Fintech Platform Architect: Scalable, Secure Systems

SQA Solution; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SQA Solution is seeking a Platform Architect to define and evolve the architectural foundation of a growing fintech platform. You will own end-to-end system architecture across shared services and core infrastructure, focusing on scalability, reliability, security, and developer efficiency.

You will collaborate with engineering teams on system design, architecture reviews, and complex technical problem-solving, while mentoring senior engineers and aligning with enterprise and regulatory

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing and operating large-scale platform or infrastructure systems.
• 6+ years of software development building production-grade backend systems.
• Proven experience in leadership roles such as Platform Architect or Senior Systems Architect.

Responsibilities

• Own the architectural foundation across core systems and shared services.
• Design scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant distributed systems for fintech applications.
• Define API, data model, service boundary, and infra pattern standards.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP)

Security & cryptography

API design

Technical leadership

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

SQA Solution is seeking a Platform Architect to define and evolve the architectural foundation of a growing fintech platform. You will own end-to-end system architecture across shared services and core infrastructure, focusing on scalability, reliability, security, and developer efficiency.

You will collaborate with engineering teams on system design, architecture reviews, and complex technical problem-solving, while mentoring senior engineers and aligning with enterprise and regulatory