Microservices Architect

Bright Vision Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a seasoned Microservices Architect to lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems built on modern container platforms and cloud-native stacks.

The role requires deep expertise in service decomposition, domain-driven design, and distributed data management. You will drive architectural initiatives across multiple teams, ensuring resilience, observability, and security at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Eight or more years of software engineering experience, including architecture roles.
• Deep expertise in microservices design, domain-driven design, and distributed systems patterns.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and service mesh technologies.
• Proficiency in Java, Go, or C#; API design and asynchronous messaging.
• Experience operating high-traffic, latency-sensitive systems in production.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms across major providers.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead architecture initiatives across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems built on modern container platforms and cloud-native stacks.
• Provide architectural leadership across complex transformations and multi-team programs.
• Define service decomposition, domain-driven design, and runtime concerns such as resilience and observability.

Skills

Kubernetes

Container orchestration

Service mesh

Java

Go

C#

API design

Event-driven architectures

Asynchronous messaging

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS

Tools

Istio

Linkerd

Envoy

Job description

Microservices Architect - Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title:Microservices Architect

Location:100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type:Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range:$150,000-$185,000 Annually

Experience Required:13+ years

Sponsorship:U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Microservices Architect to lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems built on modern container platforms and cloud-native technology stacks. The role requires deep expertise in service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and runtime concerns such as resilience, observability, and security at scale. The ideal candidate brings hands-on architectural leadership across complex transformations, with a clear point of view on when microservices are the right answer, how to evolve them safely, and how to keep the resulting estate maintainable over the long term.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Eight or more years of software engineering experience, with several years in architecture roles.
• Deep expertise in microservices design, domain-driven design, and distributed systems patterns.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and service mesh technologies.
• Proficiency in at least one major backend language such as Java, Go, or C#.
• Strong understanding of API design, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous messaging.
• Experience operating high-traffic, latency-sensitive systems in production.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and managed services across at least one major provider.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead architecture initiatives spanning multiple teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with platform engineering and internal developer platform construction.
• Familiarity with Istio, Linkerd, Envoy, or comparable service mesh technologies.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at scale.
• Public speaking, open-source contributions, or published technical writing.
• Experience in regulated industries with strict compliance requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.