Remote Application Architect: Cloud-Native & Microservices

Tiger Analytics; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing analytics firm in the United States is seeking an experienced software architect to lead the modernization and design of applications. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in enterprise application architecture with deep expertise in cloud-native systems, microservices, and API design. This role offers significant career development opportunities in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise application architecture and modernization.
• Strong hands-on full-stack experience across modern frontend frameworks, backend services, APIs, and databases.
• Proven experience building high-volume, transaction-heavy systems with strict latency requirements.
• Deep expertise in microservices, event-driven architecture, API management, and gateway design.

Responsibilities

• Lead modernization initiatives, transforming legacy systems into cloud-native, scalable architectures.
• Design and architect API-first ecosystems, including RESTful and event-driven APIs.
• Build and optimize event-driven architectures using messaging and streaming platforms.
• Define and implement API gateways for routing, security, throttling, and monitoring.

Skills

Cloud-native architectures

API management

Microservices

Event-driven architectures

Distributed systems

Security architecture

Containerization

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

NoSQL databases

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Job description

A growing analytics firm in the United States is seeking an experienced software architect to lead the modernization and design of applications. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in enterprise application architecture with deep expertise in cloud-native systems, microservices, and API design. This role offers significant career development opportunities in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.