Microservices Architect

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential technology organization in their search for a seasoned Microservices Architect to lead the design and evolution of large-scale, cloud-native microservices ecosystems. This is a 100% remote, full-time W2 position available to candidates located anywhere in the United States.

Our client seeks deep expertise in service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and production-grade concerns including resilience, observability, and security at scale. You'll provide architectural leadership across complex modernization initiatives and establish the standards that enable teams to build and maintain distributed systems over the long term.

Responsibilities

• Define microservices architecture standards, service boundaries, and decomposition strategies aligned with domain-driven design principles
• Lead modernization of legacy monoliths into well-bounded, independently deployable services with clear ownership models
• Design service communication patterns leveraging REST, gRPC, asynchronous messaging, and event streaming
• Establish API contracts, schema governance, and versioning strategies that enable safe evolution over time
• Architect resilient distributed systems incorporating circuit breakers, retries, bulkheads, and graceful degradation patterns
• Define data ownership models, transactional boundaries, and patterns such as outbox, saga, and CQRS where appropriate
• Lead design of platform capabilities including service mesh, API gateway, identity propagation, and shared observability
• Drive performance engineering, capacity planning, and scalability analysis across critical service domains
• Establish CI/CD, testing, and deployment standards optimized for high-frequency, low-risk releases
• Define observability standards including structured logging, distributed tracing, and SLO-driven monitoring
• Collaborate with security teams to embed zero-trust principles, secrets management, and runtime protection
• Mentor engineers and tech leads on microservices best practices and anti-pattern avoidance
• Lead architecture reviews and provide guidance on service design proposals across multiple teams
• Continuously evaluate emerging cloud-native technologies for strategic adoption

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
• 12+ 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 environments
• 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

Preferred:

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

Authorization: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. New H-1B sponsorship is not available for this role.

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruiting team will review your background and schedule a thorough screening conversation. If there's a strong mutual fit, we'll prepare and submit your profile to our client for consideration. We ask that you work exclusively through our team and not contact the hiring organization directly, as we manage the interview process and advocate on your behalf throughout.

Pay

Pay via Get A Job.ai: $100,000–$180,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications.

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