Remote Principal Applications Architect - Enterprise-Scale

Bright Vision Technologies; San Diego, 4S Ranch (CA, CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Principal Applications Engineer to lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, define long-term technology strategy, and deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems. This role is the top technical contributor, requiring deep expertise in system design, performance, reliability, and cross-organizational leadership.

The successful candidate will influence multiple teams, mentor senior engineers, and drive architectural

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Ten or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven expertise designing distributed, high-scale systems in production.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units.
• Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architectures.
• Demonstrated leadership in architectural decision-making at enterprise scale.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Performance tuning

Cross-team leadership

Mentoring seniors

Communication skills

Reliability engineering

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Java

Go

C++

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Principal Applications Engineer to lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, define long-term technology strategy, and deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems. This role is the top technical contributor, requiring deep expertise in system design, performance, reliability, and cross-organizational leadership.

The successful candidate will influence multiple teams, mentor senior engineers, and drive architectural