Remote Principal Architect - Scalable SaaS Platform

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 2,297,000 - 3,281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary and stock

Comprehensive health, dental, and 8

Remote work flexibility

Professional development budget

Home office setup allowance

Cutting-edge technologies

Annual performance bonuses

Retirement savings plan with company

Opportunity to shape architecture of a

Job summary

Placements24 is recruiting a Principal Systems Architect to define the architectural vision for enterprise SaaS products. This remote-first role leads microservice architectures, cloud-native patterns, and scalable systems, while mentoring engineers and guiding senior teams.

You will partner with product and exec leadership to drive technical excellence, performance, security, and cost optimization across our cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture.
• Deep expertise in designing and building microservices architectures.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Docker/Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, Go, or Node.js; strong system design principles.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead and influence technical teams in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the overall SaaS architecture for scalability and reliability.
• Lead design and implementation of distributed systems and microservices.
• Set technical direction and standards for development and infrastructure.
• Evaluate technologies and architectural patterns.
• Mentor senior engineers and architects on best practices.
• Collaborate with product management to translate requirements into solutions.
• Ensure security, compliance, and resilience of the platform.
• Drive innovation and research new technologies.
• Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical oversight for major projects.
• Optimize performance and cost in a cloud environment.

Skills

Leadership

Distributed systems

Microservices

Software architecture

Cloud-native

Security & reliability

Performance tuning

System design

Communication

Remote collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Java

Python

Go

Node.js

Job description

Placements24 is recruiting a Principal Systems Architect to define the architectural vision for enterprise SaaS products. This remote-first role leads microservice architectures, cloud-native patterns, and scalable systems, while mentoring engineers and guiding senior teams.

You will partner with product and exec leadership to drive technical excellence, performance, security, and cost optimization across our cloud platforms.