Remote Senior Architect – Microservices & APIs

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Architect to join a rapidly expanding SaaS provider. This remote-first role offers autonomy to shape the architectural vision for a high-performance microservices and APIs platform, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.

You will mentor engineers, define standards, review architectures, and work closely with product management to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 3 years in a senior architectural role.
• Proven experience designing and implementing complex microservices architectures.
• Deep understanding of RESTful API design principles, standards, and best practices.
• Experience with one of more programming languages (Java, Go, Python, Node.js).
• Familiarity with Kafka or RabbitMQ and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience in fully remote team settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of distributed systems (microservices, event-driven, RESTful APIs).
• Define architectural standards, patterns and best practices.
• Guide implementation and ensure adherence to principles.
• Evaluate technologies and tools for scalable systems.
• Mentor engineers and architects, promoting technical excellence.
• Conduct architectural reviews and performance analyses.
• Address technical debt and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with product management to translate requirements to strategy.
• Ensure security, reliability, and efficiency of architecture.
• Contribute to development processes and tooling improvements.

Skills

REST API design

Microservices architecture

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Docker

Messaging systems

SQL/NoSQL

Mentoring

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Architect to join a rapidly expanding SaaS provider. This remote-first role offers autonomy to shape the architectural vision for a high-performance microservices and APIs platform, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.

You will mentor engineers, define standards, review architectures, and work closely with product management to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.