Principal Distributed Systems Architect (Remote)

BairesDev

Sur

Remote

COP 486,744,000 - 746,341,000

Full time

1 hour ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Remote work
Salary in USD
Hardware provided
Flexible hours
Parental leave
Global team
Mentorship

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking a highly experienced Principal Distributed Systems Engineer to define and lead architecture across the organization. You will oversee large-scale designs, ensuring performance, scalability, and fault tolerance, while guiding multiple engineering teams toward enterprise-grade solutions.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on expertise and a strategic vision, with strong cloud experience and advanced English skills.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in distributed systems and scalable architectures.
  • Sustained track record of delivering enterprise-grade systems.
  • Strong understanding of system security and performance optimization.
  • Experience with cloud-native design and distributed databases.

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead distributed systems architecture and strategy across the organization.
  • Oversee design, development, and maintenance of scalable, fault-tolerant enterprise systems.
  • Ensure performance, reliability, and resilience of large-scale distributed applications.
  • Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to align architectures with business goals.
  • Establish best practices, standards, and processes for system design and implementation.
  • Mentor and guide engineering teams to foster technical excellence.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies to enhance system performance and scalability.
  • Influence cross-project technical decisions to drive innovation and efficiency.

Skills

Distributed systems
Software architecture
System security
Memory management
Cloud environments
Relational & NoSQL databases
CI/CD pipelines
English (advanced)

Job description

BairesDev is seeking a highly experienced Principal Distributed Systems Engineer to define and lead architecture across the organization. You will oversee large-scale designs, ensuring performance, scalability, and fault tolerance, while guiding multiple engineering teams toward enterprise-grade solutions.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on expertise and a strategic vision, with strong cloud experience and advanced English skills.

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