Remote Lead Software Architect - Visionary Tech Leader

Placements24; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Global health coverage

Unlimited PTO

Home-office allowance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Architect to define the technical vision and establish standards for our global, fully remote engineering team.

You will own the architecture, guide design of scalable distributed systems, and mentor engineers across time zones while collaborating with product stakeholders.

The role offers executive compensation with equity options, comprehensive health coverage, unlimited PTO, and a home-office allowance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software development with 5+ years in architect/leadership roles.
• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems and microservices.
• Cloud expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP; strong multi-language capability.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the software architecture, technology strategy and roadmaps.
• Lead design of scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Enforce coding standards, design patterns and best practices across teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and architects.
• Evaluate technologies and tools for current and future projects.
• Collaborate with product management to align technical solutions with business goals.

Skills

Leadership

Architectural design

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Communication

Mentorship

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Architect to define the technical vision and establish standards for our global, fully remote engineering team.

You will own the architecture, guide design of scalable distributed systems, and mentor engineers across time zones while collaborating with product stakeholders.

The role offers executive compensation with equity options, comprehensive health coverage, unlimited PTO, and a home-office allowance.