Remote Lead Cloud Platform Architect

Placements24

LegKraal Gate

Hybrid

ZAR 2,305,000 - 3,129,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive pay

Health benefits

Career growth

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide the design, development, and deployment of scalable cloud platforms. This remote-first role requires mentoring a team of engineers and driving technical excellence across the organization.

You will lead architecture decisions, collaborate with product managers, and champion best practices in CI/CD, testing, and performance optimization for cloud-native services.

Qualifications

8+ years of software development experience with cloud platforms.
Proven experience leading engineering teams.
Expertise in microservices and distributed systems.
Proficiency in Java, Python, Go, or Node.js.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
CI/CD implementation experience.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture, design, and development of cloud-native applications.
Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence.
Define roadmaps with product managers.
Enforce code quality, testing, and CI/CD practices.
Resolve production issues and optimize performance.
Evaluate new technologies and drive adoption.
Support a remote-first culture with effective collaboration.
Stay current with cloud trends.

Skills

Cloud computing

Team leadership

Distributed systems

Microservices

CI/CD

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

You will lead architecture decisions, collaborate with product managers, and champion best practices in CI/CD, testing, and performance optimization for cloud-native services.

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