stated. All open roles are listed on our official careers page: https://tether.recruitee.com/
• Verify the recruiter’s identity. All our recruiters have verified LinkedIn profiles. If you’re unsure, you can confirm their identity by checking their profile or contacting us through our website.
• Be cautious of unusual communication methods. We do not conduct interviews over WhatsApp, Telegram, or SMS. All communication is done through official company emails and platforms.
• Double-check email addresses. All communication from us will come from emails ending in tether.to or tether.io.
• We will never request payment or financial details. If someone asks for personal financial information or payment during the hiring process, it is a scam. Please report it immediately.
• When in doubt, feel free to reach out through our official website.

Software Architect 100 Remote • Dubai, DU, AE