Service-Oriented Architect
About The Position
Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a seasoned Microservices 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, resilience, observability, and security at scale. The successful candidate will provide hands-on architectural leadership across complex transformations, make sound decisions about when microservices are appropriate, guide safe evolution, and help keep the resulting systems maintainable over the long term. This is a full-time, direct W-2 position that is 100% remote within the United States. The stated annual salary range is $150,000–$165,000. Applicants eligible to apply include U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and candidates transferring an H-1B visa; new H-1B visa petitions cannot be sponsored.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Eight or more years of software engineering experience, including 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 architectural leadership across complex transformations.
- Guide service decomposition and the application of domain-driven design and distributed systems patterns.
- Address runtime concerns including resilience, observability, and security at scale.
- Determine when microservices are appropriate and how to evolve them safely while maintaining long-term maintainability.
- Lead architecture initiatives spanning multiple teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
