Remote FinTech Architect Lead — Cloud & Microservices

Placements24; Midrand; Remote; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health, dental, and vision insurance

Remote work stipend

Unlimited paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an exceptional Lead Software Architect for a fully remote role with strategic oversight of Midrand, Gauteng operations. You will define technical roadmaps and guide engineering teams to build scalable, secure financial platforms, leveraging cloud-native patterns and modern architectural practices.

The role requires 10+ years in software development, 5+ in senior architectural leadership, and deep expertise in distributed systems, API design, and cloud technologies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and document high-level software architecture for new and existing applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Define and enforce architectural standards, best practices, and design patterns across engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical designs.
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools for software development projects.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software development teams.
• Conduct code reviews and architectural reviews to ensure adherence to design principles.
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and potential architectural risks.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, driving innovation within the architectural roadmap.
• Develop proof-of-concepts and prototypes to validate architectural approaches.
• Contribute to the strategic technology planning and decision-making processes.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architecture design

Cloud-native

Distributed systems

API design

Mentorship

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an exceptional Lead Software Architect for a fully remote role with strategic oversight of Midrand, Gauteng operations. You will define technical roadmaps and guide engineering teams to build scalable, secure financial platforms, leveraging cloud-native patterns and modern architectural practices.

The role requires 10+ years in software development, 5+ in senior architectural leadership, and deep expertise in distributed systems, API design, and cloud technologies