Remote Principal Systems Architect

Pragmatike; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a rapidly scaling technology company building sophisticated infrastructure and software systems. This remote role in the United States offers a substantial compensation package and the opportunity to shape core platforms.

You will lead architecture for high-impact systems and mentor senior engineers across multiple teams. The position emphasizes distributed systems expertise, strategic technical leadership, and collaboration with product groups to align

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience.
• Exceptional system design and architecture skills.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems or infrastructure.
• Track record of solving complex technical problems at scale.
• Strong technical leadership and communication.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture for complex, high-impact systems.
• Lead company-critical engineering initiatives.
• Solve scalability, reliability, and performance problems.
• Establish technical direction across multiple teams.
• Influence technology strategy and long-term architecture.
• Mentor senior and staff-level engineers.
• Drive technical alignment across Product and Engineering.
• Turn emerging challenges into durable platform capabilities.

Skills

System design

Distributed systems

Leadership

Communication

Scale systems

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure

Distributed compute

Job description

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a rapidly scaling technology company building sophisticated infrastructure and software systems. This remote role in the United States offers a substantial compensation package and the opportunity to shape core platforms.

You will lead architecture for high-impact systems and mentor senior engineers across multiple teams. The position emphasizes distributed systems expertise, strategic technical leadership, and collaboration with product groups to align