Distributed Systems Architect

Bright Vision Technologies • Artesia, CA

1d • $130,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a seasoned Distributed Systems Architect to lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems built on modern container platforms and cloud-native technology stacks. The role requires expertise in service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and runtime concerns including resilience, observability, and security at scale. The successful candidate will provide hands-on architectural leadership across complex transformations and guide decisions about when microservices are appropriate, how to evolve them safely, and how to maintain the resulting systems over the long term.

This is a full-time, direct W2 position that is 100% remote within the United States. The stated salary range is $130,000–$160,000 annually. Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Eight or more years of software engineering experience, with several years in architecture roles.
• Deep expertise in microservices design, domain-driven design, and distributed systems patterns.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and service mesh technologies.
• Proficiency in at least one major backend language such as Java, Go, or C#.
• Strong understanding of API design, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous messaging.
• Experience operating high-traffic, latency-sensitive systems in production.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and managed services across at least one major provider.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead architecture initiatives spanning multiple teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with platform engineering and internal developer platform construction.
• Familiarity with Istio, Linkerd, Envoy, or comparable service mesh technologies.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at scale.
• Public speaking, open-source contributions, or published technical writing.
• Experience in regulated industries with strict compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems using modern container platforms and cloud-native technology stacks.
• Provide architectural leadership across complex transformations.
• Guide decisions about service decomposition, microservices adoption, safe system evolution, and long-term maintainability.
• Lead architecture initiatives spanning multiple teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior