Overview
Remote
Hybrid
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 1
Skills
DESIGN PATTERNS
DATABASE
GitHub
DOCKER
containerization
Amazon Web Services
KUBERNETES
GOVERNANCE
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
PostGres
GCP
Neo4J
Amazon Kinesis
GraphQL
STRUCTURED SOFTWARE
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
SOFTWARE DESIGN
BEST PRACTICES
Strong Communication Skills
Large-Scale
Distributed Systems
Job Details
Job Title: Lead Software Architect Distributed Systems
Job Location: 100% Remote
Tax Term: C2C/W2
Job Type: Contract
Basic Qualifications
- 15+ years of professional software development experience
- Proven experience architecting and implementing complex, distributed systems
- Demonstrated success delivering highly available, mission-critical services in production environments
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language
- Hands-on experience with modern architectural paradigms such as event-driven systems, and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Skilled at producing architectural artifacts, including system diagrams, technical documentation, and design decision records
- Solid understanding of software design patterns and system design principles, with the ability to both apply best practices and critically assess them when needed
- Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure, with a preference for AWS experience
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams
Required Qualifications? 7+ years of experience with full-stack application development (GraphQL, Postgres Database)
- 7+ years of experience with high-test coverage delivery using unit- and front-end-test frameworks
- 5+ years of experience building cross-functional and broadly scoped platforms
- Thorough knowledge of event-driven systems, and graph databases (Kinesis, Neo4J)
- Experience with in-house LLM infrastructure and software / openAI tools and training others.
- Experience with large-scale data libraries (Druid, DataBricks, Snowflake)
- Strong expertise in governance systems , experience with Datahub is highly desired
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred
- Demonstrated curiosity and enthusiasm for exploring new technologies through hands-on experimentation or proof-of-concept projects
- Strong interest in tackling complex, fast-evolving technology or business challenges
- Passion for automation, scalable systems, data-driven solutions, and creative technical innovation
- Experience designing and building internet-scale platforms or systems with high availability and performance requirements
Contributions to open-source projects or a portfolio of personal work (e.g., GitHub) that reflects your technical interests and abilities
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