Remote-First Tech Domain Architect (Backend & Cloud)

Boardroom Appointments; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Technology Domain Specialist - 2 to lead the design and architecture of large-scale backend systems. You will drive development across the full lifecycle, from design to deployment, in a dynamic, remote-friendly environment.

The role requires hands-on coding daily with a strong focus on REST APIs, polyglot technologies (Node.js, Python, Go) and cloud-native practices across AWS/GCP/Azure.

Qualifications

• B-Degree in Software Engineering.
• 10+ years in a senior role designing and developing large-scale web applications.
• Experience with Node.js, Python and Go backend stacks.
• Experience with testing (Cypress, Jest) and CI/CD (Bitbucket Pipelines, Spinnaker).
• Experience with SonarCloud, Cloudflare and security tooling.
• Experience with monorepos (Nx) and many FE apps.
• Hands-on cloud experience across AWS, GCP, Azure; containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• REST API development expertise and polyglot tech stack knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of large-scale backend applications.
• Drive development across design, planning, development, deployment.
• Promote high-quality continuous delivery and agile practices.

Skills

Senior backend design

REST API development

Node.js

Python

Go

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AWS / Cloud

Datadog

Terraform

Monorepos Nx

SAFe / Agile

Low-latency messaging

Jenkins/Bitbucket Pipelines/Spinnaker

Event-driven architecture

Education

B-Degree in Software Engineering

Tools

Nx

Datadog

Terraform

Jenkins

Bitbucket Pipelines

Spinnaker

Cloudflare

Dynatrace

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About the job Technology Domain Specialist - 2

Contract position

• B-Degree in Software Engineering
• 10+ years in a senior role designing and developing large-scale web applications
• 7 years experience required
• Experience using Node.js tools, backend tech stacks including Node, Python and Go
• Experience with testing (Cypress, Jest) and CI/CD platforms such as Bitbucket Pipelines and Spinnaker
• Experience with SonarCloud (Code scanning, vulnerabilities, code coverage, code quality etc) and Cloudflare (Caching, DNS, WAF, CSP)
• Experience using Monorepos using Nx (we have over 20+ FE apps in the same repo)
• Experience with Datadog, AWS services and using Terrafrom, Debt Manager V11.3 mainframe, Debt Manager v702, FTP, Cobol, JCL, Cloud Azure
• Banking and exposure to agile delivery scrum, kanban and SAFe
• Data Warehousing and information technology Architecture
• Hands-on public cloud experience - AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Heroku
• Strong understanding of containers Docker, Kubernetes
• Required experience in REST API development
• Polyglot developer with current hands-on development experience in a major framework - .Net Core, Java/Springboot, Python, JS/NodeJS, Nest.JS, Nuxt.JS
• Hands-on experience with low-latency messaging/queueing technologies - Kafka, rabbit MQ
• Demonstrable familiarity with CI/CD process, testing frameworks and practices with tools like git, Jenkins/Bitbucket pipelines, Spinnaker
• Knowledge of Monitoring and Observability Tools such as Dynatrace & DataDog
• Strong knowledge of application, data and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Expert understanding of architecture and design across all systems
• Experience working within an agile development environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic, remote-first environment with a globally distributed team
• Learn about new trends and drive team discussions to improve the product.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable leading the frontend development team in big projects
• This is a hands-on role and code contribution daily is required

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and architecture of large-scale backend applications using the best practices to ensure high levels of performance, maintainability and availability.
• Be involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in design, planning, development, and deployment and drive improvements in the company's software delivery life cycle to enable high quality continuous delivery process.
• The ideal candidate will bring a mindset of creativity, innovation, and balance bleeding edge technology development with a relentless pursuit of timely product engineering delivery.