Remote Senior Cloud-Native Software Architect

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Flexible remote work

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote Senior Software Architect in South Africa. You will design scalable, fault-tolerant systems, lead architecture decisions, and mentor distributed engineering teams across cloud-native stacks.

The role emphasizes strong API design, DevOps collaboration, and hands-on guidance in a remote setting. You will define roadmaps, collaborate with product and design, and drive architectural excellence while addressing debt and security concerns in a

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software development with ≥5 years as architect/tech lead.
• Proven experience designing large-scale distributed systems with microservices.
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containers.
• Back-end languages: Java, Python, Go, or Node.js.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and messaging systems.
• Strong API design, RESTful services, and event-driven architectures.
• Remote collaboration and leadership in Agile/DevOps environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable distributed systems using microservices and cloud-native principles.
• Define technical roadmaps for product development and platform evolution.
• Lead software teams and promote best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.
• Evaluate technologies and tools to meet project needs.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate business requirements into technical specs.
• Conduct code reviews and architecture assessments for quality and performance.
• Address technical debt, bottlenecks, and security vulnerabilities.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Document architectural decisions clearly.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Distributed systems design

Cloud platforms

Backend languages

DevOps & CI/CD

Remote leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Agile methodologies

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote Senior Software Architect in South Africa. You will design scalable, fault-tolerant systems, lead architecture decisions, and mentor distributed engineering teams across cloud-native stacks.

The role emphasizes strong API design, DevOps collaboration, and hands-on guidance in a remote setting. You will define roadmaps, collaborate with product and design, and drive architectural excellence while addressing debt and security concerns in a