Remote Software Architect: Scalable Systems & Strategy

Placements24; Sandton; Remote; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Executive-level compensation

Fully remote work

Health insurance

Stock options or equity

Professional development budget

Retirement planning support

Home office stipend

Virtual leadership forums

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Architect for a remote role. You will guide architectural decisions, set standards, and mentor distributed engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure software platforms.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software development, 5+ years in architecture, and deep expertise across microservices, event-driven design, and cloud platforms. Fully remote with executive health and equity benefits.

Qualifikationen

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in software development with at least 5 years in architect roles.
• Proven track record designing large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in Java, C#, Python, or Node.js.
• Strong cloud knowledge (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization.

Aufgaben

• Define and drive the overall software architecture strategy for key products.
• Design scalable, high-performance, secure systems.
• Set technical standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions with PMs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to teams.
• Conduct architectural reviews and ensure design alignment.
• Evaluate technologies, mitigate risks, and guide adoption.
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement in engineering.

Kenntnisse

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentoring

Architectural patterns

Ausbildung

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

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Architect for a remote role. You will guide architectural decisions, set standards, and mentor distributed engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure software platforms.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software development, 5+ years in architecture, and deep expertise across microservices, event-driven design, and cloud platforms. Fully remote with executive health and equity benefits.