Distributed Systems Architect

Vision Technologies, LLC

Sunnyvale, CA, United States

12 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

8 years minimum

Compensation

$130,000.0 - $160,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.careerbuilder.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence C Sharp (Programming Language) Cloud Computing Distributed Data Store Distributed Systems Microsoft Software Open Source Technology Message Oriented Middleware Software Engineering Systems Architecture

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Istio Backend Event Driven Architecture Kubernetes Information Technology Low Latency Linkerd (Service Mesh) Data Management Api Design Cloud Optimization Domain Driven Design Service Stack Golang Microservices

Requirements

technology stacks. The role requires deep expertise in service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and runtime concerns such as resilience, observability, and security at scale. The ideal candidate brings hands-on architectural leadership across complex transformations, with a clear point of view on when microservices are the right answer, how to evolve them safely, and how to keep the resulting estate maintainable over the long term.Required Qualifications

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., * 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., Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Construction, Consulting, Cost Control, Data Management, Distributed Computing, EAD, Ecosystems, Engineering, Go Programming Language (Golang), High Tech Industry, Java, Leadership, Microservices, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Open Source, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Production Systems, Regulatory Compliance, Software Development, Software Engineering, System Architecture, Technical Publications