Remote Senior Software Architect — Lead & Shape Tech

Placements24

Klerksdorp

Hybrid

ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Global health benefits

Flexible remote work

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote Senior Software Architect to lead the architectural direction of complex, distributed systems. You will define patterns, select technologies, and mentor engineers across a fully distributed team to deliver scalable, secure software solutions aligned with business goals.

This role emphasizes strong communication, documentation, and collaboration as you shape technical strategy from anywhere in the world, while driving architectural excellence

Qualifications

10+ years of software development experience with architecture focus.
Proven ability to design scalable, distributed systems.
Experience leading engineering teams and mentoring engineers.
Strong knowledge of patterns and best practices.

Responsibilities

Design high-level software architecture for complex systems.
Define patterns, standards, and best practices across teams.
Evaluate technologies and frameworks for projects.
Lead architectural reviews and mentor engineers.
Create and maintain architectural documentation.

Skills

Architectural design

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Microservices

Mentoring

Remote collaboration

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Job description

This role emphasizes strong communication, documentation, and collaboration as you shape technical strategy from anywhere in the world, while driving architectural excellence

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