Distributed Systems Architect

Bright Vision Technologies • San Diego, CA

3d • $130,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a 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 calls for 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, determine when microservices are appropriate, guide their safe evolution, and help keep the resulting systems maintainable 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. The position does not offer sponsorship for new H-1B petitions; U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply.

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.
• Provide hands-on architectural leadership across complex transformations.
• Guide service decomposition and domain-driven design.
• Address distributed data management and runtime concerns, including resilience, observability, and security at scale.
• Determine when microservices are the right architectural choice and guide their safe evolution.
• Help maintain the long-term maintainability of the resulting systems.
• Lead architecture initiatives spanning multiple teams.

What This Job Offers

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