Remote Principal Cloud Architect — Lead Scalable Systems

Placements24

Stellenbosch

Hybrid

ZAR 2,964,000 - 3,952,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Executive salary

Bonuses

Equity options

Global health insurance

Home office stipend

Unlimited PTO

Learning resources

Remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Principal Software Architect to design and guide the architecture of cutting-edge software systems. You will set technical direction, mentor engineering teams, and translate business needs into robust architectural solutions.

The role requires 12+ years in software development, with 5+ years in senior architecture, and deep experience with cloud-native, distributed systems, and modern tech stacks. Remote role with global impact and performance-driven expectations.

Qualifications

Total software development experience of 12+ years with 5+ years in senior architecture.
Proven ability to design large-scale distributed and cloud-native apps.
Deep cloud platform expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP) and security best practices.
Strong system design, algorithms, data structures, and design patterns.
Experience leading engineering teams in a remote setting.
Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

Design and document high-level architecture for new software systems with scalability and maintainability.
Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance to multiple product teams.
Evaluate technologies and define roadmaps, standards, and guidelines.
Collaborate with product management to translate requirements into architecture.
Identify risks and ensure robustness, security, and performance of solutions.
Mentor engineers on architectural principles and patterns; conduct reviews.
Stay updated on emerging tech and advocate beneficial adoptions.