Senior Microservices Architect – Remote

Bright Vision Technologies; Ann Arbor (MI); Remote; USD 150,000 - 185,000; 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 deep expertise in service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and runtime concerns such as resilience, observability, and security at scale.

The ideal candidate brings hands‑on architectural leadership across complex transformations,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Eight or more years of software engineering experience, with several years in architecture roles.
• Deep expertise in microservices design, domain-driven design, and distributed systems patterns.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and service mesh technologies.
• 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.
• Experience operating high‑traffic, latency‑sensitive systems in production.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and managed services across at least one major provider.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead architecture initiatives spanning multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems.
• Drive service decomposition and domain-driven design decisions.
• Ensure resilience, observability, and security across the estate.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to guide architectural initiatives.

Skills

Kubernetes

Container orchestration

Service mesh

Java/Go/C#

Domain-driven design

Distributed systems

API design

Cloud platforms

Communication skills

Architecture leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Istio

Linkerd

Envoy

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 deep expertise in service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and runtime concerns such as resilience, observability, and security at scale.

The ideal candidate brings hands‑on architectural leadership across complex transformations,