Senior System Architect — Scalable, Event-Driven Workflows

Xgrid.co; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company is seeking a System Design Architect to lead architecture and design for scalable workflow platforms. You will drive architectural engagements, define patterns, and mentor teams. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in software architecture and a strong understanding of distributed systems. This role is pivotal in ensuring robust and maintainable solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software architecture, backend design, or distributed systems.
• Proven experience designing microservice-based or event-driven architectures.
• Deep understanding of scalability, reliability, consistency models, and system resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end system design and architecture for workflow and automation platforms across client engagements.
• Design and implement distributed, event-driven systems with high scalability, availability, and fault tolerance.
• Define architecture blueprints, reference implementations, and best practices for workflow orchestration.

Skills

Software architecture

Backend design

Distributed systems

Microservice-based architectures

Event-driven architectures

Messaging systems

Asynchronous communication

Cloud-native infrastructure

API design

Workflow modeling

Tools

Go

Java

Python

TypeScript

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

A leading technology services company is seeking a System Design Architect to lead architecture and design for scalable workflow platforms. You will drive architectural engagements, define patterns, and mentor teams. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in software architecture and a strong understanding of distributed systems. This role is pivotal in ensuring robust and maintainable solutions.