Remote Microservices Architect: Lead cloud-native design

Bright Vision Technologies; Ann Arbor (MI); Remote; USD 140,000 - 195,000; 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 technology stacks. The role requires hands-on architectural leadership and a clear point of view on safe evolution of services.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and ensuring resilience, observability, and security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Eight or more years of software engineering experience with architecture roles.
• 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.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and managed services across at least one major provider.
• Demonstrated ability to lead architecture initiatives spanning multiple teams.
• Experience with platform engineering and internal developer platform construction.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at scale.
• Public speaking, open-source contributions, or published technical writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems built on modern container platforms and cloud-native stacks.
• Provide architectural leadership and strategic direction across multiple teams.
• Ensure resilience, observability, and security at scale across services.
• Collaborate with platform engineering and DevOps to advance the internal developer platform.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

API design

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Java

Go

C#

Job description

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 technology stacks. The role requires hands-on architectural leadership and a clear point of view on safe evolution of services.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and ensuring resilience, observability, and security